My Dad is bound to be in the garage if you can’t find him. He will be there working on his motorbikes. He is very creative in the way that he uses custom motorcycle parts. Yes his bikes look different but they are part of his personality.

Thinking back one of my first memories is of my Dad working in the garage. I must have been about 3 or 4 years old. He was working and trying to fit his custom motorcycle parts and I would be pretending to fix my little bike. I wasn’t actually accomplishing much but it was good to be working with my Dad.

Now I was introduced to bikes at a very young age so it is not surprising that I am interested in them. My friend though had never shown an interest in them up until the age of about 25. He saw a film call ‘The Motorcycle Diaries’ which feature Che Guevara travelling around South Amercia on a motorbike. I think he was insprired.

He decided to buy his first bike from Ebay. Now I would advise that for your first bike you either buy a new one or buy a reliable second-hand one. He took the gamble and bid for one on Ebay. You should’ve seen his face when it arrived. It had to be dropped off because it didn’t run!

I didn’t see my mate for the next month or so. He was learning lots of information about motorbikes and how they worked. The custom motorcycle parts that he bought were quite expensive. He had the determination to see it through. It was a very difficult project for him as he had no experience. I think that he was enjoying it though.

After trying for a long time my mate decided to take it to a mechanic to get advice on different custom motorcycle parts. Unfortunately the mechanic told him that nothing would get the bike going again.