TALLINN - Manufacturers can slap together a motorcycle in an afternoon, but it takes Urmas Teearu up to 10 years.Teearu, a motorcycle restoration specialist and owner of the Motorcycle Museum, buys frames, engines and other parts from a variety of disparate sources. "Finally there are enough pieces to make a motorcycle," he said.Teearu has been into bikes ever since he was a child. He started out renovating mopeds for his village and got his first motorcycle as payment for his labors. "At first I didn't restore that motorcycle as an old one, just made it to ride in the village. ...
The article you requested can be accessed only by subscribing to the online version of The Baltic Times. If you are already subscribed to The Baltic Times, please authorize yourself.
In case you don't have a subscription yet - please visit our
SUBSCRIPTION section
