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Build your own motorcycle, from scratch

By Paul Crowe

When you watch a TV show like Build or Bust, you see a lot of parts coming off the shelf and being bolted together. Sure, they do some metal shaping and welding but there’s a lot of buying going on, too. American Chopper is another place where there is always some crisis when a part doesn’t arrive on time. Ditto, the hot rod shows. OK, suppose you just make it yourself, from scratch, everything, period. Hmm…

Pouring metalWhen you think like a tech guy, these stream of consciousness ideas get a bit crazy. If you need a wheel, machine the wheel. No lathe? Build a lathe. No parts to build the lathe? Cast your own parts. No furnace to melt metal… you get the idea. Need to know how? There are a lot of guys out there doing it, learn from them. There are some famous old books, too.

Update: Melt metal in your microwave!

Still trying to figure out what to do about the tires.

Update 2: Virginia Postrel has a few words about doing it yourself.

Making stuff yourself can be fun and satisfying, but it can also be time-consuming and frustrating. The theoretical question is who has the scarce knowledge. User innovation taps unique or unarticulated desires, but specialization allows expertise and gains from trade.

Posted on June 2, 2005 Filed Under: Motorcycle Builders, Workshop & Tools


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