Our son has been busting to own and ride a bike on the road. He turned the magic number late last year and has been doing the usual licence prep.
Both my wife and I are bikers so are keen to support the cause, however thought we would take a different route than simply buying a bike and handing him the keys.
So we took the project rebuild route. Thought this is a better option so he learns about the bike, mechanicals, electrical and home DIY. Thought it would also serve to build some pride in what he has achieved once done.
After looking at many bikes, fuck there is a lot of people wanting stupid money for shitters! We found a sorry looking 2003 Yamaha XT225 project bike for five hundy. The bike was 100% complete and ran ok but was in the usual mess having been lost in storage and needing a good do over replacing the usual bearings, seals, carb clean, engine Maint and numerous other mechanical bits to make it reliable and safe (as possible) The rego had lapsed from sitting in storage but not a biggie having all the req'd paperwork etc.
So we managed to hide the bike and gifted as a Chrissy present. After a month of hard graft the wee beastie is all done and running like a top.
For a young fella he's done a great job, working his back side off doing all the shity stuff and getting stuck in. He's turned a crapper into a great first bike. Absolutely stoked & proud of his work to get the bike to where it is (with the usual dad input, haha) Next step is to sort the rego, go sit his licence and importantly partake in rider training days to maximise his skills and awareness.
Once all sorted it's road time with the olds racking up miles and smiles
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