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I figured I'd ask the pro's. Whats worse? A neglected bike that has been dumped, sitting next to a shed/barn for many years or a bike that was ripped apart for a project but never finished? Thanks.
Its nice to find a neglected bike whole but if its neglected because some intentionally wants to see it rot away is far worse. I have been trying to buy 2 but no luck. I know eventually they will just be hauled away for scrap.
In my mind, nothing worse than a bike sitting outside for a few years.
The government(s) did just that all around the world during WW2. There was a shortage of raw materials for making guns, aircraft, tanks and ships etc, so they asked people to hand in anything they had that could be recycled into war stores. When things got really serious, they no longer asked for it, they "compulsorily requisitioned" it. My next door neighbour told me that when he was still living in England he'd saved up all his money and bought a new Triumph Speed Twin in 1939. In 1940 the government "requisitioned" it, and he had to take it to the collection centre to hand it in. He asked them what would happen to his bike and the civil servant said that they'd probably use the wheels for a trolley, and melt the rest down. He said he cried all the way home. I think I would have too.
Yes Terry, your description is the worst of worst. But i scored because of a neglected bike. I paid $ 400.oo for this 1977 kz1000 LTD. And i promise you that i'm gonna finish this piece ! After i have made love to this tramp she will become a 1300 cc turbocharged princess.
This thread makes me want to go find another basket case bike to reassemble...
I forgot to say that what's worse for me, is people who buy good "Barn Find" bikes and pull them apart with the intent of building something cool, then take the hacksaw to the frame, throw away all the "cut-offs" and other unwanted OEM parts, then eventually come to the realisation that the task is all too much for them, so they park it forgotten and unloved, usually out in the weather. Arseholes.
Ran across this old thread(last post 2/13) Made me think of the bike my son found several years ago:This poor little CB200 propped up against the side of a old warehouse to die a lonely death. In this case of neglect IMO is far worse than a failed project bike.