Mechanical Engineer and Designer
Motorbike Restoration
PROBLEM
SOLUTION
When I got this motorbike, it had not functioned for around 10 years and had a lot of problems: broken parts, clutch welded, broken electronic, rust, holes in the gas tank ...
My goal was to disassemble and reassemble everything while finding and fixing everything.
I began by taking a lot of pictures while disassemble, and making a list of all the broken parts or problems I needed to fix.
When everything was disassembled, I welded the aluminum frame that was broken, designed new parts, took care of the rust of the sub-frames and painted them, entirely restored the breaking systems with new seals and parts, changed the sealing of the dampers and reassemble all theses parts.
I then took care of the electric system and the engine. I checked all the gaps and changed many different parts (seals, bearings ...), painted it before reassembled it.
I then worked on the body, welded the tank, body filled and paint all the parts.
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Experience in project management
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Experience in manual work
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Patience
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Knowledge in many different fields (welding, painting, electronic ...)
I Gained:
Overview:
This a restoration was a personal project. I have been given a broken motorbike that I wanted to entirely restore in order to have it better than new.
As I had to study far from my home, this project took around 2 years, but it represents around 500 hours of effective work.