Honda "Chopper"...this guy must be on crack!
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my first real job at 16 was working for Tony Carlini at his first shop,which was in Michigan. Most of his work was 750 hondas on rigid frames, we built alot of them. They were simple, fast and reliable but as my brother always reminded me, they weren't harleys..
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The price is why I thought it was so ridiculous. I know bike values pretty well and with those kind of miles that is about a $3000 bike. There is no way that kit makes it worth $5500 more. I have seen new Honda Fury's being sold for $9500. Just my $.02
My first bike was a 97 VLX 600, and I thought it was a great first bike. There is nothing wrong with those old school choppers, but I dont see how putting a bolt on 14° rake kit on a bike with some loud exhaust makes it a chopper.
My first bike was a 97 VLX 600, and I thought it was a great first bike. There is nothing wrong with those old school choppers, but I dont see how putting a bolt on 14° rake kit on a bike with some loud exhaust makes it a chopper.
so yeah...ok sure... it's a chopper....
an '04 VLX with 19k miles on it... is worth (as you note) around 3 grand.... add-ons do not add value (unless you find that one RIGHT buyer)
There's a lot of those "chopper kits" for sale, and many of them are in the 2 grand range. My guess is he'll wind up selling it for a LOT less....but the boy can dream.
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Not a bad little bike for what it is...he's just gonna have to get reasonable on that "OBO"...one of my favorite mags is The Horse Backstreet Choppers, and a lot of guys send in pics of nice low budget metric chops...
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From: NOMAD Milton FL Now Originaly From San Rafael CA
back in days of old we choped what ever we had $ to buy
in 1969 i bought a 1946 hd from SF HA $600 that was big money then
u could get a triumph bsa honda for lots less and newer $200 to $400 may not sound like much
but u work all weak for $65.00 think about it
in 1969 i bought a 1946 hd from SF HA $600 that was big money then
u could get a triumph bsa honda for lots less and newer $200 to $400 may not sound like much
but u work all weak for $65.00 think about it
