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I wish people would stop giving me bikes!

Discussion in 'Hangout Lounge' started by Bobbybonez, Sep 28, 2012.

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    Well, not really. But I am running out of storage space! My newest acquisitions would be a 72' CB450 which I have yet to lay eyes on but was told its mine, and two really rough (I have actually scavenged a part or two off of these for my Maxim) 650 Secas, one of which is a turbo :D These two I will be going to pick up this weekend some time. Pictures will come as soon as I get a chance.

    In the year that I have been fixing my bike, I have since had four donated to me because people don't have the time to fix them their selves. I have stopped buying bikes, but I'll take all the free bikes I can!
     
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    I wish people would start. I had to buy every one of mine.
     
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    I went through a period like that. Seems like it's feast or famine...when I don't have bike, I can't find a cheap one to save my life...

    Then the one time I had 2 bikes at the same time ('99 XL1200C and a '89 KZ1000P Police bike) I had one guy give me an '81 Gold Wing and another gave me a '73 CB350G....and then I found a great deal on a 90-something Kaw 750 Vulcan with a bad stator and for a while I had 5...a personal best. Just bought the Vulcan to repair and flip it though.
     
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    I only had to pay for 3 of the 8 bikes I have owned. I sold the XL for $150 and had probably about $100 worth of new parts with it. The 350 came from from our friend Yammadof and the other three mentioned in the original post I don't really have yet.

    I'm hoping I can use the two Seca's to make one bike, like I said they are in really rough shape. The only ones I have that are in good shape are my Midnight Maxim and the 550 Maxim, and only the Midnight runs. I'm thinking to fund some of the other ones I will have to fix and sell the 550 and the 350 and the 450 might become one bike as well. Obviously nobody is going to say here take this awesome bike I just rebuilt and dont worry about the money..... Unless of course its hot.
     
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    Here is a picture of my Midnight and my buddies 82' 750 Maxim just because I like the picture. You can also see the other 650 just to the left of mine and the handle bars of the 350 behind it. My dads Norton is to the left of the other 650 under the plastic and a blanket.
     

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    oops you cant see the Norton...
     
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    try taking some in the daylight :p
     
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    I have some pictures of all my bikes some where taken in day light, except for the ones I don't have yet. I'd like to get a picture of all of them lined up together even though somme of them arnt astheticly pleasing. I'm getting a tent shed to put up so I can store the ones I'm not working on in there. So one I have that I will get some good pictures. Pretty excited to get the turbo but I have a list of jobs in front of that one.
     
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