jsmith1107
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Guy wants $700
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worth it?
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Guy wants $700
Grab it !!!!!! How could you lose? Quick sell of the engine for at least $500, and a titled frame is worth $200.
Scott
Scott
+1! If those VM carbies have the right brass and are in decent shape (slides not badly worn, venturis not corroded, etc.) you can get at least $200 for those alone if you want to sell them fast. If the inside of the tank is halfway decent and the left side looks as straight as the right, you have another couple hundred right there. If the seat is as good as it looks in the pic there's money there too. Re. the motor, I'd want to know just why it hasn't run for 2 years and just exactly what was "rebuilt;" that term covers a lot of ground. But even if the motor is FUBAR, there should be enough in a pair of matched cases, matched and matched rebuildable head and rocker box, decent cylinders with unbroken fins (worth something even if they need new liners), to more than cover you. And if the tranny is good too, that's a bonus.
Great point, worth it, good title or not.
Scott
Scott
Hi jsmith,
$700? Why do you even ask? Why ain't it already in your garage?
And like Scott sez; parting it out would let you break even on the deal (except for the transport cost and the paperwork hassle)
But breaking that pretty bike would be a shame and a sin.
Although there's some details I'd change if it were mine.
My elderly body don't like clip-ons, my aesthetic sense hates wrapped pipes and oh my, one red bar grip?
$700? Why do you even ask? Why ain't it already in your garage?
And like Scott sez; parting it out would let you break even on the deal (except for the transport cost and the paperwork hassle)
But breaking that pretty bike would be a shame and a sin.
Although there's some details I'd change if it were mine.
My elderly body don't like clip-ons, my aesthetic sense hates wrapped pipes and oh my, one red bar grip?
How many guys here have spare parts to take care of those bars, grips etc. ?
Scott
Scott
There's some tread on those tires, and they're probably only two years old.
The Pamco-PMA-Tank & Carbs are $700. Throw the rest away or sell it on this forum or eBait. This is a NO BRAINER. I can`t believe it`s been on CL for 24 hrs and no one has bought it. Too bad it`s over 250 mi (my limit). I bought 2 Specials Saturday for $750 for the pair just to get the Ks titled frames but this is a much better deal. BUY IT!
Hi Scott,
me, for a start.
Well I used my last extra grips a while back but I do have 3 extra 'bars on the shelf.
Each is undamaged and has excellent chrome but I don't really like riding position given by of any of them.
But WTF, $50 spent at your favorite bike shop will buy the 'bars of one's choice and a new pair of grips.
And post #1 said the bike last ran two years ago, it didn't say squat about how old the tires were.
Minnesota, I can't get there before it's sold, tried that before.
Scott
Scott
Speedometer, mounted on the frame, under the tank, no big deal to change that. Custom bend on the brake lever.
Scott
Scott
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Oh yeah, and don't ya just love that rubber brake line wrapped around the fork? There's enough amateurism on display that it wouldn't be unreasonable to hope for a decent motor disabled by trivial problems.
Those are the bikes that I like to find. Not really humped over but parked for a trivial problem.
Scott
You bet !!! I'd find some way to make a non-returnable deposit and tell the wife that I'd be gone for a while, or just to save time, I may not tell the wife anything.
Scott
Ya, a piece of plywood with a chunk of foam on it spanning two bike seats makes an OK bed.
angus67
Welder's penetrate deeper!!
lol@robin. Get your own bedroom like i did!
