Brother Has Two Harley Shortsters
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03-17-2011, 11:56 AM
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He's your brother, you don't want to rip him off. How about you take the bikes and restore them and then you both split the profit? Or both of you make a project out of restoring them and spend some time together?
#12
03-17-2011, 11:39 PM
Depending on how bad they are, a ballpark might be somewhere between
$400-800 each. Harley/Aermacchi only made the true Shortster in 1972, the later bikes that look the same are X-90's. Many people call them
all Shortster's but 1972 is the only true shortster (65CC). I own a fully restored 72 Shorty, and have been offered up to $3500 for it, not for sale.. :-)
The 72 had NO oil injection, the X-90's did. A real shorty will have no oil tank on it, premix fuel only. There are still places to get parts for them, but they are NOT cheap. If you want to restore them, be prepared to spend some serious cash! If you are good at working on bikes, there may be some potential profit for you in these bikes. If your not prepared to do the work yourself, you might as well pass on them.
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$400-800 each. Harley/Aermacchi only made the true Shortster in 1972, the later bikes that look the same are X-90's. Many people call them
all Shortster's but 1972 is the only true shortster (65CC). I own a fully restored 72 Shorty, and have been offered up to $3500 for it, not for sale.. :-)
The 72 had NO oil injection, the X-90's did. A real shorty will have no oil tank on it, premix fuel only. There are still places to get parts for them, but they are NOT cheap. If you want to restore them, be prepared to spend some serious cash! If you are good at working on bikes, there may be some potential profit for you in these bikes. If your not prepared to do the work yourself, you might as well pass on them.
My 2 ct's
Rags
#14
03-17-2011, 11:42 PM
Folks have these bikes in their barn or where ever, and think they're worth big bucks. Maybe they should call antique archeologists to make them an offer? I'm dead serious, there has to be thousands of these bikes in corn cribs or someplace else just sitting. KBB lists a 70 Rapido at 500 bucks, thats as far as they go back.
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