Just remember that you have to enjoy the process of restoration. Don t push yourself too hard in restoring the motorcycle. Just have fun with it. Set your mind free and don t let the deadline bother you. If you want to have more fun during the restoration process, get your friend to come over and help you out. If you love vintage motorcycles, then you will definitely want to try out motorcycle restoration as a hobby. This hobby may seem weird to some people and it may also seem expensive, but you will find that this hobby is very fulfilling and is not expensive at all. For starters, you have to remember that restoring a vintage motorcycle is an investment. Well, you need to remember that vintage motorcycles are very much in demand today. It s a collector s item and if you fully restore a vintage bike and give it back its former glory aesthetically and mechanically, people will pay good money for it. In fact, some bikes that cost a hundred thousand dollars to restore can be easily sold for half a million or even a full million dollars on auction houses. If you are trying to restore a vintage or classic motorcycle, always remember that finding parts for it will be very hard to do. In fact, some people travel across the country or even abroad just to get a hold of the part they need in order to restore their bike. Once you get all the parts you need to restore your bike, you have to remember that after you strip down the bike down to its frame, the first thing that you need to do is take the engine in to an engine shop. You should also remember that you have to document the entire project by taking pictures of everything that you do with the motorcycle and by writing on log books. This will help keep everything on track and also help you remember what jobs you and your friend did on the bike. This will avoid confusion and ensure you that everything will go smooth with the project. Although it is true that restoring vintage motorcycles is fun, you also have to remember that it requires hard work, patience and dedication in order for you to become successful. Besides, you can t expect to fully restore a beat up vintage bike overnight. One of the most daunting tasks that can easily frustrate you when you are restoring a vintage motorcycle is finding the right parts for it, especially if the motorcycle that you are restoring is extremely rare.