Search 650Rider.com and XS650.com using Google!
|
| |
|
|
xs650 > > Custom Work: Chop, Bob, Cafe and Flattracker - Streettracker > > Did you say Bob? No I said Bobber! > > any good places to look for a bike? |
---|
any good places to look for a bike?
|
Author |
Message |
sharno Full Member
Joined: May 01, 2009 Posts: 13
|
Posted: May 7, 2009, 10:15 pm Post subject: any good places to look for a bike? |
|
i have been wanting to build a bobber and im having a hard time finding one at a super low price. you guys got any suggestions on where to find those deals? i looked on ebay and didnt have much luck also craigslist and cycle trader. thanks in advance
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
650skull Support Staff
Joined: Jul 19, 2007 Posts: 1186
|
Posted: May 7, 2009, 10:26 pm Post subject: Re: any good places to look for a bike? |
|
well this is what it is coming to, the cheep ones are getting harder to find...................... as more and more get chopped and bobbed, especially once the frame has been cut, they will become more expensive.......as you are finding out.............Short supply=more money.........good luck
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
gantzcb 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Jul 17, 2007 Posts: 94 Location: Ohio
|
Posted: May 7, 2009, 11:10 pm Post subject: Re: any good places to look for a bike? |
|
I've been watching e-bay prices. Bikes not meeting reserve, high starting prices, prices on the ones that see are moving up well over $1000. The low end ones I've seen are on Craig's list.
_________________ Don't just stand there, do something, even if it's wrong! |
|
Back to top |
|
|
BigGeorge Full Member
Joined: Apr 13, 2008 Posts: 267
|
Posted: May 7, 2009, 11:15 pm Post subject: Re: any good places to look for a bike? |
|
There are bikes and deals still out there, you just have to keep searching. Put the word out to everyone you know and on every 650 site you visit. Check your local newspapers and even check out garage sales and estate sales. You never know what might be in the corner of someones garage or barn and keep checking e-bay and craigslist too. If there are motorcycle swap meets in your area they may have complete bikes or a rolling chassis or know of someone who has a bike for sale so ask around..................BG
_________________ Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
s008ess Full Member
Joined: Apr 09, 2009 Posts: 48 Location: Ohio
|
Posted: May 7, 2009, 11:19 pm Post subject: Re: any good places to look for a bike? |
|
Are you looking for a complete bike or building one from ground up? I have found some good deals on projects others have given up on. They may have $1k invested and sell it all for $500. That
_________________ XS2 Bobber |
|
Back to top |
|
|
BeanerBiker Full Member
Joined: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 103
|
Posted: May 8, 2009, 12:13 am Post subject: Re: any good places to look for a bike? |
|
It would also be a good idea to let people know where you are from so if they see something they can contact you.
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
sharno Full Member
Joined: May 01, 2009 Posts: 13
|
Posted: May 8, 2009, 12:15 am Post subject: Re: any good places to look for a bike? |
|
im wanting to build it but i would consider one that has been started but not too far into it cuz i dont want to have to go back and change what the person already did, and would like to ride a little before i chop it up. i had an chance to get an xj 550 from a friend for 500 bucks but come to find out i was too late with talking to him about it cuz he got rid of it. oh well
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
oldbikenut Full Member
Joined: Feb 03, 2009 Posts: 367 Location: New Mexico
|
Posted: May 8, 2009, 12:38 am Post subject: Re: any good places to look for a bike? |
|
I really searched when I decided I wanted a streetbike. I found my XS off CL and guess what I did not find it in the motorcycles section, I found it in the garage sales section. The ad said old yamaha motorcycle, I called and found out it was an XS! The people were nice enough to hold the bike til the next day for me. Be creative in your search and you may want to put an ad on CL that you are looking for an XS. Good luck!
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
s008ess Full Member
Joined: Apr 09, 2009 Posts: 48 Location: Ohio
|
Posted: May 8, 2009, 1:48 pm Post subject: Re: any good places to look for a bike? |
|
What state are you in Sharno?
