So where does that leave Average Joes like you and me? Actually, I don’t think we are too badly off; in fact if you want to build a custom bike, it has probably never been easier. Here’s my take on it….

Education There is an unbelievable amount of information for guys who want to start down road to custom bike building. Videos, books websites, all of them help to flatten learning curve for a novice. Most of material out there relates to motorcycle kits, and for beginner, building a motorcycle kit is definitely best way to go if you want to get real hands on experience. After that there are motorcycle maintenance courses, which again will allow you to get up to speed as fast as possible in your quest to become next Arlen Ness!

Facilities To put together a shop like ones you see on television costs thousands of dollars. But you don’t need all that stuff if you start with a motorcycle kit. Motorcycle kits can be put together with some pretty basic tools, providing they are of good quality. Two things that are an absolute must in my opinion though are a torque wrench and a basic lift. With these two tools, you can tighten motorcycle kits fittings correctly, and not break your back while you are doing it!

Desire Well this is one area where you can match pros, no question. If you really want to be a custom bike builder, start doing it for fun and put your motorcycle kit together.

We can’t all be Billy Lane, Eddie Trotta or Russell Mitchell, but we can have a lot of fun trying!

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Use also a gentle stream of water when rinsing, rather than high water pressure that comes from hose. The high pressure of water will cause dirt to grind further into paint, causing scratches along with other worse problems. And remember to use generous amounts of water when rinsing. Dirt that causes scratch will easily float away with enough water used.

When washing your bike…

Use lots of water, but without high pressure. Totally avoid using pressure washers. Instead let water flow freely by detaching nozzle from hose.

Along with generous amount of water, use detergents designed specifically for motorcycle washing. Ordinary detergent tends to remove wax that we want to try to keep. Simply mix detergent according to directions and go for it. Just make sure you rinse each section soon after applying detergent so that no soap film will develop. It is difficult to get rid of soap film when it dries up.

After washing, rinse, rinse, and rinse some more. Rinse everywhere. Every nook and cranny should be rinsed of soap.

Lastly, wash your motorcycle without bright sunlight. Soap suds can easily dry from heat. Ideal time of day would be in late afternoon or early morning when sun is not so strong.

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