Winter rebuild or buy a new bike?

[sealslayer]

I have a dilemma, I bought a 650 Bros earlier in the year as a runaround and intended to give it a overhaul when the winter arrives.
Problem is I've seen a sweet looking Bros on ebay that is more or less what I wanted mine to look like apart from the colour, I want the Ford Focus ST orange for mine.

Now does one go ahead and bid on the Bros on ebay or enjoy the fruits of their labour in the cold hard months of winter stuck in the shed at the bottom of their garden?

So many Pro's and Cons for both, Yes I enjoy a little tinker as Much as the next man, But I have a tendency to not finish what I start, and the cost of my bike (£600) plus parts, new exhaust, seat unit, paint, nuts and bolts etc will probably near the same amount that the bros is going to go for.

The Bros was on ebay a few months ago but it didn't reach its reserve and its back on there now.
What do people think this Bros is worth or what it will sell for?

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=140023861273&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=004

I doubt I'll get back what I paid for mine as the auction description was nothing like the actual condition of the bike, but I drove 220 Miles to get the bastard so I bought it anyway as I was desperate to get back on a Bike.
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Consistently inconsistent !

[Squiffy_The_Wombat]

When you said BROS i was expecting some crappy rat bike!

That, one the other hand looks really good in my opinion. Personally i think they look naff but this example is pretty cool, im still not a fan of those weird streetfighter fairings though, i reccon twin halogens in chrome would look nicer!

As for price i have no idea, but it says that its a dealer selling for a random customer! I expect they are taking a cut so if you can contact him direct you might save a few pennies!

You could fix yours but it depends how motivated you are and how much time/money you have. Mods like single sided swingers and stuff can oftern turn out more expensive that you think!

ST Orange? ARE YOU MAD?
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Squiffy_The_Wombat
Eagles may soar but wombats dont get sucked into jet engines

[sealslayer]

Yeah I would lose the lights and the bars and put clip on's back on it, and the paint job of course, ST orange on the seat unit, tank and front guard while having white wheels, then I think that would be it.

I can't help myself I just love orange, sprayed my Raleigh Mag burner Orange back in the day and My Vespa PK50
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Consistently inconsistent !

[mrtEE]

[Squiffy_The_Wombat]

[stevo as b4]

It all depends really on if you will need to use the bike over winter, and how long your prepared to have it out of action for. I can sympathise with what your saying about getting things finished or starting projects that you don't complete. Iv'e got a 1988 KMX200, that i brought 2years ago, and used it for 3months till it blew up. It was supposed to be fully re-built and restored by last summer, but if im honest it's still in bit's now, and i havn't even started re-building the engine or anything yet! If i had of needed a bike to use daily, i think i would have to look around for a cheap small runabout, as i know that any one of my quick projects will always turn into months and sometimes years, despite what i keep telling myself everytime i start something.