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Craigslist Bikes you feel sorry for

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    Re: Craigslist Bikes you feel sorry for

    This thread is fucking awesome. And the awesomeness has nothing to do with the original point of the thread.


    Edit: fuck it, everyones getting a like in here...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul_E_D View Post
    Ok, everyone who has contacted a seller because of this thread, fess up!
    Not quite, but I did recently rescue a most abused and neglected CL refugee. Flat tires with knobs ripped off and tubes full of fix-a-flat, "chain" with enough slack to lift right off the sprocket, gooey electrical tape "grips", several gallons of the finest premix varnish, rear rotor that had eaten through the pad backing plate to the piston, forks that no longer leaked oil because it was all congealed on the rotor/pads, mouse eaten air filter that was sucked into the carb, zip tie pipe hangers, kickstarter retained by a finger tight farmer nut, seized power valve, sloppy wheel bearings, broken plastics, bent pipe that won't seal, shifter and brake/clutch lever all bent to shit, petcock that don't cock, float needle that won't seat so the motor is hydrolocked whenever it sits.

    But I got it cheap.

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    Cheap as in free i hope!

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    Re: Craigslist Bikes you feel sorry for

    Quote Originally Posted by carsick View Post
    Not quite, but I did recently rescue a most abused and neglected CL refugee. Flat tires with knobs ripped off and tubes full of fix-a-flat, "chain" with enough slack to lift right off the sprocket, gooey electrical tape "grips", several gallons of the finest premix varnish, rear rotor that had eaten through the pad backing plate to the piston, forks that no longer leaked oil because it was all congealed on the rotor/pads, mouse eaten air filter that was sucked into the carb, zip tie pipe hangers, kickstarter retained by a finger tight farmer nut, seized power valve, sloppy wheel bearings, broken plastics, bent pipe that won't seal, shifter and brake/clutch lever all bent to shit, petcock that don't cock, float needle that won't seat so the motor is hydrolocked whenever it sits.

    But I got it cheap.
    Da fuq kinda bike is that? Reminds me of that saying "there's no more expensive bike than a cheap Ducati"
    Anyway, I'm cringing adding up the cost of all those parts in my head, unless of course you already have all the parts because you own one or more of that type of bike already...

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    Re: Craigslist Bikes you feel sorry for

    I have a big ultrasonic cleaner now, let's do this!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul_E_D View Post
    Cheap as in free i hope!
    Not quite. Looking to amortize the poor decision over 30 years though.

    Quote Originally Posted by Imbeek View Post
    Da fuq kinda bike is that? Reminds me of that saying "there's no more expensive bike than a cheap Ducati"
    Anyway, I'm cringing adding up the cost of all those parts in my head, unless of course you already have all the parts because you own one or more of that type of bike already...
    You're very perceptive.

    Quote Originally Posted by Kurlon View Post
    I have a big ultrasonic cleaner now, let's do this!
    Not enough Pine-Sol in the world my friend. Along those lines, carb is wire brushed shiny on the outside, green and fuzzy on the inside.

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    Quote Originally Posted by carsick View Post
    Not enough Pine-Sol in the world my friend. Along those lines, carb is wire brushed shiny on the outside, green and fuzzy on the inside.
    I'd actually like to give my new toy that challenge.

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    Quote Originally Posted by carsick View Post
    Not quite, but I did recently rescue a most abused and neglected CL refugee. Flat tires with knobs ripped off and tubes full of fix-a-flat, "chain" with enough slack to lift right off the sprocket, gooey electrical tape "grips", several gallons of the finest premix varnish, rear rotor that had eaten through the pad backing plate to the piston, forks that no longer leaked oil because it was all congealed on the rotor/pads, mouse eaten air filter that was sucked into the carb, zip tie pipe hangers, kickstarter retained by a finger tight farmer nut, seized power valve, sloppy wheel bearings, broken plastics, bent pipe that won't seal, shifter and brake/clutch lever all bent to shit, petcock that don't cock, float needle that won't seat so the motor is hydrolocked whenever it sits.

    But I got it cheap.
    nice score. bet it had a new top end last season, starts first or second kick and is fassst though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul_E_D View Post
    Cheap as in free i hope!
    I dunno, for that kinda effort compared to the cost of one in half-way decent shape, you might need to be paid to take it for the math to make sense.

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    Quote Originally Posted by aldend123 View Post
    I dunno, for that kinda effort compared to the cost of one in half-way decent shape, you might need to be paid to take it for the math to make sense.
    NEVER DO THE MATH!

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    Quote Originally Posted by carsick View Post
    Not quite. Looking to amortize the poor decision over 30 years though.
    Youre way too fuckin old to live another 30 years Doug.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tomk1960 View Post
    Here's another one that is a sad amalgamation of someone's fantasy: CB 1100 Chopper '83 Ugly as dirt.

    The motor is out of a one-year only bike, 1983 CB1100F Super Sport. It could have spent the rest of its years in a better place.
    fuckit, I really like that bike but then again I own this thing.

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    Ultrasonic cleaners are awesome

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    Making fun of asshats selling on clist is awesomah

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kurlon View Post
    I'd actually like to give my new toy that challenge.
    My HF clone is heating and buzzing as we type.

    Quote Originally Posted by typeone View Post
    nice score. bet it had a new top end last season, starts first or second kick and is fassst though.
    No, no, and no, no. It will start after the leaked gas squeezes by the the worn rings and leaks out the crooked headpipe full of black goo, then blows out the can that has never been repacked.

    Quote Originally Posted by aldend123 View Post
    I dunno, for that kinda effort compared to the cost of one in half-way decent shape, you might need to be paid to take it for the math to make sense.
    NEVER DO THE MATH!!

    Quote Originally Posted by Kurlon View Post
    NEVER DO THE MATH!

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    Thank you.

    Quote Originally Posted by jwm2k3 View Post
    Youre way too fuckin old to live another 30 years Doug.
    You're still smarting from when I passed your Ducati on my dumpster fire SV.

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    Re: Craigslist Bikes you feel sorry for

    Here's a guy who could teach a master class in writing craigslist ads...

    Bad ASS Honda 2000 CR500 Fast as F**K!! : funny

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    Re: Craigslist Bikes you feel sorry for

    Quote Originally Posted by jeffitalia View Post
    Here's a guy who could teach a master class in writing craigslist ads...

    Bad ASS Honda 2000 CR500 Fast as F**K!! : funny
    That ad is hilarious - thanks for the good laugh!

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    Quote Originally Posted by carsick View Post

    You're still smarting from when I passed your Ducati on my dumpster fire SV.

    Im too fuckin old to remember that

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tekime View Post
    This was actually a factory option for the goldwing.

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    That chopper reminds me of the infamous RoadDog. Damn that is a work of art.

    The Z1000 is someone's cherished, beloved bike. Probably was told by his wife to get rid of it as its taking up space in the garage and he never rides the damn thing anyways. (4800 miles since 2012)

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    Re: Craigslist Bikes you feel sorry for

    1995 Suzuki Gsxr 750

    Only $500 bucks!!! Only needs petcock and..... Any bets there is enough rust in the tank to block the Panama Canal?

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    Ahahaha
    . On top of that, he used pictures from 2009... 😲

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    Who daphuc date stamps their photos like that? What is this, 1995?!

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    The pictures from after the 2010 barn fire don't show off the true body work colors...

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