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My garage occupants

Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:54 pm
by none
With weather turning cold, it is time to shop for used bikes.
Picked up a nearly stock 2001 SV650S, minor body work scratches,
needs carb sync, oil/filter/coolant/brake fluid change, 17k miles. $1250 USD. Lots of potential.
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Last month, $1500 cash for 2002 R1150RS with 22k mi., comes with fancy saddle.. small dent in the front wheel, needs some ABS fixing.
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Currently in garage:
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Re: My garage occupants

Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2019 10:59 pm
by Mitch1100
And i was told i had problems with 3 in the garage :? :roll:

Re: My garage occupants

Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2019 9:50 pm
by Paul
Nice selection. Pretty much all bases covered with that lot.

Cheers,

Paul

Re: My garage occupants

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2019 7:02 pm
by none
Mitch1100 wrote:And i was told i had problems with 3 in the garage :? :roll:


There are far worse problems to have than owning different motorcycles.

Paul wrote:Nice selection. Pretty much all bases covered with that lot.

Cheers,

Paul


Thanks, looking to add an electric dirt/trail/dual sport bike in the near future.

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Re: My garage occupants

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2019 7:08 pm
by nab 301
Nice collection with the latest ones at least for very little, keep the photos coming if you get an electric bike too.

Re: My garage occupants

Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2019 12:46 pm
by The Teutonic Tangerine
I am curious about the Honda. 175cc, 250cc or 35cc?

Re: My garage occupants

Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2019 2:47 pm
by none
The Teutonic Tangerine wrote:I am curious about the Honda. 175cc, 250cc or 35cc?


It's a 1972 CL350 Scrambler, the OEM badge from the sidecover is missing.
It needed a clutch cable, tires & tubes, seat could use a new foam cover.
It's was a $400 purchase along with trade of some welding equipment that I didn't use anymore.
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Re: My garage occupants

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:11 am
by none
Got my electric bicycle... more of a moped.
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Re: My garage occupants

Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2020 7:36 pm
by nab 301
Pedal assist I guess?

Re: My garage occupants

Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 4:51 am
by BoxerCup R
Hi None

All good bikes in their own right, I take it you like Hondas :wink:

That CL looks 'the part' and very different, haven't seen one before 8)

How often do they get out to play ? Enjoy them all, as I'm sure you do.

My bikes at present :-



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Cheers
John

Re: My garage occupants

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2020 5:58 pm
by none
BoxerCup R wrote:Hi None

All good bikes in their own right, I take it you like Hondas :wink:

That CL looks 'the part' and very different, haven't seen one before 8)

How often do they get out to play ? Enjoy them all, as I'm sure you do.

John



Prefer Hondas after owning most other brands in the last two decades.

Some people drink, some smoke or do other hardcore stuff, I buy used bikes, work on them and sell them at a profit.

Hondas seems to keep their value better than others, easy to work on and cheap to purchase when you know how/where to look for them.

The CL350 had been sitting in a barn for ages when I first got it.
I had traded some welding equipment and $400 for it. I cleaned the carbs, it started fine, but had fuel leak b/c I didn't replace the gaskets.
I replaced the gaskets, rode it for about 2k miles until the head gasket blew up. I guess old/vintage 350s are not meant for sustained highway usage.
I gave it away to a friend who really wanted it to trade of a stand-up, coin-operated video game that weighs about the same.

The postie bikes get around town locally for errand runs..
With electric bikes becoming cheaper, I think the postie bikes will get replaced by ebikes; while they still have some value.

Bicycles are also part of my passion.
I've pedaled over 70k miles since 2004 on my one main road bike, the gravel bike in the background I bought the frame in 2017:
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All mt bikes are still 26" wheels. I converted one of them to a 45 mph capable ebike:
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Re: My garage occupants

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 3:49 pm
by none
Picked up another SV for $600 cash.

01 model, nearly stock, under 8k miles, less than 30 miles ridden in the last 7 years, have been sitting in the last 2 years.
Will need chain/sprockets, fork seals, all fluids, etc..

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Re: My garage occupants

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 10:58 pm
by simon
Looks tidy..
Whilst not being the prettiest of bikes it's quirkiness has an appeal..
What are they like to ride?.. What's the engine like?

Re: My garage occupants

Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 9:46 pm
by none
Honest ride review:
https://youtu.be/0I_QwDoRI6M

Re: My garage occupants

Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 11:07 pm
by simon
... Tempting :twisted: