# RIDEWELL Rebuild Project

After owning my own custom vintage bike for a year, and doing a few small maintenance projects, I decided I wanted to try my hand at my own custom build.

So, in February 2017, I bought a 1982 Honda XL250R, and started tearing it down. During the process, I kept a log of my thoughts, feelings and frustrations here.

For months now, my XL250 project has been “done” enough to try starting it.

But I didn’t.

I used every excuse I had to put it off. First it was the …

### First Start: Coming to the End of the RIDEWELL Rebuild
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Has it really been a month since the One Moto?

Despite the weeks, it's hard not to feel like I left a part of myself behind in the drafty, motorcycle-filled …

### RIDEWELL Goes to the One Motorcycle Show
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When I wrote my previous rebuild update in December, I thought I wouldn't write about this motorcycle again until after it was reassembled, running and ready to …

### Down to the Wire on the RIDEWELL Rebuild
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