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Message started by Dave on 06/08/23 at 12:14:11

Title: Reliability Rally - $1,000 motorcycle
Post by Dave on 06/08/23 at 12:14:11

Deals Gap (and several others venues) have a 2 day event this year that requires you to spend not more than $1,000 on your entered motorcycle.

https://reliabilityrally.com/

It is a bit tough to do that anymore.......that amount of money doesn't get you much of a motorcycle these days. I have been able to buy a few bikes for that kind of money 5 or 6 years ago - but those were a bit of being in the right place at the right time. My little Ninja was purchased for $250 with a blown motor...it took a $400 used motor and some tires and a few parts to get it going and I had just about a grand into it when it was running again. I bought a Savage that I thought was a parts bike for $500 that didn't have a title - I was able to find the previous owners and they filed for a lost title, it needed a cam and rockers and tires to get it road worthy.....once again it was less than a grand. Similarly I got a 1980 Honda CB125 cheap and got it running well....although it wasn't all that powerful.

If I look on Craigslist there just isn't much available for less than $2,500. I guess if I want to enter that event....I better start watching for the next bargain bike!

Title: Re: Reliability Rally - $1,000 motorcycle
Post by Ruttly on 06/08/23 at 13:06:24

Big fun Dave , San Francisco used to have a similar race , no more than $500 total I’m sure it’s a $1000 by now and must complete a 200 mile rally type race bbq & a band afterwards. They actually did a sweeper lap with flatbed truck case you don’t make it so you don’t miss the party !

Title: Re: Reliability Rally - $1,000 motorcycle
Post by youzguyz on 06/08/23 at 14:49:58

I paid $800 for Mad Hammish. All it needed was a battery.

No problem with "reliability". Sitting around 66k miles.. I think.

Title: Re: Reliability Rally - $1,000 motorcycle
Post by Ruttly on 06/12/23 at 11:35:50

Do it SD (short for Super Dave) , do it on your $1000 Savage. I’ll swear I sold it to you. Maybe a busted up Chinese Grom clone for under 1k . I’m always lookin for a cheap bike to fix & ride/race , a day you will never forget or regret

Paint it white & a red SD on the tank , pay homage to a late , great , American Hero ! 8-)

Title: Re: Reliability Rally - $1,000 motorcycle
Post by Dave on 06/12/23 at 16:50:32

I don't have a suitable project bike at the moment........looks like I need to start looking!

The 250 Ninja and the CB125 both fit the bill perfectly - but I sold them a year or two after I got them running. I had right at $1,000 in the Ninja and it was dead reliable....I rode it 1,400 miles when I rode down and spent a night with MMRanch in Lynchburg, then rode down to Auburn, Alabama and spent a night with Stewmills, then rode to the Barber Vintage Motorcycle days, then rode back home to KY. The Honda CB125 was a bit more limited in speed and distance - it never went more than 20 miles from home on the backroads.

I will need to research the type of riding that is required in the Reliability Rally - I don't want a bike that cannot comfortably travel the routes they ride on for 2 days.....I need something that can keep up with the group.

Title: Re: Reliability Rally - $1,000 motorcycle
Post by Ruttly on 06/12/23 at 20:42:53

Any bike that can endure a two day event , second day may be painful. A gel seat cushion if needed. Just ride !

Title: Re: Reliability Rally - $1,000 motorcycle
Post by ThumperPaul on 06/14/23 at 08:42:49

Here you Dave!
I think it just needs some air in the rear tire.
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Title: Re: Reliability Rally - $1,000 motorcycle
Post by Dave on 06/14/23 at 11:19:00

Thumperpaul:

That bike doesn't have a title....that is a deal killer for me.

I would likely spend more money and time trying to get a title than I would fixing the bike!

Title: Re: Reliability Rally - $1,000 motorcycle
Post by Ruttly on 06/14/23 at 11:48:39

No title , no deal !

Smart boy !

It’ll take all the fun out of the build.

Title: Re: Reliability Rally - $1,000 motorcycle
Post by Ruttly on 06/14/23 at 11:54:05

I’d talk so much trash , run my mouth til he sells it for $100 just to get me to leave ! ;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Reliability Rally - $1,000 motorcycle
Post by J Mac on 06/15/23 at 23:15:45

5F64697E6F63787E656D607F0C0 wrote:

Thumperpaul:

That bike doesn't have a title....that is a deal killer for me.

I would likely spend more money and time trying to get a title than I would fixing the bike!

I just went through a 6-month title "journey", so I can relate. It's a shame our state gummits are so utterly obsessed with titles for old rattletraps that nobody would waste time stealing. It must be something to do with taxes or fees [smiley=rolleyes.gif] [smiley=evil.gif]

Title: Re: Reliability Rally - $1,000 motorcycle
Post by LANCER on 06/16/23 at 03:43:33

It’s all about the tax.