If you want to learn how to restore motorcycles, you will find plenty of blogs as well as websites that can help you get started. There are simply so many sources where you will be able to find information as well as tips and tricks on how to restore motorcycles properly. Always remember that restoring motorcycles is not an easy thing to do. If you have a knack for machinery, you consider yourself an amateur mechanic, and you know a bit about engines, then restoring your vintage motorcycle is definitely a great hobby for you. In fact, you can even turn this in to a very lucrative business once you mastered the ins and outs of vintage motorcycle restoration. Although it is true that restoring vintage motorcycles is fun, you also have to remember that it requires hard work, patience and dedication in order for you to become successful. Besides, you can t expect to fully restore a beat up vintage bike overnight. One of the most daunting tasks that can easily frustrate you when you are restoring a vintage motorcycle is finding the right parts for it, especially if the motorcycle that you are restoring is extremely rare. During this process, you will be checking the parts on what needs to be repaired, cleaned, or completely replaced. You also need to know if there are parts missing from the bike. Next, you should look through old photos and publications that feature the motorcycle you are restoring. This will serve as your reference and give you an idea on what the motorcycle looked like in its original state. Some people even travel across the country or even abroad just to get a hold of the parts they need in order to restore their motorcycle. The last thing that you can do in order to get spare parts for your motorcycle is by getting it custom made or fabricated. The problem is that you need to have the old part as a reference for the fabricator. So, if you are going to restore a vintage motorcycle, finding spare parts for it will be extremely difficult, especially if the vintage bike you are trying to restore is very rare or very old. In fact, some people who are restoring vintage bikes travel all over the country or sometimes even across the world just to get their hands on spare parts.