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Offline smpls70

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trip to the motorcycle junkyard
« on: April 01, 2012, 06:54:38 PM »
Went out to Sport Wheels in Jordan ,MN . Some 750's for sale ,$4500.....
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Re: trip to the motorcycle junkyard
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2012, 06:57:28 PM »
no shortage of carbs, saw lots of 657b's ,but no 657A's , wanted a spare set for parts.....
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Re: trip to the motorcycle junkyard
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2012, 07:06:54 PM »
a few more
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Re: trip to the motorcycle junkyard
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2012, 08:00:19 PM »
Quote from: smpls70 on April 01, 2012, 06:57:28 PM
no shortage of carbs, saw lots of 657b's ,but no 657A's , wanted a spare set for parts.....



What about these?...Where the hell's Waldow?... ;D
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Re: trip to the motorcycle junkyard
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2012, 08:05:12 PM »
well , I wasnt wearing my glasses :-[
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Re: trip to the motorcycle junkyard
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2012, 08:13:18 PM »
That is just overwhelming. I want to go there for a day and just dig, and dig.
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« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2012, 08:14:50 PM »
I am envyous. I could spend many hours in a place like that.
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Re: trip to the motorcycle junkyard
« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2012, 08:17:25 PM »
Here in New England, there is nothing like this. Most junk yards around here have crushed everything.
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Offline Stev-o

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Re: trip to the motorcycle junkyard
« Reply #8 on: April 01, 2012, 08:22:27 PM »
Nothing like that around here either.
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Re: trip to the motorcycle junkyard
« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2012, 08:23:20 PM »
ROADTRIP!
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Re: trip to the motorcycle junkyard
« Reply #10 on: April 01, 2012, 11:23:52 PM »
That is an awesome sight yet at the same time sad to see all the old, abandoned bikes.  Few yards around Philly but nothing on that scale as most of the 70's bikes were crushed due to apathy at that time...Larry
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Offline Motoguy23

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Re: trip to the motorcycle junkyard
« Reply #11 on: April 02, 2012, 12:15:05 AM »
It can be tough to find the bikes you are looking for but when you do there are usually like 10-20 of them.  Go down there with a couple of ratchets and sockets and a few wrenches and you can get what ever you need.  the whole junk yard area is probably an acre to an acre and a half plus a little more for dirt bikes and things like that.
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Re: trip to the motorcycle junkyard
« Reply #12 on: April 02, 2012, 05:40:41 AM »
Those are cool pics. You mean they will let you walk around the bike yard? A lot of places will not let you in there for liability reasons. That could be a fun road trip on the Wing from WI just to walk around the place. Is everything for sale? Even those HONDA signs?
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Re: trip to the motorcycle junkyard
« Reply #13 on: April 02, 2012, 07:09:21 AM »
Johnnie , don't think the signs are for sale, they are in a pole barn with a bunch of bikes that are on consignment with all kinds of other memorbila , flat track racers , etc , etc......
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Re: trip to the motorcycle junkyard
« Reply #14 on: April 02, 2012, 07:19:20 AM »
I don't think there is anywhere in my country that even has used parts.  :'(

Edit. That blue 750's speedo drive is a bit skewiffy.
« Last Edit: April 02, 2012, 07:21:33 AM by LesterPiglet »
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Re: trip to the motorcycle junkyard
« Reply #15 on: April 02, 2012, 01:30:45 PM »
This leaves me speechless  :o :o
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Re: trip to the motorcycle junkyard
« Reply #16 on: April 02, 2012, 10:04:53 PM »
I was there a last year getting parts for a friends bike.  One of the workers took me out in a golf cart to where the specific bike was and let me at it.  Believe it or not there is some organization there as I noticed many bikes were grouped by make and model.  I had my own tools so the guy just wandered off and I did my thing and I waved him down later when I saw him out and about.  I believe you can also call ahead and they may pull parts for you.  I think the prices are too high but..... :-\  They also have quite a few project bikes for sale but again way overpriced.  Good condition running bikes too.
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