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Message started by LANCER on 03/19/10 at 22:26:59

Title: A Find :)
Post by LANCER on 03/19/10 at 22:26:59

Guess what happened this morning as I was going through the woods on my way to grandma's house...er my old house ?
I got a call from a dude who had posted an '86 Savage w/ 17k on Craigslist and he was ready to sell. I looked; old of course but all the metal was straight; tires had tread but the rubber is kind of old and they were almost flat; some rust here and there as expected; belt broken; no rubber carb tube; but it did start and run

The young dude, Justin, was asking $450 or b/o; I threw down $300 and left with bike & title.
Yep, it is a good way to start the day.

http://images.craigslist.org/3k93ob3l15T85Pb5R1a381de1478ffe171b44.jpg

http://images.craigslist.org/3me3p93l35T85P25R3a38e75c5cb8da921c13.jpg

http://images.craigslist.org/3k13m13p65Te5P65R7a38f5ea4668b6301842.jpg

http://images.craigslist.org/3kb3ma3lf5Te5P05R0a38e4028477cc9513f3.jpg

It needs new cables/brake line, carb rebuild, new rubber front & back, forks serviced and likely new seals, breake rebuild & new pads/shoes, and probably new light bulbs. Fortunately I have all the stuff but the front tire.
Forgot to mention that with the belt broken it will need ... new sprockets and a chain. Got um. ;)

The stable now has 3 LS650's in it.

Title: Re: A Find :)
Post by dasch on 03/19/10 at 23:30:14

Got a feeling you are not gonna rebuild it to stock, right? ;)

How's this project dubbed? Rex II? T-Rex? Velociraptor?

Title: Re: A Find :)
Post by verslagen1 on 03/20/10 at 00:04:03

I got four... well one's down to a frame. but I still got it. ;D

Title: Re: A Find :)
Post by miker on 03/20/10 at 06:39:11

$300.00 = nice find. Thank you sir, may I have another?

Title: Re: A Find :)
Post by cursal on 03/20/10 at 08:56:07

Congrats on starting your day out great!
Sounds like a fun project with little needed but some time with the bike and a radio playing in the background.

:D

Title: Re: A Find :)
Post by Rocco on 03/20/10 at 09:55:04

good for u my brotha!! that's a steal man!

my friend and i are lookin @ a vulcan 750 tomorrow, a 95 with 7000 on it, he only wants a grand....i have a feeling he'll have a bike tomorrow!!

Title: Re: A Find :)
Post by photojoe on 03/20/10 at 11:59:55

Congrats on a nice find Lancer :D

Title: Re: A Find :)
Post by JohnBoy on 03/20/10 at 22:48:29

Can I be your friend!!!

Title: Re: A Find :)
Post by miker on 03/21/10 at 06:42:17

Well, I didn't find a complete bike for $300 yesterday, but I did score a sportster king tank for the Savage and a near new set of 9 spoke mags for the harley, all for $300. Somehow I think Lancer got the better deal

Title: Re: A Find :)
Post by drharveys on 03/21/10 at 08:47:08

Wow! A great buy and a nice project all in one! Congrats!

And we're all eager to see how things progress... 8-)

Title: Re: A Find :)
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 03/21/10 at 09:37:59

Did you get REx all straightened out? Are you gonna be stealing stuff off this one or building it up? Or, am I wrong, thinking it was Rex that got smacked in a parking lot? I know someone got a bike smacked, but, Im fuzzy on the details.
Anyway, Congrats.

Title: Re: A Find :)
Post by verslagen1 on 03/21/10 at 10:23:19

It was oldfeller that got his hiney smacked.
I think he's got it straightened out now.

Title: Re: A Find :)
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 03/21/10 at 10:28:41

Ahhhh, yea, now I 'member.