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I want to upgrade the rear shocks and upgrade or rebuild the CV carb, and maybe put taller bars on it. Plenty more I'd love to do, but I'll probably have to be satisfied with that for now until my wallet's thicker.
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Got any better pics like full sides, full front and back instead of close-up shots of certain damage? Would be better to get an overall look. Myself I would never have bought it back unless the price was way less then what I could get for the motor and trans when I found out the frame was toast. Judging by what you stated for damage they never would have totaled it for just that. The way it works is they start adding up the cost of repair. When they get to a certain dollar amount and there's more obvious damage they stop looking and write it off. There's obviously more that they know about that you don't.
If you plan to continue with the project strip it and take the frame to a good frame guy and put it on a jig. Don't even try and eyeball it for straightness. I hope I'm wrong about yours but I've seen a lot of guys throw a ton of money at a total only to wind up with a salvage title bike worth half of what they put into it. Also keep an eye out for a used frame with a good title just in case. Good luck and keep us posted.
If you plan to continue with the project strip it and take the frame to a good frame guy and put it on a jig. Don't even try and eyeball it for straightness. I hope I'm wrong about yours but I've seen a lot of guys throw a ton of money at a total only to wind up with a salvage title bike worth half of what they put into it. Also keep an eye out for a used frame with a good title just in case. Good luck and keep us posted.
Last edited by Hey Man; Jun 29, 2019 at 04:45 PM.
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Got any better pics like full sides, full front and back instead of close-up shots of certain damage? Would be better to get an overall look. Myself I would never have bought it back unless the price was way less then what I could get for the motor and trans when I found out the frame was toast. Judging by what you stated for damage they never would have totaled it for just that. The way it works is they start adding up the cost of repair. When they get to a certain dollar amount and there's more obvious damage they stop looking and write it off. There's obviously more that they know about that you don't.
If you plan to continue with the project strip it and take the frame to a good frame guy and put it on a jig. Don't even try and eyeball it for straightness. I hope I'm wrong about yours but I've seen a lot of guys throw a ton of money at a total only to wind up with a salvage title bike worth half of what they put into it. Also keep an eye out for a used frame with a good title just in case. Good luck and keep us posted.
If you plan to continue with the project strip it and take the frame to a good frame guy and put it on a jig. Don't even try and eyeball it for straightness. I hope I'm wrong about yours but I've seen a lot of guys throw a ton of money at a total only to wind up with a salvage title bike worth half of what they put into it. Also keep an eye out for a used frame with a good title just in case. Good luck and keep us posted.
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First thing I'd do would be pull off the tins and start measuring the frame to see if the main structure is still straight and true...bent brackets are easy to fix...bent frame not so much. Franks in CA is the best place I've found for frame repair.
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