Introduction
A couple years ago I bought a 1971 R75/5 Airhead from a gentleman who has retired from riding. It has been put in storage for many years. My goal is make this a do-it-myselfer project - I wanted to restore it as a classic, rideable motorcycle.
In my fantasy dream, I was hoping to turn it into a pristine cafe racer motorcycle (my go-to fantasy is to make it as beautiful as featured in this youtube video); but I know that will be many years from now, if even at all possible. So the best I can hope to do for now is to fix her up and allow me to enjoy the nostalgic rides.
In my fantasy dream, I was hoping to turn it into a pristine cafe racer motorcycle (my go-to fantasy is to make it as beautiful as featured in this youtube video); but I know that will be many years from now, if even at all possible. So the best I can hope to do for now is to fix her up and allow me to enjoy the nostalgic rides.
With this journey of restoration, I want to try to document some of the interesting changes that I will make along the way. I am not a mechanic and I haven't owned a bike since the 90s so my knowledge on repairs is minimal. Naturally, this is not meant to be an instructional blog, there are so many excellent reference journals and instructions out there so this is merely another interesting diary for me and anyone who had similar experience can reminisce looking at this.
If you're an airhead lover like me, I hope you will also enjoy reading this and maybe give me a few pointers along the way...
If you're an airhead lover like me, I hope you will also enjoy reading this and maybe give me a few pointers along the way...
Yours truly
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