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Offline 78whiteorbs

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Is this guy nuts or what?
« on: January 08, 2010, 08:40:45 PM »
OK check this price http://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/mcy/1543660785.html

is this insane or what ? The rotors aren't even drilled!
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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2010, 09:09:33 PM »
my opinion is that that thing looks like ass. if he took 4 thousand off the price i might consider it.
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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2010, 09:15:18 PM »
But it has a 'CLEAR TITLE', I guess that makes it very valuable in win/sal......
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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2010, 09:38:49 PM »
No rearsets

and custom pipes - chopped off collector!



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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2010, 10:18:27 PM »
Yeah, it can't be a Cafe Racer if the discs aren't drilled, that's just crazy! ;D

Ha ha, what a pile, looks like one of Carpy's early beaters, a mix of 1970's era chopper parts (16 inch "Hog" wheel and drag pipes, for example) mixed with the obligatory "clubman" (yawn) bars and single seat, with the back wheel hanging out there in the breeze, just awful.

I particularly like the welded up rear end, (who needs shocks anyway?) and the comment "built by Brickey Customs" interested me, I did a web search but couldn't find a reference? I'm wondering if the seller is also the proprieter? If he is, I don't expect to see him on "Biker Build off" anytime soon............. :-\
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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2010, 01:54:31 AM »
I didn't know you could do a ground up restoration of a Cafe racer. I always though you built a custom Cafe racer.

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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #6 on: January 09, 2010, 04:41:28 AM »
Look at it this way, IF he gets 5K for that, well then every Bike of the Month I have ever seen on her is worth at least 10 grand. ;D
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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2010, 12:56:58 PM »
While I certainly wouldn't pay that much for it, the reality is that something is worth what somebody will pay for it. And we all know the saying... there's a sucker born every minute. This guy only needs one to validate his price.
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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #8 on: January 12, 2010, 01:05:05 PM »
That bike is full of sad. The price is full of absurd.
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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #9 on: January 12, 2010, 01:07:31 PM »
So, who is gonna send that guy a link to this thread, lol.
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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #10 on: January 12, 2010, 01:12:51 PM »
That's actually my bike. I appreciate all the compliments.
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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #11 on: January 12, 2010, 01:33:13 PM »
All kidding aside...I'd drive it around.... not crazy about the sans-rear suspension.  But that may just be somebody elses cup-O-saucy jam. (our roads around here will give you a hernia in a car WITH suspension)  So prop's off to you for building it man!  The pictures are small and blurry...but it looks like you put lotsa heart into it! On that note...a Big congrats if you get what you're asking.
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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #12 on: January 12, 2010, 01:40:26 PM »
I kid, I kid! It's not mine. The only 750 I've got is a Sabre.

Yeah, the asking price is a bit high, it seems.
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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #13 on: January 12, 2010, 01:45:17 PM »
Quote from: TipperT on January 12, 2010, 01:07:31 PM
So, who is gonna send that guy a link to this thread, lol.

Ok, so back to what I asked.  lol
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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #14 on: January 12, 2010, 01:59:27 PM »
hey whats a "clear title"in australia you might have a vehicle"encumbered"by perhaps a finance company,is it that type of thing?
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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #15 on: January 12, 2010, 02:11:14 PM »
Quote from: 2tall on January 12, 2010, 02:07:41 PM
Yeah. Clear title just means that the seller owns it "free and clear" or 100%. In other words, no financial institution has a claim or right to the bike.

As far as sending the link... the deeds been done. I feel evil, but entertained...

LOL so did I!

From the pics, it looks to be inside a shop. Maybe its an overpriced dealer trying to get top dollar for a low dollar bike.

I don't think it looks like crap. It needs a few things to be ridden I think. Rearsets for one, a legal exhaust depending on where you live.

