Pictures of your Motorcycle

[Strodder]

Originally Posted by jhwkns

ttt for ya Dennis

Thanks

[jhwkns]

We rode over 200 miles today. 160 of it dirt. Man I'm whipped, but what fun. Seven departed, Seven returned. It was good day.


Well... The bike doesn't look too bad, just dusty. It ran good all day with no issues.

[Strodder]

That does sound like a fun & tiring ride. What did you do for gas? Was there a chase truck?

[jhwkns]

Originally Posted by Strodder

That does sound like a fun & tiring ride. What did you do for gas? Was there a chase truck?

We passed through Moapa for gas, and lunch. I could have made it without refueling though. My 5.8 gallon tank gives me a range of well over 200 miles.

[xs-style]

ok Jhwkns, Ill get with the program. Heres my heap.



The phrase 'needs work' doesnt even begin to describe this lol. Ive never had a bike before, but it cant be to bad. Good examples of these sell in the 700 - 1000 range now. At 60 bucks, this was cheap enough. Parts are plentiful and cheap online. I figure I may still have a grand in it by the time its done, but by then Ill know every inch of it and wont worry about what might go wrong.

[Strodder]

The seat looks good.

[yote1234]

heres my road hog! 1968 minitrail early vin #000377

[Strodder]

WOW clean Mini Yote

[yote1234]

Originally Posted by Strodder

WOW clean Mini Yote

thx... have owned it about 15-years now... still enjoy!

[jhwkns]

Originally Posted by xs-style

The phrase 'needs work' doesnt even begin to describe this lol. Ive never had a bike before, but it cant be to bad. Good examples of these sell in the 700 - 1000 range now. At 60 bucks, this was cheap enough. Parts are plentiful and cheap online. I figure I may still have a grand in it by the time its done, but by then Ill know every inch of it and wont worry about what might go wrong.

Chinese knock-off engines are available pretty cheap for those. You might be surprised. Those are fun little bikes. I hope you have fun with it.

Originally Posted by yote1234

heres my road hog! 1968 minitrail early vin #000377

Nice restoration. That's very cool.

[Strodder]

Bought another XV 750 Yamaha yesterday. Only 200 bucks. Now I have 2 of them. I'll make one good one from the 2, and have lots of extra parts to sell. This one even has a complete engine, ignition key and a title.

[Strodder]

Here's both bikes. Total investment is $210.00

[suprachrgd82]

Added some carbon. No, it's NOT a Gixxer.

[DT1]

I see a few XL650 fans here. This is mine.

[DT1]

Couple more...
1980 Yamaha IT425G
2006 KTM 525EXC

[DT1]

Originally Posted by xs-style

ok Jhwkns, Ill get with the program. Heres my heap.



The phrase 'needs work' doesnt even begin to describe this lol. Ive never had a bike before, but it cant be to bad. Good examples of these sell in the 700 - 1000 range now. At 60 bucks, this was cheap enough. Parts are plentiful and cheap online. I figure I may still have a grand in it by the time its done, but by then Ill know every inch of it and wont worry about what might go wrong.

I have one of those. But I think you're off a bit on the restoration cost. I thought I could do mine for $1000-$1200 but when all of the smoke cleared, it cost around $1,800. I sold it the local Honda shop for $1,900.

[Strodder]

DTI, Nice dirt bikes. Looks like you really take good care of them.

[wannagettachevy]

figured ide post pics of my bike just before i sold it. this is what funded my chevy!

[EZ4U2C]

Here's my 02 roadking classic. The second pic is on a strip called the loop in Daytona Beach.

[xs-style]

DT1, did you order most of your resto parts online? Getting stuff here is what I believe will run my cost up. From what I see, shipping cost more than the parts in most cases

[DT1]

Originally Posted by xs-style

DT1, did you order most of your resto parts online? Getting stuff here is what I believe will run my cost up. From what I see, shipping cost more than the parts in most cases

Without the internet, I honestly believe it would have been next to impossible to restore any of them.
That said, I have spent more cash on almost every bike than it's worth. In my case, the money plays second fiddle next to the desire to restore the machine properly.
It you're looking to get the bike in acceptable shape without laying out big $$$, the best bet is to locate a couple of donar bikes and massage the usable parts back to life.
Things like rubber and original graphics/decals are also a large cost factor. For example, I paid $100. just for the original stickers on the fuel tank for the CT90.

[Monty]

mine...

[Strodder]

Nice shot. Where was it?

[Monty]

that is in Glacier National Park, on the Going-to-the-Sun highway with 'Bird Woman falls' in the background.

gotta watch the locals there 'bouts. caught this one casing my ride.

[xs-style]

Well it doesnt have to be perfect, as I do plan to ride it on the farm and enjoy it. That said, If I do it, it also has to be done right. Donor bikes would be right up my alley. Unfortunately I would just wind up with me looking at parts to fix the parts bikes eventually lol. Id get the one Im working on finished up, and then end up saying "well.... Ive got that frame over there..."