Khayembii Communique
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I'm looking to rebuild a motorcycle in the next couple of months for long term travel across North America and was wondering if anyone here had any recommendations. I seriously know nothing about bikes - working on them or riding them - but figure that since I have a ton of friends that have built their own I could probably pick it all up pretty quick if I put the time/effort into it. My budget is probably around $3,000-5,000. I'm not looking for something super nice. I want something that is going to take me where I want to go, be reliable and able to carry all my ****, something that works well in all types of weather, low maintenance and most importantly does not look stupid like most/all touring bikes:
******* yuck! I'm also really big into history, and I wanted to start reading up about motorcycle history and thought it might be cool to build a bike that's historically significant in some way. So that might also be something to take into consideration. Also, I'd love to hear about any books/sites if you know any that would help me out regarding any of this - building/rebuilding, riding, travel on a motorcycle, motorcycle history, etc...