What it's all about

Dear reader,
This blog is to track the progress of my WISE English project. Wise is an English class offered at my high school. The first semester is devoted to normal English lessons (books, reports, etc.). In the second semester, we are given the freedom to create our own project. We are required to attend class once a week,  the rest of the time we are supposed to be researching, journaling (blogging) and executing our project. At the end of the semester we present  our project to a panel of people who grade my project. The grade is based on my timeliness, goal accomplishment, and organization.
I've been around dirt bikes my entire life because of my father, he was raced in the 70's and introduced them to me at a young age. I've always been fascinated with them and within the past few years, I started doing my own maintenance and teaching myself the mechanics of them.
 My project is restoring a 1976 CanAm GP 250 dirtbike. My father raced Motocross in the 70's and this was his bike. I plan to make this bike function again, (it's been decades) and make it aesthetically pleasing too. I would like to refurbish the plastics, decals and the seat. The engine probably won't take too much to run, but I want more than a running engine, I want it to purr. I'll replace the gaskets, fluids, piston ring, and anything else that could prevent the bike from running well.
Thanks for reading! I'll post photo's of my progress!
- Cody