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Matt_Harrington:
All I can add is NEVER buy a bike in boxes to restore unless you know the the seller / bike. I did this years ago and found out (to the detriment of my wallet) how hard it was to rebuild.
juitz:
--- Quote from: Matt_Harrington on August 27, 2023, 03:54:03 PM ---All I can add is NEVER buy a bike in boxes to restore unless you know the the seller / bike. I did this years ago and found out (to the detriment of my wallet) how hard it was to rebuild.
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Yeah agree. With a built bike even in poor condition at least I can take good note of what needs to be done during the tear down.
I'm looking for a project bike I can rebuild to original state.that I intend to keep. Some stuff will inevitably have to be reproduction, etc.
Im a bit wary of the amount money I'll have to spend on replacement parts, especially the exhaust if needed so do want a balance of money invested Vs finished value. I.e. don't want to spend twice the money the bike will be worth (already did that on the last build 😜) and I'm chalking that one up to learning experience.
Trigger:
Any 50 year old bike you will spend £££ on it. You will find it hard to get one that doesn't need engine work and a load of other parts. I try to buy a bike as cheap as possible with all the hard to find original parts as, i know it will need 4 to 6 grand spending on it, to get it to a very good original state ;)
philward:
I agree, it's all those little brackets, linkages, etc that are so hard to find. Chose a bike that's ALL there in my opinion
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gary123:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on August 26, 2023, 11:19:37 PM ---That looks suspiciously like the next project for Gary. ;) ;) ;)
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I like a challenge, but that could be a step to far. Gotta be worth £500 though even just for parts.
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