Topic: bike dismantling

[Don R]

I have a chance to pick up 3 bikes cheap, no titles abandoned at a bike shop. I am thinking of parting them out for a little honda money. A really wierd old goldwing, a water cooled naked Kawi that runs and a KZ1000, I think,  later model late 80's?. any good/ bad experiences doing this? Opinions?

[BeSeeingYou]

  If they are just generic UJM's I wonder if it's worth the trouble.  Advertising, shipping, dealing with ass holes who are never pleased, and then having a pile of junk left over that no one wants.  People do it so obviously the market is there but maybe be picky about what bikes you work with.

[faux fiddy]

I have a chance to pick up 3 bikes cheap, no titles abandoned at a bike shop. I am thinking of parting them out for a little honda money. A really wierd old goldwing, a water cooled naked Kawi that runs and a KZ1000, I think,  later model late 80's?. any good/ bad experiences doing this? Opinions?

Wierd old goldwing sounds interesting for how cheap?  In our state you can get a storage lien and actually get a title to stuff which I think I would do that paperwork in the shop that has them, and have titles before any trouble.

As Srust suggests parts left over for smelting are virtually worthless, but with a titled frame would be a gift for someone who needs a title to their project bikes. If  you passed them out next to nothing to the person who needed a title to swap things onto there would be kharma points in your favor.  That being said, I think short iron price is about $2-250 a ton in local markets here. What does a frame weigh and how much time and energy do you spend cutting it into something that fits in a glad bag?

[Don R]

The cost of a mechanics lein and title is more than the value, space would be my biggest problem. The wing is a wierd harley look-alike, with welded crash and sissy bars. I'm guessing the most valuable part would be the split harley tanks since the engine had a bad rod.

[seanbarney41]

Don...there are lots of things to consider, like how much?-if you get any bike for $50, you don't have to sell many parts to get up   -Does anybody want anything off this bike?  or is it one of those bikes that nobody really cares too much for? ex. 250 Shadow, those little Harley scramblers that barely ran when new, Yamaha Virago, uggh, etc.
   -Is there anything left on this bike worth selling?  There is currently a K1 750 for sale in my area for $300 that, seriously, does not have one useable part on it...also remember that stock parts are gonna be worth more than used custom parts most of the time...good luck...