But for 5000 it better do more than just let me ride it  ;)
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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #16 on: January 12, 2010, 02:41:19 PM »
Quote from: 2tall on January 12, 2010, 02:15:17 PM
Quote from: shizzomynizzo on January 12, 2010, 02:11:14 PM
Quote from: 2tall on January 12, 2010, 02:07:41 PM
Yeah. Clear title just means that the seller owns it "free and clear" or 100%. In other words, no financial institution has a claim or right to the bike.

As far as sending the link... the deeds been done. I feel evil, but entertained...

LOL so did I!

From the pics, it looks to be inside a shop. Maybe its an overpriced dealer trying to get top dollar for a low dollar bike.

I don't think it looks like crap. It needs a few things to be ridden I think. Rearsets for one, a legal exhaust depending on where you live.

But for 5000 it better do more than just let me ride it  ;)

So what you're saying is that if it had a bottle opener on it...


uuuhhhhh....... YEAH!  ;D
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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #17 on: January 12, 2010, 02:51:42 PM »
Quote from: shizzomynizzo on January 12, 2010, 02:11:14 PM

...I don't think it looks like crap. It needs a few things to be ridden I think. Rearsets for one, a legal exhaust depending on where you live.

But for 5000 it better do more than just let me ride it  ;)

It also needs a new rear end design.  If you notice, it is nothing more than struts from the stock swing arm to mid way up the rear down tube. One good bump and that down tube bends or breaks.
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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #18 on: January 12, 2010, 03:36:44 PM »
i agree that is a failure waiting to happen.
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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #19 on: January 13, 2010, 08:46:45 AM »
and if it does decide to bend.... that tire is gonna eat that seat, with someones arse on it. i couldnt imagine a fiberglass bumpstop exploding that close to my manhood. if its metal.... god, the horrible possibilities. can we say colostomy bag, to go with the roids that flared beyond belief due to a hard tail and a inch of foam. eeek.
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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #20 on: January 13, 2010, 09:23:01 AM »
This bike is a hot mess. Low bars with stock foot controls! A DAMN HARDTAIL! Who is he racing with that? I dont want to talk too much #$%* on the guy, as he could be a really cool dude, but man... This is what kills me about the new cafe racer trend. Most of the guys building (and I use that term loosely) the bikes arent concerned with actual performance at all. Just looking cool. Its the same crap you saw when everyone had to own a chopper or bobber. Its a waste of a good frame. Id give that bike 10 min before it fell apart on a normal road, not to mention any twisties. Imagine goin low into a tight left hander, and having those downtubes and swingarm twist up like a pretzel. Goodbye bike, and maybe much worse...
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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #21 on: January 13, 2010, 09:28:04 AM »
Quote from: mlinder on January 12, 2010, 01:05:05 PM
That bike is full of sad. The price is full of absurd.

Couldnt have put it better myself
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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #22 on: January 13, 2010, 12:43:41 PM »
Ain't nothin wrong with dreaming.


Who's going to be the one to bid on it?
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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #23 on: January 13, 2010, 01:01:53 PM »
As long as you do not meet his reserve, you should be fine.
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« Reply #24 on: January 13, 2010, 01:03:03 PM »
Same bike, with close ups of the shody workmanship.
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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #25 on: January 13, 2010, 01:23:00 PM »
hacked out the suspension and left the mounts for the centerstand ??? ??? rattle can carbs?? i bet the pipes got wrapped cause they looked something from the titanic
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« Reply #26 on: January 13, 2010, 03:30:10 PM »
You are just paying for the Tank Badge!
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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #27 on: January 13, 2010, 04:50:31 PM »
i sent him a link to this post
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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #28 on: January 13, 2010, 11:17:44 PM »
Ya, over $5000  ::) He's dreaming, and who does a hardtail for a cafe racer?
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« Reply #29 on: January 14, 2010, 10:57:30 PM »
Did he just lower the Ebay starting bid to $4,000?  Still no bids.
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Re: Is this guy nuts or what?
« Reply #30 on: January 15, 2010, 06:03:41 AM »
No it was at 4K since it started. If he cut the price in half he might get lucky and get someone to bid....as long as they miss the hartail
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