Help needed urgently !!

[spooch63]

Know its not an lc but need urgent help with this one, seen a bike on ebay and can't seem to get it out of my head, feel the need to buy the damned thing. So why do I feel the need to buy it, got a shed full of projects that'll keep me going for a few years and no room for it BUT and this is the important bit, the tank as you can see from the pictures has a dint in it and i'm basing my entire decision on the fact that I have a mint tank in my shed doing nothing, now any sane and normal person would wait till its been sold and put the aforementioned tank on ebay about a week after the bike sold at a reasonable buy it now price encouraging the buyer to make the purchase. However we are neither sane or normal and I'm thinking it would be much easier to buy the bike myself and simply fit the tank. So what I need as a matter of urgency is about 200 reasons why I shouldn't but the flipping thing. Obviously things like its way over priced, you've got enough already and you haven't got the time don't count !!


www.ebay.co.uk/itm/302158114723?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT


Cheers  

Spooch

[paulperth]

Brexit any good for you ?

[spooch63]

Dec 29, 2016 21:50:52 GMT 1 paulperth said:

Brexit any good for you ?

Not really mate, did't take much notice of it then and don't take much notice of it now, in or out won't make the slightest bit of difference to me, 

[russpuss]

I sold a mint 400C last year for £3500, that's overpriced and pink.

[shunter]

I am probably not the best person to advise you as I have 11 bikes but it is too expensive unless you know the bike. I didn't know that there were that many barns in the uk for the amount of bikes on eBay that are barn finds.

[unrealedd]

Well if it floats yer boat and you got money burning a hole then buy it… You only live once!

[iwantalc]

chuck in a cheeky offer if accepted result if not walk away and go to plan b advertise your tank ..

[scootjockey]

Go on buy it have a fiddle fit the tank keep it till mid late February and sell it for say £4K then you get £50 for the tank ebay make a fortune out of you in fees, and your doing your bit for globilisation filling the coffers of faceless conglomerates who are taking the pi** every day. Or have I got that wrong ?

[spooch63]

Dec 29, 2016 22:32:05 GMT 1 iwantalc said:

chuck in a cheeky offer if accepted result if not walk away and go to plan b advertise your tank ..

Already chucked in a cheeky offer and it was declined, really struggle to part with my spares, bit of a hoarder as far as parts go, well you just never know when you might need them !! Probably got more parts stashed away than "funds for her!" except mine are all usable !! 

[steve h]

They are crap! Will that do??
Not a patch on an LC......and way over priced for what they are. Can buy a nice GPZ900 for that money.

[veg]

Never heard it run means I started it the cranks f**ked it's on +4 over size and I'm cashing in

[markhoopy]

+1 anyone who knows their way around a bike would try get it running to either add to the value or make it easier to sell.
Turns over easily and got good compression are both meaningless

[mattybeckett]

I'd hang on to the tank and money for a rainy day. As if you wouldn't try to get bike running? ?!! BSTBH

[headcoats]

Just lay off the drugs for a few days and your senses will return

[JonW]

nope, not only a silly price for a resto project bike... but its like having 2 eggs in the fridge to use up and buying a pack of bacon, pack of sausages, loaf of bread, tin of beans, tomatoes and some mushrooms to have a yummy fry up. ie, nice when done, but a lot of money spent to use up some eggs...

[Ozhammer]

Dec 30, 2016 1:21:54 GMT 1 JonW said:

nope, not only a silly price for a resto project bike... but its like having 2 eggs in the fridge to use up and buying a pack of bacon, pack of sausages, loaf of bread, tin of beans, tomatoes and some mushrooms to have a yummy fry up. ie, nice when done, but a lot of money spent to use up some eggs...

Great analogy, love it! 😄

Rgds
Ozhammer

[davey]

Barn find my ass, i rekon he thinks its seems more sellable if it was from a barn , hes bought it and wants to off load it so its a defo no no imo.
Dont understand the relavence of a barn find spart from sitting for possibly years in a damp cold barn , am i missing something herec

[dusty350]

Hi
If I had £3600 to spend I wouldn't buy that - there are better investments/better bikes out there. Hold onto your tank - aircooled tanks rot just like Lc tanks, so it will be worth more as time goes by. I've had lots of aircooleds over the years and love them, but wouldn't pay that for one.

Dusty

[dusty350]

And as for the "barn find" description - what a load of bo**ocks !!
That taps into a romantic notion of a dry and dusty barn, somewhat cosy with bales of hay scattered around, with shafts of warming sunlight streaming through small cracks in the walls
The reality is the "barn" is a wet, cold shed at the bottom of an overgrown garden. Foxes sh*t in the corner ! The roof has caved in and rain pours in. Mice have made a home in the airbox, and the bike would probably have rotted away until ebay was invented !! There are a few US tv programmes based around guys finding rare and desirable bikes and parts in real barns in some obscure part of the country, and subconsciously we are meant to think the same bargains they find are what is presented to us on ebay. "Barn find" certainly sounds more appealing than "damp, wet shed" find !!

Dusty

[downerhouse]

Just for amusement, I typed in just the words "barn find" into Ebay. It's amazing what finds its way into a barn these days....

[Shytalk]

Buy it and spend the same again getting it right..............

[seanclarky]

There's a cheap one on fb I think it's 3250

[spooch63]

Dec 30, 2016 22:20:56 GMT 1 seanclarky said:

There's a cheap one on fb I think it's 3250

Whats fb?  can you post a link?

[seanclarky]

Sorry I mean Facebook it's on a group called motorcycle projects uk, I don't know how to do a link but here's the text

Last chance before it goes on eBay. RD400d total engine rebuild repainted new tyres and chain and sprockets running dg pipes reproduction seat.no reg number but registered with nova. (You need to mot on chassis number fill in a form and you will get an age related plate ). Still needs finishing has an electrical problem blows the main fuse. No time to finish. Does have matching numbers £3250 ovno.pm for details.

[seanclarky]

Have u found it? It looks good apart from the pipes

[spooch63]

I'm not on face book, do you need to be a member in order to use it?

[seanclarky]

Yes I think you do pal, I''ve messaged him to get his phone number for you

[spooch63]

Dec 30, 2016 22:53:22 GMT 1 seanclarky said:

Yes I think you do pal, I''ve messaged him to get his phone number for you

I must be one one of the few people not on that sort of thing, phone number would be much appreciated, thanks for your help. 

[seanclarky]

I agree about FB but it is useful for bike related stuff, if he gets back I'll send you his number

[stusco]

Facebook is the devil