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You could try watching the classified ads in Practical Sportsbikes and Classic Mechanics magazines. Firstly, they narrow down to nearer the kind of thing you're looking for. I'm not saying the prices are necessarily more realistic than Ebay, but some do come up for not silly money now and again - just needs a bit of patience. Certain models of course will always command high prices, as they're only getting rarer, but I think you'd have a chance of finding something that appeals in those publications. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Or, if your dad was into bikes, or an uncle or other older relative*, see who they still know from their heyday - maybe through such contacts you might find someone who has something they'd be willing to part with.
*Guess I'm making a bit of an assumption about your age here, sorry if I've got it wrong. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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look for abandoned projects, they're like barn finds but come already packed into boxes to take away, the downside is some bits may be missing or already bodged.
The advantage is, they get skimmed over in listings because they don't look like the full vehicle and people can't picture the end result of the restoration. ____________________ Looking to pass your CBT / Bike tests in Bury Lancashire? try www.focusridertraining.co.uk Would recommend.
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Wonko The Sane wrote: | look for abandoned projects, they're like barn finds but come already packed into boxes to take away, the downside is some bits may be missing or already bodged.
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If you go down this road, try and find out the genuine reason why the project stalled - was it because parts are hard to track down?
On the same theme, whatever you look at, do your research and before you get your wallet out, make sure you can find parts; any sort of parts will do, if it's something especially hard to find, even having a poor condition part for comparison, means you might be able to find something similar that will do the job, or have something made.
Also, if you're looking at some thing rare (and I don't just mean because it's so old there aren't many left) find out why; did it turn out to have some sort of catastrophic reliability problem (VF750S) or was it just generally shit and nobody ever thought to save it (CJ250T).
Aside from running out of money (and don't underestimate how much projects can snowball out of control) the above are probably the two most common reasons I see for failure in the classic car world. ____________________ Things get better with age; I'm close to being magnificent........
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Old Thread Alert!
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