The parting out of seemingly good bikes has been going on for decades.
I have built several very nice Indians out of parts from many bikes.
One fetched me almost 30K in cash. I had a total of 5K in it. Go
figure. When it boils down to it these are just KLRs. They have no
real value compared to other brands. Kawalski made a gazillion of them
and distributed them all over the world. The government buys them not
because they are such great bikes, but the lowest bidder wins. Having
said that I enjoy my old Greenie KLR alot. I can ride it almost any
where and not worry about how much money it will cost me if I dumpit.
Used parts from parted out machines are a great value and keep me in
the hobby.Just my two cents.
Cheers,
Dave T.
1996 Greenie
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Luke in Brooklyn
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> RM wrote: > > What people will do to make a buck...
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> >And thats what it is. the bike is worth more in parts then in one
whole
> >usable piece.
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> Assuming a high miles bike, seven years old, fully functional but
very
> tired, cosmetically poor... How would you say parting-out compares
to
> selling as a running bike, dollar-wise?
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> RM
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> Parting out will put you ahead significantly if you disregard the
time and hassle to do it. I parted out an incomplete 92 that had
been sitting in a yard for a year+ as a basket case and lightly trail
ridden before. None of the brakes were serviceable, it had no
radiator, and I still have the engine as a spare. It brought in
something like $1600. Factor in the value of the radiator and engine
and it's a solid grand more than that, I'd think. No one in their
right mind would have paid $2600 for this bike, even if it's been
running.
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> Luke
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> Brooklyn NY
> 92 CB750 nighthawk--naked simpleton
> 03 KLR650--fat girl with a dirty mind
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