We’ve all been there. You’ve seen this great bike at a show, or online, and you?ve gotta build something like it. You can see yourself hammering down the street on it. You’ve scoured the interwebs and found a bunch of photos of the type of bike you love. Maybe you’ve even narrowed down the make and model of bike for a project donor.
But how do you take that factory stock bike into that custom head-turning two-wheeled icon" There are a lot of soft and hard skills you need to build a custom bike. The good news is you can learn these skills, and have a load of fun in the process. So if you are still with me, keep on reading. This article is pretty long.

But sign off now if you are impatient and have a lot of money. Just pay someone to build your bike in 12 weeks. And log off now if you don’t want to learn new skills, or put in the time to practice. Or if you are happy having the same bike as the guy down the street. Just appreciate that the bikes featured on Bike EXIF have hundreds of hours of work in them. You can do it, just treat it like a long-term path with lots of learning on the journey. Let’s get started.
Extent of modifications The first step is to determine what you’re technically capable of right now, and how long you can wait before riding your custom bike. You have a choice:
1. Make gradual and minor modifications to your project bike, and keep it on the road the whole time.
2. Make drastic modifications to your ...