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Re: Answer honestly.. what would you pay for a chromed engine?
« Reply #25 on: July 18, 2006, 12:12:17 AM »
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...Terry must not have saw your avitar proclaiming the greatness of Carpy and his cafes...now THAT was an avitar...
my brothers, i deeply regret presenting you with that terrible and soul-draining image...

apparently some of you were so thouroughly relieved of your moral ejecta as to be forced to report me.

god bless you. (if she cares...)

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Re: Answer honestly.. what would you pay for a chromed engine?
« Reply #26 on: July 18, 2006, 05:47:32 AM »
...OK, who was the stool peigon that ratted junkie out!!!    >:(
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Re: Answer honestly.. what would you pay for a chromed engine?
« Reply #27 on: July 18, 2006, 06:09:15 AM »

I hate censorship  :(
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Re: Answer honestly.. what would you pay for a chromed engine?
« Reply #28 on: July 18, 2006, 06:43:17 AM »
i guess i was feelin' a little wounded and just lashed out, incomprehending-like...

i'm real sorry i called you all a bunch of monkeys.

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Re: Answer honestly.. what would you pay for a chromed engine?
« Reply #29 on: July 18, 2006, 07:14:11 AM »
Cheapo, I think Terry hit it on the head, the engine rebuild would be very time consuming. There are many bits on these bikes that need rechroming aside from a whole engine. What you would (hopefully) offer is a reliable and affordable place to get these parts rechromed. Wheels come to mind as one of the bigger items.
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Re: Answer honestly.. what would you pay for a chromed engine?
« Reply #30 on: July 18, 2006, 08:53:44 AM »
...junkie, please email unedited version to marklocklear@yahoo.com   ;D
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Re: Answer honestly.. what would you pay for a chromed engine?
« Reply #31 on: July 18, 2006, 10:13:55 AM »
uh yea,me too.email addy is in my profile.thanks
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Re: Answer honestly.. what would you pay for a chromed engine?
« Reply #32 on: July 18, 2006, 11:06:41 AM »
sorry guys - you know what...i just realized that i accidentally hit "save" and not "save as" when i put the black tape over the loveliness...

just ask Carpy - it was his original post (it's also been deleted) - who knows, he might even be able to give you digits...
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Re: Answer honestly.. what would you pay for a chromed engine?
« Reply #33 on: July 18, 2006, 11:10:44 AM »
No, I know where you can find it.

Who want it? I'll email it out  :P
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Re: Answer honestly.. what would you pay for a chromed engine?
« Reply #34 on: July 18, 2006, 11:13:49 AM »
i see i'm not the only one to save this image? ...not surprised...  ;D - it's some of the best nipple counter-lighting i've ever seen, any professional photographer could learn a thing or two...
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« Reply #35 on: July 18, 2006, 05:53:29 PM »
..oh, so thats Carpy's fine work...you just lost cool points Will!!!   :-\
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Re: Answer honestly.. what would you pay for a chromed engine?
« Reply #36 on: July 18, 2006, 07:00:25 PM »
Quote from: cbjunkie on July 18, 2006, 11:13:49 AM
i see i'm not the only one to save this image? ...not surprised...  ;D - it's some of the best nipple counter-lighting i've ever seen, any professional photographer could learn a thing or two...
Quote from: The great "Lumbee" on July 18, 2006, 05:53:29 PM
..oh, so thats Carpy's fine work...you just lost cool points Will!!!   :-\

No no no!!! You don't understand, thats steves photobucket account; I got the link from here: http://groups.myspace.com/caferacermotorcycles

And the direct link to the topic: http://forum.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=messageboard.viewThread&entryID=18661440&groupID=101617614&adTopicID=23&Mytoken=540229AF-14D2-581D-1A84111A3EEBB2D551580364

Scroll down to the 10th post.

