Kind of a little off topic here but what the heck. I am getting a little tired of cars as a hobby, I have a car that I can do HPDE's and autocross with. Plus it handles my small commute well and its more then fast enough for me. It will never be competitive in its classification but I am not a good enough driver nor have the desire to go beyond local events.
So I have a shop full of tools and open garage bay with nothing in it. This is a weird situation for me. I have near as I can tell ~15K from selling the last of my cars and collected parts that is not invested and about ~1.5K a month to put in the "hobby" budget. Hot rods are out, been there done that, kit cars are as well done that enough as well.
Would like to use them in a hobby like setting where I can screw around and not sink a ton of money into something but still get that thrill of finding old or rare parts, digging through swap meets, and making a pile of parts into something usable then selling it for a small loss as a way to feel useful.
So the list for me is as such 1. Vintage motorcycles. 2. Build a Morgan 3 wheel. 3. Suggestions from the crowd.
Vintage motorcycles seem to fit a bit, they are small. Realistically inexpensive to build and seem to sell if priced right. Or if built cheap enough collectible and storage is not really a issue. Kind of at a loss at what else to look at as a hobby. I go stark raving made if I am not working my my hands but am a little burned out on cars. Any suggestions highly helpful.
Vintage bike was what I thought of first, with wooden sailboat a close second. Ultralight plane could be fun too.
). Parts are common and cheap with Japanese hardware of that vintage. Personally, my interest is mainly in fixing it up, getting it running well, and cruising around and commuting on nice days. If you have lots of time, energy, and money to burn, you could go for full restorations. Or maybe build some choppers out of them. Or buy a non-running bike for practically nothing (or literally nothing) and breathe it back to life.
