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1987 possibly for sale or parts
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Hello,
I have a 1987 Savage and I'm looking for info on a fair price to sell it. It was completely rebuilt back in 2013 and almost never ridden. My wife wanted it but as it turns out, doesn't like a clutch. It's been sitting around covered and occasionally gets started. There are more parts and stuff than I can list but the highlights are tons of chrome and polished parts, the engine has been rebuilt and upgraded with Verslagen's cam chain tensioner, anti kickback gear from the later models and a Mikuni carb kit from Lancer that I added about three years ago. all the cables, bearings and such are new, many of the electrical and controls are from 2005 and later machines. it's in very good shape for its age and runs really well.
Now for the issue... the engine has a knock. I believe it is from the counter balancer, but I don't want to take it apart to find out.
I have a ton of spare parts including a crankshaft, counter balancer, oil pump, clutch assembly the original carb, and many other things. Also is a brand new gel battery and a fresh oil change.  
I was curious what anyone here on this forum would think is a fair price? $1,500.00?   I have lots of photos for more reference if interested.
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Re: 1987 possibly for sale or parts
Reply #1 - Today at 07:35:58
 
It is very hard to say what it is worth.

It looks great and obviously has a lot of work done on the paint and metal polishing and includes a carb update - but an engine with a knock is a deal killer for a lot of folks.

With the source of the knock not being known, and the fact that the engine has been apart and worked on previously - it makes potential buyers nervous about what went wrong inside the engine.  With lots of new parts that includes bearings - the engine should have run a very long time.........something inside the engine likely was not assembled correctly.

Folks who would likely be interested in this bike are likely looking for a bargain - a price that they would feel is appropriate for a project bike that needs engine work.  The knock could be something minor like a loose flywheel nut - or more serious like the crankshaft pin that drives the balancer wheel (caused by a fractured cam drive gear when somebody overtightened the left hand thread nut).

I believe the bike would sell much easier and at a higher price if you got the engine repaired.
 
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