Honda CR dirt bikes (2)
Husqvarna dirt bike
a few more dirt bikes flopped around but not familiar with them.
Honda Express
CB350 almost all there
Ducati - parted out but a roller
Ducati - parted out but a roller
CB160 scrambler in good shape
3-4 CB550's scattered around
3-4 cl/cb350's scattered around
ct90
honda 500r
honda passport
there are a few crotch rockets in there with good front ends and rear wheels, a nice earlier goldwing no fairings. The mechanic said he is busy everyday except off on saturday, lots of suzuki, Kawasaki, vintage stuff, motors mostly parted out, most of the bikes are picked through. I was hoping for more parts to be found but not much more was found. My plan of rolling bikes into the basement has been foiled because they filled the damn basement lol.
There used to be room but not anymore, its filled with more bike and parts, which for me, means im not any longer trying to help him reduce his inventory, im thinking maybe I just caught his shop in a pandemic, he has two mechanics in his bay, both have to be in their 60s.
He would like to sell the beetle, said it runs good, needs a new floor board and probably a top.
I got him to open the truck trailer, he said there are about 100 motorcycles in there, I couldn't see past 2 feet into it, he does have a shelf built and the top is loaded as well, front to back. I didn't even bother taking a picture of it, just imagine a semi truck trailer packed to the door.....all i saw was like three rear ends of bikes before the darkness swallowed them.
The basement being full of #$%* now is a buzzkill for me in combination with not finding a little more on the floor, or maybe just seeing a lot of #$%* i wouldn't want to #$%* with.
The basement is full of carbs, there are about 50 minibikes in the building, dont know what bikes are in the semi truck, he has no bmw and said he has one triumph basket case.
As for the 4 wheelers, he said anything from service year 2018 or earlier is his now and can be sold, everything else he would need to call on and give them a chance to collect, pay bill, or pay the storage fee owed since they never collected. Most now have a storage fee more than the 4 wheeler is worth. Only then, would i see there being room in the first room with the lift, to possibly move things off the truck trailer into the shop. There is no quick way to get into the trailer, he accumulated more stuff in the basement, the building is kinda moldy and damp which makes me not want to spend prolonged hours inside of it.
DAY2:
I spent the day inside the building today, found more bikes, had a better rested set of eyes on everything, climbed over everything, got some more conversations in with him too. He really wants a parts manager, everything organized, catalogued and sold. Said I could have the spare office and put an A/C unit in it. I told him I wasn't interested in anything more than 2 years, he wants the back wall to have racks to the ceiling and said he will get a hi-lo. There is a mold issue on the back wall, he has a neighbor with a close proximity building and the runoff is causing issues on that side of the building, already black mold/mildew on the back walls, on ground in back, another reason why I wouldn't want this to be a long term situation, even wearing my mask in there is a huge difference, so its a problem for me.
All in all, if I want a job breaking down bikes, building up bikes, buying and selling bikes and being an online store parts manager, i found it. I told him today that I am not a mechanic, and I wouldn't take any responsibility for his service departmentin any way. My buddies aren't going to want to be get into anything that isn't extremely short term, I would have to line up work or projects for them to come and spend time on.
after looking at everything today, the rooms just need a little love, he doesn't really have TOO MUCH stuff, everything is fairly organized, lined up fine...just need to start selling stuff....
Ill find out tomorrow how much he is paying and figure out if this is going to be worth it or not.
Revised list
1974 Yamaha enduro 250 w/ red tank
06 kawasaki
honda 900rr
harley davidson sportser
76/77' honda express, orange
ducati roller
ducati roller
ducati whole bike - might be customer last plated in 18'
cb350 stock almost all there, orange
cb160 scrambler silver with red stripe
honda passport yellow
CT90 orange
honda 350 single cylinder (i think) blue tank
Honda VFR750
yamaha XT dirt bike
Triumph t100
kawasaki z1000
kawasaki gpz1100
honda xr200