Sheesh you guys are incredible ::) :P ;D
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Re: Answer honestly.. what would you pay for a chromed engine?
« Reply #37 on: July 18, 2006, 07:22:33 PM »
...OK 3 sticks, dont' have a cow!!!   Carpy gets the credit...of course somebody has got to one up him now...somebody get there wife to hold a cb750 cover next to there na na and take a pic!!!   :o
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Re: Answer honestly.. what would you pay for a chromed engine?
« Reply #38 on: July 18, 2006, 07:54:30 PM »
Quote from: The great "Lumbee" on July 18, 2006, 07:22:33 PM
.somebody get there wife to hold a cb750 cover next to there na na and take a pic!!!   :o

OK, let me get a few more beers in her and I'll see how that suggestion goes over. :o
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Re: Answer honestly.. what would you pay for a chromed engine?
« Reply #39 on: July 18, 2006, 07:57:17 PM »
my nana is over 80 yrs old, dude...what could you possibly get out of that?  :P
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Re: Answer honestly.. what would you pay for a chromed engine?
« Reply #40 on: July 19, 2006, 04:32:53 AM »
Quote from: cbjunkie on July 18, 2006, 07:57:17 PM
my nana is over 80 yrs old, dude...what could you possibly get out of that?  :P

Have you got any naked pics of yer Nana, CBJ?




Wanna buy some? ;D
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Re: Answer honestly.. what would you pay for a chromed engine?
« Reply #41 on: July 19, 2006, 07:06:22 AM »
as a matter of fact, she's a nudist.

ALL the photos i have of her are sans fabric...

maybe if yours aren't so clear i could send you better?
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« Reply #42 on: July 19, 2006, 07:11:21 AM »
Well to get back to topic for a bit..... I would pay 1000-1200 for a 836 punched motor with some head work done and a mild cam. you know, work like what the headmaster does.

Back on the side track now, I like CBJs previous avatar. A chick with good knockers is welcome before my eyes any day!
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Re: Answer honestly.. what would you pay for a chromed engine?
« Reply #43 on: July 19, 2006, 08:59:53 AM »
I will be working out some prices this winter. This will be a winter project that we take on.
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Re: Answer honestly.. what would you pay for a chromed engine?
« Reply #44 on: July 19, 2006, 12:01:49 PM »
How about a chromed engine, with engraving, and gold hardware?
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« Reply #45 on: July 19, 2006, 11:28:07 PM »
Quote from: eldar, Master of the K8 Thunder! on July 19, 2006, 07:11:21 AM
Well to get back to topic for a bit..... I would pay 1000-1200 for a 836 punched motor with some head work done and a mild cam. you know, work like what the headmaster does.

Hey Eldy, in reality, an 836cc top end for your K8 engine will cost you that, and more. The following prices are "guesstimates", but not far off the mark:

Wiseco 836cc kit $400.00
Cylinder Boring $200.00
Megacycle cam $300.00
Mild head work by Mike $400.00 (plus)
Heavy duty stud kit $100.00
New H/D cam chain $50.00
Top end gasket set $100.00 (the Wiseco kit comes with a head gasket, but you still need a base gasket, O rings, seals, etc)

There's $1550.00 without trying too hard, (you doing the work, with no M3 cam chain tensioners, new rockers as recommended by Megacycle, Dyna ignition etc) so the dream of a cheaper "performance" engine, is just that, a dream. You might be lucky enough to find some good used parts on Ebay for a bit less, or get real lucky like Sean and I did when we bought that complete worked 900cc engine with an oil cooler and ARD magneto for $400.00 complete, but these kinda bargains are few and far between. That's why Tom would be a lot better off with a Krome Exchange service, IMHO. Cheers, Terry. ;D
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Re: Answer honestly.. what would you pay for a chromed engine?
« Reply #46 on: July 20, 2006, 07:09:47 AM »
Well prices will vary depending on where you go. Since I would be doing more of a mild build, there is a possibility of using my existing valves and springs and just possibly replacing guides. ofcourse that will depend on inspection. As i as not going to be racing or anything like that, I was actually looking at a web cam which I asked about here before and no one at the time said anything bad about them and they are cheaper than magecycle. Boring of course depends on the shop. You bring in the bare cylinders and it will be sheaper than if they have to disassemble anything.

A tsubaki chain was about 30 - 38 the last time I found one. And I have seen wiseco's for less.

I know what you are saying but there are ways of cutting costs while still getting a good engine. I know someone here got a good build and it ran about 1200 with mike doing the head. Wish I could remember who it was for sure though. But mike gave me an estimate of the head work cost. So with what I want to do, I could actually do it for about 1200.

If he can get a number of people to do that engine thing of his, it probably would work out better for sure though. If I could get one built off the bat instead of just stock and even heavier than the original cause of the chrome, I would do it.

I will also possibly get a donor bike at the end of our summer here to use for parts unless things are really in good shape and that could help offset the cost if I part it out on evilbay!
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