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Posted: 06:22 - 26 Nov 2021 Post subject: project bike |
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Can anyone suggest some cheap chinese bike makes that have cheap easily attainable parts?
I was thinking of getting this
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133928399933?hash=item1f2ec1343d:g:sMEAAOSw6IJhiTNz
But could not even find an exhaust via a quick google search.
Are Directbikes / Keeway / Lexmoto any better when it comes to finding bargain bin parts?
Reason I want a cheap chinese piece of shit? Just looking for a cheap fun project bike to tinker with. If I get a Honda or Yamaha 125 I will end up paying a premium for it. I'm not against getting a 50cc either. Budget of like £400 for a bike whatever condition. ____________________ Bikes: Previous Bikes: Piaggio x8 125: 2012/2013, YBR 125: 2013/2013 BMW R1150GS 2013/2017, Honda CBR600RR 2017/2017, Honda CB500 2018/2018, Suzuiki Address 110cc 2019/2020, BMW R1200GS 2021-2023
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Posted: 10:32 - 26 Nov 2021 Post subject: |
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Usually these sorts of bikes are based on a particular '80s Jap bike so step 1 might be to do some research so you can say "this is a CG125 knock-off" for example. After that you might find a whole host of other knock-offs that are broadly compatible. The other approach might be to track down a good source of parts and then see what brands/models are in stock and just seek out those bikes.
TBH the whole thing's a minefield ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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Posted: 13:35 - 26 Nov 2021 Post subject: Re: project bike |
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It's under £400 and you don't seem to be under any illusions about what you're buying, can you afford to lose £400 on some hobby time? If so, go for it.
Not that you've said you want to do this, but for what it's worth I don't think you'll ever flip it for profit at that price, even a meagre pile of spares is going to add 50%, and I don't think you'd ever see £600 in a private sale. ____________________ I am a bellend, I am a man of constant sorrow, I am a gummy bear, I am a rock. |
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Posted: 14:47 - 26 Nov 2021 Post subject: |
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I'm always scouring Ebay for project bikes. I've got about 4 pages of bikes on my watch list. Doesn't mean I'll buy one, though.
If I don't feel passionate about a bike, I won't buy it as a project. Anything too commonplace, I don't want. Anything I wouldn't want to ride myself when finished, I don't want. Anything that's clearly junk, I don't want. Anything I feel is overpriced, I don't want. I'm really picky because I know that a bike project will be a fairly significant net loss. They cost money you'll never get back, so they should at least be something in which you're really interested.
I have a theory: the reason the nice project bikes don't make it onto Ebay very often at a fair price tends to be because the owners are hoarders. They believe that 70s and 80s Japanese bikes will command a high premium, even in total junk condition, well into the future. So they're sitting on rust buckets in overgrown gardens in Wales, oblivious to clean air zones and de-motorised areas being implemented in major towns all over the country, in the sure belief that the same old guys who currently pay £15K for a GPZ750 Turbo will always be there, forever. Maybe they're right; maybe they're wrong.
So, a sweet little CL350 isn't available for £300, but it feels like it should be, in fairness. That being said, I can't imagine a knackered Chinese 125 firing your imagination. Why compromise though? If you want a hands-on project of some sort to keep you busy, I can understand that. However, it doesn't have to be a bike. It could be a woodwork project or something. Someone will be giving away pallets for free in your area, on Gumtree. Or you could build that amplifier you've always been thinking about. Or a push-bike. |
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Oo! oo! and it's got cooling fins on the thingummy ____________________ Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750
Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600 |
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____________________ Bikes: Previous Bikes: Piaggio x8 125: 2012/2013, YBR 125: 2013/2013 BMW R1150GS 2013/2017, Honda CBR600RR 2017/2017, Honda CB500 2018/2018, Suzuiki Address 110cc 2019/2020, BMW R1200GS 2021-2023
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 2 years, 148 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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