Here's the deal.
I bought a parts bike to get the parts I needed for my VLX project. I really only needed the forks, a speedo, and a front wheel from the parts bike.
I paid $800 for the parts bike. It was wrecked pretty bad.
I'm having a tough time doing the math to get my money back out of the parts bike by parting it out.
I also managed to, somehow, buy the parts I would have needed to fix the original bike.
So, now I have a complete VLX (needs painted) and most of the parts for the parts bike to be turned into a rideable machine. It would never be a complete VLX but could be easily turned into a bobber. The rear of the frame was so damaged it needed to be cut off just to rotate the back wheel. The remaining frame is slightly bent but could be straightened.
So, here's the dilemma.
Do I continue parting out the parts bike or turn it into a bobber. Right now I'm still into the parts bike for $800 (after doing the math on the parts I bought vs the parts I sold, etc).
To bob it I would need to put another $300-500 into the parts bike, not including a replacement gas tank. And it would be a very basic bobber.
The bike will show 10K actual miles.
So, to make it into a bobber I'm into it for around $1500 plus my time. I wouldn't keep it. I would sell it. It would have a reconstructed title...
Opinions?
I bought a parts bike to get the parts I needed for my VLX project. I really only needed the forks, a speedo, and a front wheel from the parts bike.
I paid $800 for the parts bike. It was wrecked pretty bad.
I'm having a tough time doing the math to get my money back out of the parts bike by parting it out.
I also managed to, somehow, buy the parts I would have needed to fix the original bike.
So, now I have a complete VLX (needs painted) and most of the parts for the parts bike to be turned into a rideable machine. It would never be a complete VLX but could be easily turned into a bobber. The rear of the frame was so damaged it needed to be cut off just to rotate the back wheel. The remaining frame is slightly bent but could be straightened.
So, here's the dilemma.
Do I continue parting out the parts bike or turn it into a bobber. Right now I'm still into the parts bike for $800 (after doing the math on the parts I bought vs the parts I sold, etc).
To bob it I would need to put another $300-500 into the parts bike, not including a replacement gas tank. And it would be a very basic bobber.
The bike will show 10K actual miles.
So, to make it into a bobber I'm into it for around $1500 plus my time. I wouldn't keep it. I would sell it. It would have a reconstructed title...
Opinions?