{"id":929,"date":"2015-02-11T18:18:52","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T18:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/tips\/?p=929"},"modified":"2015-02-11T18:18:52","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T18:18:52","slug":"getting-started-motorcycle-atv-restoration-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/blog\/getting-started-motorcycle-atv-restoration-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started with your Motorcycle \/ ATV Restoration Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Motorsport Restoration Projects Part 1<\/h2>\n<p>One of the great things about Rick\u2019s Motorsport Electrics is that in addition to supplying components for new motorcycle, ATVs, etc. we also make replacement and updated parts for vintage models. \u00a0Because of this, we get to hear a ton of great restoration stories. \u00a0We also get a bunch of questions and odd requests as well. \u00a0If you have ever tried to tackle a resto-project, you know that they hardly ever go 100% perfect. \u00a0The satisfaction is in solving the issues that come up and completing the project. \u00a0Here are a few tips that we have picked up along the way:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If this is your first project, start simple. \u00a0Then work your way up to the big stuff.<\/li>\n<li>Have a goal in mind before you start. \u00a0This will help you stay on track throughout the project.<\/li>\n<li>Whenever possible, get a manual for the machine you are working on. \u00a0This will prove to be an invaluable resource!<\/li>\n<li>Set up a work space that you want to be in. \u00a0If you dread going out to your cramped shed, you\u2019ll never finish.<\/li>\n<li>Be patient: Rome wasn\u2019t built in a day and your project won\u2019t be either.<\/li>\n<li>Take a break from it when you need to. \u00a0Sometimes you need to step away and come back with a fresh set of eyes and new inspiration.<\/li>\n<li>Some parts\/tools\/paint will be hard to find but don\u2019t get discouraged. \u00a0If it was easy, everyone would do it.<\/li>\n<li>Network! \u00a0Talk to other enthusiasts, go to shows, get online in the forums. \u00a0You never know where your next piece of advice or part will come from.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Keep an eye out for future posts as we highlight some of the restoration stories we\u2019ve come across!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the great things about Rick\u2019s Motorsport Electrics is that in addition to supplying components for new motorcycle, ATVs, etc. we also make replacement and updated parts for vintage models.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/929\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ricksmotorsportelectrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}