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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> The Cafe >> An '87 for $6500 /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1358459827 Message started by Steve H on 01/17/13 at 13:57:07 |
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Title: An '87 for $6500 Post by Steve H on 01/17/13 at 13:57:07 Check this out. What is he thinking? http://greenville.craigslist.org/mcy/3497546128.html |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by verslagen1 on 01/17/13 at 14:07:09 what are we checking out? linky linky |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by Serowbot on 01/17/13 at 15:18:21 You can buy my 97' for just $2k more... ;D... |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by houstonbofh on 01/17/13 at 15:33:07 This is for the "I want a custom bike but don't have $80k for the same custom sudo-harley that all my friends have" kinda guy. :) |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by EJID on 01/17/13 at 15:49:11 I was going to say maybe he had and extra zero on there... But, what do you think that handle/linkage on the right hand side is for? :-? |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by Greg on 01/17/13 at 16:04:02 good question. I don't know what's behind that cover. Any guesses as to what it does? |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by Greg on 01/17/13 at 16:05:41 Blown up a little more. |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by youzguyz on 01/17/13 at 16:34:22 Gotta be a shifter. Linkage goes across above the starter. |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by cowboy on 01/17/13 at 16:59:15 thats the problem with drinking draino i wish him gots of luck. |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by Dj12midnit on 01/17/13 at 17:00:02 Its a cute little thing, but hardtail no seat to speak of. Does anyone see a speedometer. |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by verslagen1 on 01/17/13 at 17:14:03 looks like his breather filter is bigger than the pod filter :P |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by ToesNose on 01/17/13 at 17:34:17 454A4944000 wrote:
That was my initial thought, but it's worth more then that.....just not worth $6500 IMHO :o |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by Face on 01/17/13 at 18:26:19 Maybe this is one of those "nagging wife" ads......... ...."Sorry honey, I know you want that bike outa here, but nobody replied to my add. Honest, I don't know why no one is calling" |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by ToesNose on 01/18/13 at 04:58:48 7B70627E7F6262110 wrote:
HAHAHAHA good one ;D |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by Paraquat on 01/18/13 at 06:09:42 2A21332F2E3333400 wrote:
Wow... that's so... simple. I never thought of doing it that way. --Steve |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by Dj12midnit on 01/18/13 at 12:06:20 The before shot. http://https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/156403_336963486377603_672962446_n.jpg better shot of the shifter. http://https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/485859_336964143044204_1727868125_n.jpg |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by srinath on 01/18/13 at 12:14:00 I've seen many of those ... in fact the minimum asking $ appears to be that 6g. Sadly I wont be buying any of it ... in fact sometimes I'll call them and ask them about if they have all the original parts in good condition so I can swap it back ... Seriously I think the "Bobber" not just in the savage, but also in the XS650's, the KZ440's, the cb450's the xs650's ... all so done ... so over over over over done. Yawn. Cool. Srinath. |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by Serowbot on 01/18/13 at 17:05:55 He's actually done some nice work there... Just not my cup of tea... I don't think he'll get near that price... :-?... |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by Greg on 01/18/13 at 18:16:32 I understand a shifter for the left hand. I don't think I understand a shifter for the right hand. It is interesting though, and yes, it appears to be very nice work. |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by Dj12midnit on 01/18/13 at 19:59:55 I found those in Google image search. The bike was built by 625 customs https://www.facebook.com/pages/625-Customs/160943270646293?ref=ts&fref=ts |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by Cavi Mike on 01/18/13 at 20:33:17 $2,000 bike and a $4,500 shifter? Unless he bought a Harley just for the tank and is trying to recoup his costs. |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by houstonbofh on 01/19/13 at 18:30:44 7B7E7972757F1C0 wrote:
Left hand on the clutch and the right on the shifter... |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by Greg on 01/20/13 at 07:55:38 3A3D2721263D3C303D343A520 wrote:
