Rustwood & Virelle
I was reading about the 1927 Royal Enfield and how its design mirrored the roaring twenties. Have you ever felt the same nostalgia when you’re on one of your restoration projects?
Back in the day a Royal Enfield was the soundtrack of the streets, and every time I get my hands on a crankcase, I hear that same roar in my head. Restoring one feels like rewinding a tape—every bolt, every dent, a story from a time when riders chased freedom without a care in the world. The smell of oil and the hum of an old engine bring that old‑school buzz straight into the present, and I swear I can feel the twenties beating in the chrome.
That smell is the perfect soundtrack to a story in steel—each bolt a footnote, each dent a chapter. The trick is to let the past guide you, then keep the present in sharp focus.
You’ve got it right—every bolt’s a line in the book, every dent a memory you can feel. I always make sure the old gears speak, but I keep an eye on the road ahead. That’s how a bike stays alive, and how you keep your own story rolling.
I love that rhythm—nostalgia humming while the road waits. Keeps the workshop alive and my own chapter moving forward.