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I thought mine was tatty...
matthewmosse:
I would think it was quite a gamble to think it has enough bits left in decent or even useable order to justify the cost. I am about 60 miles from there and decided it would need to be £50 to be worth a bid. I very much doubt the frame will be sound enough to avoid welding and as the rear frame loop is vulnerable by the footpeg hangars I think anyone wanting the frame will in all probability be spending a wee bit of time welding. I wonder if the buyer is on here or will find their way here. I geuss if you need the right bits and the time and fuel to collect ard not an issue it might be worth it. Very brave if restoring or even for a special....
mike the bike:
It went For £99in the end. The engine may have been worth buying but the rest of it looked like scrap.
matthewmosse:
Hmm, engine was siezed, are they worth that much? I have 3 500/4 engines that run, and probably enough bits for 1 or 2 more. I must be a richer man than I thought.....
Johnny4428:
Actually sometimes a bike that looks like a runner can require as much work as one that looks like a scrapper. I am in the process of restoring my 550k3 (second time round). Twenty eight years ago I saved the bike from the knackers yard, my first bike after passing my bike test. I had the usual financial restraints we are familiar with at the time and therefore it was a budget botch up, but the result was a runner. Actually the bike even before this restoration looked a lot better than when I purchased it. The last few years it has had the exhausts patched underneath just to keep on the road. When I saw there was new exhausts available again I had to commit. This is a full nut and bolt restoration. I have a lot of new parts, but still need a few bits and pieces such as authentic looking rear shocks and clocks either refurbished or replaced any help or comments gratefully recieved. Removed all chrome parts today thought that there was just a few pieces needing chromed, WRONG, the entire package apart from the bits I am replacing. I am rebuilding the engine at the moment as well, new shells, drive shaft bearings seals etc.
But alas no steel wool and paint over chrome this time, not to mention the worst looking copy of a k3 seat I have seen but it did the job, o' anybody want to buy a seat? :'(
UK Pete:
It seems like anything sells on ebay, pre ebay days you could not even give away something like that
pete
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