# 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.

I just came inside from an afternoon in the garage. My hands are sore, I’ve got a crick in my upper back, and my arches are flatter than pancakes. But I don’t …

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During this rebuild project, I've done plenty of hard things.

I slaved over the engine with brushes and chemicals to prep it for paint. I banged up my hands …

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Why do people build custom motorcycles?

There's at least one obvious answer: they do it so they can have a custom motorcycle.

But if all you wanted was to own …

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