Left hand on the clutch and the right on the shifter...[/quote] I see it now. Even though it isn't there, I was thinking clutch lever on the shifter. |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by Boofer on 01/22/13 at 21:05:23 4650475A42575A41350 wrote:
Serowbot, I have never accused you of lying, so I'll let that pass. ;D |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by Serowbot on 01/22/13 at 21:38:15 765B5B525146340 wrote:
Serowbot, I have never accused you of lying, so I'll let that pass. ;D[/quote] Okay,... 3k more... ;D ;D ;D... |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by Boofer on 01/22/13 at 21:42:46 1006110C14010C17630 wrote:
Serowbot, I have never accused you of lying, so I'll let that pass. ;D[/quote] Okay,... 3k more... ;D ;D ;D...[/quote] Would you take a 2 party post-dated check? I might be interested. ;D |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by srinath on 01/25/13 at 21:12:50 2623242F2822410 wrote:
No a shifter for your left hand you will never be able to shift unless you had a foot clutch ... which effectively negates the whole concept. With a left handed clutch @ the handlebar, you can shift with your right hand so a right side shifter is useable ... however, on a savage with that idiotic steering offset, in slow speeds you wont be able to hold onto the bar operate the clutch and shift ... Before you modify anything like this on this bike, you need to get that steering lightened up. That bike will be unrideable in traffic ... You need to be freaking schwartznegger to get it through 1 mile of traffic. Cool. Srinath. |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by Greg on 01/26/13 at 09:46:30 Srinath, I was assuming a clutch lever on the shifter. In that scenario, shifting with a left handed shifter works fine. For whatever reason, I thought there was one on the right handed shifter. I can see there is none, but my mind refused to believe it. http://www.hdforums.com/forum/attachments/softail-models/62502d1250133802-jockey-shift-with-lever-1974_cb750_chopper_project-293x211.jpg |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by arteacher on 01/27/13 at 09:19:06 If you take your right hand off the throttle to shift, what holds the throttle open? |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by srinath on 01/27/13 at 11:30:15 7B707079757A7B6160140 wrote:
A lot of shifting happens on shut throttle under normal riding, except we do it so quick being experienced riders, I guess you'd have to deal with the rpm's dropping to idle and then revving it back to match the load. Cool. Srinath. |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by arteacher on 01/27/13 at 15:58:09 So you would have to pull in the clutch, the throttle would drop to idle when you reached for the shift lever, shift with your right hand, get it back on the throttle and set it to about the right rpms and let out the clutch? Talk about a suicide shift! :-? |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by Boofer on 01/27/13 at 20:08:26 You 'spose to let off the throttle to shift? :-/ |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by hexnut on 01/29/13 at 12:04:46 I don't believe riding that bike would be much fun. Its not something I would want to do. |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by Dj12midnit on 01/30/13 at 16:48:23 Would be easier to shift with out the clutch then with out the throttle. |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by ZAR on 01/30/13 at 18:55:34 Back in the '70's we called those rigs "plow handle" shifters. Course they was on the left side and they worked pretty well till you had a "oh crap" stop. Then it was a Keystone cops kind of show! With no front brake,the plowhandle shifter and 6-10" over forks ya had yer work cut out fer ya son! Try that with yer new-fangled disc brakes on both ends and yer air-ride suspension ;D! |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by ZAR on 01/30/13 at 18:59:35 674A4A434057250 wrote:
Only iffen ya aint usin the clutch ::) |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by ZAR on 01/30/13 at 19:01:38 040C131405170112145051600 wrote:
Hexnut, being an "ole fart" like me I figgered you'da rode them back in the day! They was a ride! |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by hexnut on 01/30/13 at 19:29:44 The first Harley I rode was in 1960. It was a 1952 with foot clutch and tank shift. Didn't take long to get the hang of it. It was a much better set up than this bike. |
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Title: Re: An '87 for $6500 Post by ZAR on 01/30/13 at 19:46:23 5E56494E5F4D5B484E0A0B3A0 wrote:
Sounds like we rode similar scooters hexnut. I spent some time on a 45" flathead like that but we changed the rocker clutch to the plowhandle with the squeeze clutch on the shift. I just never got the hang of the rocker clutch. Part of that may have been it didn't have the "overthrow" to lock it in sitting at a stop. |
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