S&S Motors in Harley Frames
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RE: S&S Motors in Harley Frames
Depends!
If the bike is titled by the frame #, as all late model bikes are, then it is still an HD as far as the law is concerned. Whether the value changes depends on the buyer. If I'm buying a rider, having an S&S motor would be a plus to me. If I'm looking at a bike for restoration, then obviously it's gonna hurt the value.
If the bike is titled by the frame #, as all late model bikes are, then it is still an HD as far as the law is concerned. Whether the value changes depends on the buyer. If I'm buying a rider, having an S&S motor would be a plus to me. If I'm looking at a bike for restoration, then obviously it's gonna hurt the value.
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RE: S&S Motors in Harley Frames
Baseing a price on a Harley. S&S motor hurts the value. Same as for Revtec, Patrick, etc.. IT'S NOT FACTORY.
The otherside of the coin, You have a custom based upon a Harley frame, price is based upon the cost of parts and build time.
Just looked at an FL with a Revtec, guy wanted too much. The Revtec hurt it.
The otherside of the coin, You have a custom based upon a Harley frame, price is based upon the cost of parts and build time.
Just looked at an FL with a Revtec, guy wanted too much. The Revtec hurt it.
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RE: S&S Motors in Harley Frames
This is a particularly tough question. The bike itself has a lot to do with it. A guy just put a 96" S&S engine in a early 90's FXR. The value of the bike with the stock engine was probably around $6000. He spent $6000 on the S&S engine. When all was said and done, he still has a $6000 bike.
Whats the value to him? The bike had 120,000 on the original engine. He isn't going to sell the bike, he is going to ride it and probably put another 120,000 miles on it. Did he lose money? Did it hurt the value? In his case I would say no. If he had plans of selling it for a profit, then yes.
Whats the value to him? The bike had 120,000 on the original engine. He isn't going to sell the bike, he is going to ride it and probably put another 120,000 miles on it. Did he lose money? Did it hurt the value? In his case I would say no. If he had plans of selling it for a profit, then yes.
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RE: S&S Motors in Harley Frames
ORIGINAL: rap87
Does an S&S motor dramatically change the sound...I had heard S&S is related to Harley Engines somehow...maybe design team?
Does an S&S motor dramatically change the sound...I had heard S&S is related to Harley Engines somehow...maybe design team?
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RE: S&S Motors in Harley Frames
Last I heard, Harley protects their trademarks with a vengeance, and they say a bike has to have a Harley engine as well as frame to be registered or sold as a Harley. And they have notified owners of offending bikes who have incorrectly advertised them as Harleys.
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RE: S&S Motors in Harley Frames
ORIGINAL: mp
Last I heard, Harley protects their trademarks with a vengeance, and they say a bike has to have a Harley engine as well as frame to be registered or sold as a Harley. And they have notified owners of offending bikes who have incorrectly advertised them as Harleys.
Last I heard, Harley protects their trademarks with a vengeance, and they say a bike has to have a Harley engine as well as frame to be registered or sold as a Harley. And they have notified owners of offending bikes who have incorrectly advertised them as Harleys.
The motorcycle was sold as a Harley Davidson. Replacing the motor is like changing the motor in a chevy. You can put a ford motor in it and the vin still says it's a chevy.
I heard that S&S sold motors to the Indian Motorcycle company till they could get their motor program going.
If I had two Harleys sitting side by side and one has a new stock motor and the other has a new S&S, I'm going to buy the S&S.
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RE: S&S Motors in Harley Frames
In the Peoples Republic of Kalif, they follow the letter of the law...pre 70 are registered by motor vin only, 70 and later are registered by frame and motor. You change out a 2000 HD with the proper paperwork and the only thing you will get when you have it inspected by the Bear is a blue tag that designates it as SPCN - special construction. You can call it anything you want but if you were to register it today it would show as a 2006 SPCN. Guess a buyer has to decide what it is really worth and what he/she can live with.