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Joined: Aug 28, 2009 Posts: 272 Location: Central IL
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 8:58 am Post subject: Got duct tape?
I just spotted this duct tape special on eBay. Cheap, cheap, cheap -- and lots of potential for some good before and after pictures. Hey, you wouldn't even have to do much for that. How 'bout it, Mixer? It's an Illinois bike. O.K., so it is closer to me than it is to you.
Joined: Aug 28, 2009 Posts: 272 Location: Central IL
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 9:50 am Post subject:
After a little more thought (very little) it occurs to me that this bike would be fun to try to make it safe to ride without disturbing any of its "patina" aka "rust". Maybe pack new grease in the bearings and bushings, line the fuel tank, stuff like that. Don't worry about leaking seals -- they will perpetuate the look. It would be a perfect rat bike for shows, especially if you could ride it there.
Joined: Oct 03, 2005 Posts: 1595 Location: Marshall, MI
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 1:35 pm Post subject:
Yea, the ultimate vintage Jap Rat bike! Looks like all the parts are there. This is actually a pretty complete Honda 305 scrambler. Cool lookin piece. _________________ You only go around once in life, but if you do it right, once is enough!
Joined: May 28, 2009 Posts: 423 Location: chicago area
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 1:41 pm Post subject:
Bah, no title, no interest....
but i am glad i wasnt the only one that thought "screw fixing it up, make it run and ride it as is" _________________ No, actually I DONT sleep much, I have M.A.D.D (motorcycle attention deficit disorder, means i change bikes about twice a year) drink too much coffee, have too much energy and dont do much besides work and motorcycles.
After a little more thought (very little) it occurs to me that this bike would be fun to try to make it safe to ride without disturbing any of its "patina" aka "rust". Maybe pack new grease in the bearings and bushings, line the fuel tank, stuff like that. Don't worry about leaking seals -- they will perpetuate the look. It would be a perfect rat bike for shows, especially if you could ride it there.
Funny, I was thinking the same thing. When he said it turned over, I thought maybe it could be made to run, then made roadworthy without changing anything cosmetic.
but i am glad i wasnt the only one that thought "screw fixing it up, make it run and ride it as is"
With no title, I think that parting out would be much more worthwhile. Who would want to buy and ship it. Better to sell locally I think. Maybe not a lot of value in the body, but engine, seat pan etc should be somewhat valuable. Hell, just sell the seat pan and you could probably get more for it. wouldn't be surprised if someone bought it and asked him to take a few parts off and just ship those.
Joined: Jan 04, 2010 Posts: 109 Location: Western Slope Colorado
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 2:55 pm Post subject:
Wow- I've never seen chrome turn green without heavy rust-I love the rat bike idea-no wash/runs great....Sure glad I dont have to work on it.... _________________ ------------------------
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74 TY250
69 L5T
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Joined: Feb 15, 2007 Posts: 1357 Location: LaPorte, Indiana, USA
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 4:21 pm Post subject:
reetpleat wrote:
mixer wrote:
Bah, no title, no interest....
but i am glad i wasnt the only one that thought "screw fixing it up, make it run and ride it as is"
With no title, I think that parting out would be much more worthwhile. Who would want to buy and ship it. Better to sell locally I think. Maybe not a lot of value in the body, but engine, seat pan etc should be somewhat valuable. Hell, just sell the seat pan and you could probably get more for it. wouldn't be surprised if someone bought it and asked him to take a few parts off and just ship those.
Absolutely - without a title it's of no value in states like Illinois or Indiana - you can forget about getting a title and riding it.
Why do you think it's so cheap? If he had a title, he'd be asking lots more.
Now if you lived in an "easy" title state, that's a different outlook............. _________________ Bill Lane - CB200-CM200-CB450-C70M-CL350
"When your only tool is a hammer,
everything starts to look like a nail."
Joined: Oct 30, 2009 Posts: 612 Location: Parker, CO
Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 4:26 pm Post subject:
Fine patina like that don't come cheap. It kinda looks like those old "Round tank" bikes of the teens and 20's that bring big bucks with all the rust intact. Surely it's worth more than 10 bucks, just as a conversation piece or hanging from the shop rafters or wall. Those "American Pickers" guys would be all excited about that find!!
We scored a similar piece today....very rare and a little crusty...a Honda SL450. That's right, a 5-speed CB450 motor crammed into a SL350 frame...it's a peach, sorry, no pics boys and girls. _________________ Honda CB450D
´59 Benly 125 Dreamsport
CA77, CB77, CL77
...and many more
"Yes there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there´s still time to change the road you´re on" Led Zeppelin
We scored a similar piece today....very rare and a little crusty...a Honda SL450. That's right, a 5-speed CB450 motor crammed into a SL350 frame...it's a peach, sorry, no pics boys and girls. _________________ Honda CB450D
´59 Benly 125 Dreamsport
CA77, CB77, CL77
...and many more
"Yes there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there´s still time to change the road you´re on" Led Zeppelin
Joined: May 28, 2009 Posts: 423 Location: chicago area
Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 2:58 am Post subject:
OHHH WTF, i put a bid on it just cause i want the headlight bucket.... lol
ummm if i get this pile of crap... what the HELL am i gonna do with the rest??? lol
oh and fxray, im picking you up in pontiac.... if i gotta go waaaay the hell out there, you gotta too.... lol besides, wont those peices fit yours? _________________ No, actually I DONT sleep much, I have M.A.D.D (motorcycle attention deficit disorder, means i change bikes about twice a year) drink too much coffee, have too much energy and dont do much besides work and motorcycles.
Joined: Aug 28, 2009 Posts: 272 Location: Central IL
Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 4:03 pm Post subject:
Mixer,
I read this and absolutely cracked up!
I just knew if I dangled that little bike under your nose, you couldn't resist. So now I need to offer some advice in case you win the auction.
#1 -- I promise not to bid against you. My wife says I am already at my mcy quota.
#2 -- Think back to when you moved to Chicago and decided to clean up the yard. Remember "clip, clip, clip, WTF I found a motorcycle"? So my advice is to remove the headlight bucket that you want, then put the rest out where you found the other bike. Let the bushes grow up around it and let the bike sit thru the coming Chicago winter to "ripen" it a bit more.
#3 -- In late spring or early summer, call the American Pickers like Rizingson suggested. They will like it better if it is surrounded by bushes and weeds, and has a little more rust.
I was over at their place last summer. Here I am parked by their old car. They need a motorcycle that isn't afraid to sit outside, and it needs to match the paint job on their car.
Here's a shot of a bike sitting inside their place on a shelf. When your bike looks like this, you should be ready to call them. One winter in Chicage should do the trick.
BTW, Mike & Frank were gone when I was there, but Danielle was in the shop. Here she is sitting on my non-Japanese bike (the CL350 wasn't running yet at that time, so I took a Harley).
Good luck bidding, and may the best man win!
p.s. you'd be better off going down I-57. Maybe I could meet you around Chambana.
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