Right on brother! Will do! I'm pretty excited about it...Spades bike got me inspired to build itIf the title is easy to get (like it is here in GA) i'd say yes if the weld's on the add on are nice.. Dont worry about the skillsets I was the same way now I've learned so much and my bike is coming out unreal, all done by myself. You don't need skillsets to scrub and clean!
get your research on!
Thanks for the info brother! Good thing I have CHP friends lolIn California use a bill of sale to dmv, make an appointment with CHP for inspection. If all pass back to dmv and they issue title. That is what I did. Worked fine.
Tell the seller if he gets a title you will buy it. no title no sale. Let him deal with the hassle.
To me no title is just a parts bike.
Leo
California isn't hard to get a pink slip. Just get a bill of sale from seller. Maybe brake and light check and statement of facts from owner and you re in. I'm amazed how difficult a time you guys in the east have with this. As long as its not reported stolen you can always get papers. I've resurrected many derelicts without issue. Call local pd with the engine number, tell them it's on craigslist and have them run it and if its clean you're good
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Hello All,
I'm new to this and looking to venture into this project. I need some guidance on where to start. Is this bike a good buy at $600. It doesn't run and no title.
that looks to be a 650 front end, either way it looks to fit and should work. how is the frame fucked up from looking at that photo? stuck engine 100, frame 2-300 sportster tank 50ish wheels 100 that seat is probably worth 100 or so too. forks are worth money, and that exhaust looks familiar assuming everything is ok with it its worth more than 300. try to get it for 300 though, nothing wrong with that. people on the form have put back together worse. some people see potential were others do not. maybe he feels he can rebuild an engine, but hard tailing not so much.
look where the mc is. someone put the wheel on backwards. and if he wants a hard tail then its not fucked up..its the the reverse of that. some people work by diving in with little or no knowledge.
Hi neanderthal,
the XS series wheels are not quite reversible as the speedo drive location has to be on the left side of the bike.
You can certainly swap the brake disk to the other side and fit the leftside caliper from a 500 single or from an XS750/850/1100 Standard.
That photo is too dark for my old eyes to see what's exactly going on there but it does add another reason for the OP to steer clear of that particular bargain.
As to knowledge, I'm a mere amateur biker.
What I do have is 58 years of 2-wheel riding experience.
My first 5 years riding was on pre-WW2 rigid frame bikes and I spent them in envy of those who could afford modern bikes that had tele forks and rear suspension.
Good suspension is the greatest advance in bike technology since the front brake.
The most charitable thing I can say about those who hardtail a suspended bike is that they value style above comfort, no matter how beautiful their welds & paint look.