Building a bike: Introduction

On episode 103 of the Creative Riding Motorcycle Podcast, we’re going to be talking about building bikes.
There will be a nice interview with someone who rebuilt a bike, but we’re going to focus more on building a bike to your specifications.

This means that we’re going to try and talk about where to start and where to end. Sometimes that might even mean a dreaded DNF – finishing before the checkered flag drops!

I gleaned some advice from Dave Hargreaves, scribbling it down in a notebook during a long phone conversation. Instead of letting it collect dust, we’ll divulge it to your ears via the podcast.

We want to get you started, from clearing out a work space to making the front page of BikeEXIF. With this multi-episodic tirade hopefully we can get you on the right track.

The co-host and I have several bikes in neglect right now, so what better impetus to get us started on our own projects than to use our own bikes as examples of where to start. There have also already been some experienced builders on the show in the past, and this is another chance to talk to even more professionals.

Eventually we’ll get to valuable information such as: where to get parts, testing used equipment, deciding where to spend your hard earned dollars, and we might even be able to provide some some written resources (for those of you who can read).

Whether it’s a sweet cafe bike, zombie apocalypse escape vehicle, or even a prop motorcycle for a sweet YouTube viral video – let two goofs with no technical training or mechanical certifications walk you through the process!

Before we get started, let us know what kind of bike you want to build: send your missives to creativeridingpodcast@gmail.com or find us on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.

-Cheers
all photos: Creative Riding