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Message started by kylejang on 08/05/19 at 15:56:17

Title: Is worth buying extra bike parts?
Post by kylejang on 08/05/19 at 15:56:17

Today I went to check 2004 Savage without engine. It's $400.
It stored outside so not a very good condition.
I currently owned 2008 S40. Is many parts are interchangeable?
Is it might be good cash for selling some parts?
Please let me know what you guys think.

Title: Re: Is worth buying extra bike parts?
Post by Serowbot on 08/05/19 at 16:44:14

Depends on your location.
Shipping has gone crazy recent years.

I'd go $200 without an engine,... not sure I'd pay $400

I'd like to find a drive belt cheap. Does it have one?.

Title: Re: Is worth buying extra bike parts?
Post by kylejang on 08/05/19 at 20:04:40

I live Toronto, Canada. We don't have many bike as USA does and not many people buy Savage or S40. Yes it does have a belt, belt pully , carburator, starting motor, all front end include brakes, no front turn signals, fuel tank(needs to sand, bondo, paint), Frt & rear wheels, rear shocks(looks like aftermarket), Muffler, no seat. passenger backrest etc...
All chrome is not good shape.

Title: Re: Is worth buying extra bike parts?
Post by Gary_in_NJ on 08/06/19 at 06:44:02

Back in the early 2000's I owned a '94 KDX200. The engine was built by Eric Gore and the suspension was tweeked to perfection. The bike was the perfect woods weapon (I even raced a few MX tracks with it) and I thought I'd have the bike for decades. Worried about having enough parts for so many years I purchased a roller (no engine) for a few hundred dollars. I disassembled the parts bike, cleaned each part, bagged and tagged right down to the nuts and bolts, and stored on a dedicated shelf in my basement. I had "inventory"

About a year after buying the roller I experienced my first (then new to the market) modern four-stroke off-road bike. A few weeks later I had a Yamaha YZF250 that I modified, once again, to perfection.

The KDX was ridden a few times over the course of a few years...and then sold. The only part I ever used from the roller was a fuel cap. The remainder of it was brought to the dump about two years ago when I need the shelf space. Thrown away, bagged and tagged.

Title: Re: Is worth buying extra bike parts?
Post by ohiomoto on 08/06/19 at 08:46:38

No, it's not worth it unless you can part it out for enough money to make it worth your time. Especially when you consider that you are unlikely to spend $400 in parts on your 2008 over the next 10 years.

Title: Re: Is worth buying extra bike parts?
Post by verslagen1 on 08/06/19 at 09:52:25

7163767F707B747D1A0 wrote:

If the parts are usable and that you might use them in the event of a crash, then it might be worth it if you can store it. But if chrome is in bad shape would you want to use them?

Title: Re: Is worth buying extra bike parts?
Post by kylejang on 08/07/19 at 21:25:19

How about handle bar? Older style is more comfortable than newer style handle bar? and interchangeable too? I am 5.6 tall. I want as comfortable as possible. Last weekend I went solo long ride and was very tired.