Author Topic: ebay might have gotten me in trouble, possibly another bike on the way  (Read 939 times)

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Offline EdB

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 saw an auction for a 76 gl1000. not even thinking i put in a bid for $500. ended up winning it. d'oh lol still have plenty of work i need to do on my little 550. here's the descrip.

The bike fell over in my garage and broke the clutch handle just replace clutch cable,fuelpump a little slow,develope a small oil leak from sitting.Tires in good condition the bike runs good has new batery i purchase front fearing with winsheild and radio started to install but never finished.The bike is in primer because i was getting it ready for paint now loss intress i have to many other  toys to play with one must go.I got a clear title from the previous onwer i never registered this bike

its really close to my house and "seems" like it doesnt need a whole lot. that could go either way. i'm kinda worried because i didnt see the bike first. found the auction with an hour left and thought "quick put a bid in" without actually using my head reasonably. still not sure why i bid on it. my dad has been wanting a bike. hes the type that will talk about it but is too busy to actually look for one. if he wants it hecan have it. if it doesnt need to much i might keep it. of course i could get it running maybe make a little change on it. Wasnt there a big post on "packrat" syndrome. i migh hace to go re-read that post. just hope i didnt throw $500 away
But thence came the Great Schism, when the two like tribes diverged, and the Bobbers did take the Road to Cruiserdom and the Cafe Racers did ride to Sportbikedom and they did pollute the lands along their paths with their abominable spawn of Choppers, Stuntaz and like manner of unholy douchebaggery

Offline Aaron J Williams

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That thing is TITS!

Sorry, I had to say it. ;D

I don't think you went wrong at $500, you can usually get a grand for a ride & drive wing unless it has more than 100K miles on it. You might have to paint it though, a new paint job sells for more than "ready for paint" does.
There are old bikers and there are bold bikers but there are very few old, bold bikers.

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Not doing what you can to make your bike ride-able during the best riding months of the year kind of defeats the purpose of owning it in the first place.

Offline EdB

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i'll paint it. i used rattle can paint and clear on my 550 and it came out pretty good. not show of course but good enough for the average person. just gotta see if there is a rattle can clear that is a bit more resistant to gas etc
But thence came the Great Schism, when the two like tribes diverged, and the Bobbers did take the Road to Cruiserdom and the Cafe Racers did ride to Sportbikedom and they did pollute the lands along their paths with their abominable spawn of Choppers, Stuntaz and like manner of unholy douchebaggery

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POR does a good clear thats brushable or sprayable thats supposed to be petrol proof, havent used it myself but been told about it a heap.... Also supposed to flatten out well if you brush it