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UK Pete:
I need some help or should i say a boost of motivation and perhaps encouragement, i took on my restoration project of a 750 F2 a few months ago and got stuck straight in with it, i have bought 99% of the parts needed and done a lot of the hard work, but i have run out of steam and reached a sticking point in the rebuild, it is almost leading me into a depression, i have no idea why but i have these big plans of what i am going to do to it i then go out into the garage to make a start only to have a look at it and then just walk away and leaving it to another day and so on the same thing the next day, and so it goes on and on.
I have sat down and had a long think on why this is happening, i can only pin point the cold weather as one main reason for the lack of enthusiasm, another is i have got  so many bikes and so much junk that the practibility of doing it all properly with room to lay everything out is just not an option at the moment, i am building a new storage area at the side of my house to gain some more room, i  am hoping that this may help,
Does any one else  get like this and just loose the momentum and interest, is there any advise or suggestions people can make to help me out hear as i am considering selling up all the bits and being done with it.
Pete

Yoshi823:
I think that the weather has got a lot to do with your situation Peter...I get the same way with my shed. Then I go out for a ride & everything becomes clear....& it gives me the impetus to get other things done.
Get the beers in Peter, then i'll be round for a chat.

SteveD CB500K0:
Don't worry Pete. Join the SOHC Procrastinator's Club (Chairman - SteveD CB500F!)

My 500/4 gearbox rebuild has taken over a year and the bike is still in the garage - I took it out for an MOT a couple of weeks ago.

It's too cold in the winter and in the summer there are much better things to be getting on with (like riding for one!)

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Spitfire:
I am finding the same problem, it's like a freezing cave in my garage, OK i know that if I put on my blower it will heat up very quickly, but it makes no difference, I'm still not in there.
Also there is the old "How do you eat an elephant" question, so much to do, the answer of course is one bite at a time.
I went into the garage the other day and picked up the F2 headlamp,stripped it, de rusted it, repainted it, replaced all the little bolts and put it back together. Didn't have to spend any money and it wasn't taxing on the brain, but it was enjoyable, I could see that I had made a difference.

Cheers

Den

pae:
As everyone else has said, it's a familiar place to be, especially when it is damn cold and seems to have gone on forever - time for spring to show itself.

Part of the problem with mine is that the wind howls down the drive towards the garage so I don't open the door when I'm working, which I would in nice weather so not only is it cold it's all a bit dark and dingy too.

But don't try and eat the elephant. Good advice there; set yourself a little task, and go to it. I know it's cold, but get the radio on, a hot cup of something, and take it a little at a time.

Alternately, don't beat yourself up about it. Take a break, put a cover over the bike, spend a bit of time labelling bits and tidying the workshop/shed and tell yourself you ain't doing anything on it until Easter, then you won't feel bad about leaving it alone. Then you'll come back fresh, everything neat and tidy, a plan will be burning away because you'll be ready to launch into it.

One of the joys of a project is that we aren't out there after midnight on a Sunday fixing it because we need to ride the thing to work in the morning! I'm glad those days are long gone...

Do it when you're ready, at the end of the day it's a hobby!

Phil

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