Motorcycles
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I'm hoping to get my license this summer and pick up an old xs650 once the riding season ends. As a past Jeep owner, I'm addicting to tinkering with things that have wheels.
Over the winter I don't know if I'll go cafe or chopper…but I want to do something.
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you guys buy all your bikes 2nd hand?…
what are the suggestions? buying a "good/brilliant in shape" kinda bike and get rolling or should one get a "need some tlc and maybe some diy and we're good to go" kinda bike to get started?
I've bought all mine new - I don't enjoy tinkering, not good at it, and especially as I get older, the squatting and crawling around you need to do to work on a bike is really hard. I figure let someone else make a living - and buying new I've had no real problems, just drop them off for maintenance as needed. And I wouldn't mind buying lightly used - a lot of people buy new bikes and never take to it - you can usually find bikes that are several years old with really low miles.
On the other hand, "if" you like tinkering, are good at it, have proper tools, a good space to do the work - then by all means buy one that needs some work. You will enjoy fucking around with it as much as riding it!
I will also say selling clean lightly used bikes is usually pretty easy - and they will hold their value. I kept my Sporty about 2 years and sold it for almost what I paid for it. Similar story with a Heritage I previously owned. Another tip - if you see a deal on a Harley that seems too good to be true - then it is too good to be true. I had a friend who bought a low mileage, clean-looking bike that had a "salvage" title (a.k.a. it had been dropped) and it was a total nightmare.
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I'm hoping to get my license this summer and pick up an old xs650 once the riding season ends. As a past Jeep owner, I'm addicting to tinkering with things that have wheels.
Over the winter I don't know if I'll go cafe or chopper…but I want to do something.
so much aftermarket support for those little machines
ive got a few buddies with them
one chopped out and another getting ready too -
ive looked at that triumph on youtube ,sounds nice
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A lot of the aesthetic (bars, seat, pipes, etc) wouldn't be hard to do, but the 15" rear tyre and lengthened swing arm are probably beyond me and they're a big part of what's so awesome about that bike. I'd like to come up with a cross between that and the Spirit of the Seventies T100, which is a bit similar.
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do the easy bits and then get an engineer or similar to do the hard bits ,and your on your way
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Beautiful night in the 'Ville. My 03 Fat Boy.
I've always liked the 100th anniversary paint scheme. I had a 100th sporty that I regret getting rid of.
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great images ^^^^
thanks for sharing
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what my favourite madman said!
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uh, yes, different would describe it… i guess you need to innovate and look forward to survive - but i'm too old - i won't be going electric unless internal combustion engines are banned in the U.S.
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its the work of the devil i tell you ,its witchcraft it needs to be burnt