Shed built: Motorcycle rehabiliation

John Connor though (no not the guy from Terminator) was looking for a way to rehabilitate himself after suffering a stroke – and decided that tackling a bike build would be the best way to help him get back to fitness. 

“I had a stroke and had to get back using my brain so thought, what better than to try and build a bike,” he said.

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Cue his search for a canvas, he ended up finding a Yamaha XS250 that would give him a great base bike without necessarily having to do too much to the motor. 

“I was looking for a low mileage specimen and found this example which had 11,000 miles on the clock and was as tight as a nut,” he told us.

The bike was a 1978 model but is fitted with the tank from a Suzuki GN125, which has been cut to fit the Yamaha’s frame. The seat was hand fabricated and the alloy sidepanels have been engraved. Announcing the bike’s arrival are a pair of megaphone pipes and a cut frame help give the bike its stance. 

It took John a few years to do the bike but is really pleased with what he’s achieved: “I like the end result and it seems a lot of other people do too judging by the attention it gets when it’s parked up.”

Judging by the result, it seems that rehabilitation by motorcycle can work wonders.

If you have your own shed-built bike then we want to hear from you. Email our Web Producer James with some images and a bit about your project to James.Archibald@MotorcycleNews.com

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