_________________ XS2 Bobber |
|
Back to top |
|
|
sharno Full Member
Joined: May 01, 2009 Posts: 13
|
Posted: May 8, 2009, 4:27 pm Post subject: Re: any good places to look for a bike? |
|
im in florida also thanks for the craigslist tip oldbikenut
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
kingwj 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Sep 04, 2005 Posts: 801 Location: Delaware
|
Posted: May 8, 2009, 4:41 pm Post subject: Re: any good places to look for a bike? |
|
www.searchtempest.com/
This site allows searching of multiple CL sites based on a starting zip code and search radius. Here in DE I get Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, parts of New York and Connecticut. Comes in handy if you are searching for a specific item.
_________________ Anyone can make a car stop, it takes a genius to make a car go fast!- Enzo Ferrari
1979 XS650F
1979 XS750SF
1972 Triumph Tiger |
|
Back to top |
|
|
sharno Full Member
Joined: May 01, 2009 Posts: 13
|
Posted: May 8, 2009, 5:03 pm Post subject: Re: any good places to look for a bike? |
|
thanks ill use that!
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
NateDogg Full Member
Joined: Feb 21, 2008 Posts: 285 Location: North Branford, CT
|
Posted: May 8, 2009, 9:26 pm Post subject: Re: any good places to look for a bike? |
|
I know someone who just bought one from a cycle bone yard for a couple hundred. It runs but they had sold off the tins and stuff. And in CT if it's a 79 or older you don't need a title
_________________ "Never go full..." |
|
Back to top |
|
|
s008ess Full Member
Joined: Apr 09, 2009 Posts: 48 Location: Ohio
|
Posted: May 10, 2009, 11:50 pm Post subject: Re: any good places to look for a bike? |
|
There are a couple XS projects in the Dayton, OH Craigs list area...
_________________ XS2 Bobber |
|
Back to top |
|
|
VoodooXS Full Member
Joined: Mar 22, 2009 Posts: 28 Location: So Tex
|
Posted: May 11, 2009, 10:01 am Post subject: Re: any good places to look for a bike? |
|
I find them on craigslist all the time. I got mine for $900 looking and running great.
_________________ www.voodoogarageinc.com |
|
Back to top |
|
|
p73ornstar Full Member
Joined: Jun 17, 2008 Posts: 54
|
Posted: May 11, 2009, 3:59 pm Post subject: Re: any good places to look for a bike? |
|
Yeah Craigslist works great. I just found a XS650 for $350 in my area. Ebay is where I got my engine. Found a guy 30 miles away that had an 81 Special engine for sale and picked it up for $150.
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
sharno Full Member
Joined: May 01, 2009 Posts: 13
|
Posted: May 11, 2009, 10:21 pm Post subject: Re: any good places to look for a bike? |
|
well apparently in florida noone is selling these lol
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
oms1981 Full Member
Joined: May 07, 2009 Posts: 14
|
Posted: May 12, 2009, 12:22 am Post subject: Re: any good places to look for a bike? |
|
I found mine on craigslist as well. I saw several 650's come and go. Some were too beat up, some were too expensive. I just waited patiently for the right one. It took a few weeks but eventually I found a great bike at an amazing price. You just have to be patient and monitor the website very closely. When the bike I ended up buying was first posted, I emailed right away. Good deals are out there, but they don't last...
I guess another thing to consider if you are in fact having a hard time, is that you may need to expand your search area. I drove about 50 miles to get mine, which was no big deal to me. I would have gone substantially farther, it just ended up not being necessary.
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You cannot attach files in this forum You can download files in this forum
|
|
|
|
|
Check out the new Honda CB750 Forum at CB750.com! A site dedicated to the great Honda SOHC and DOHC CB750.
Check out the new Yamaha XS400 Forum at XS400.com!
Yamaha xs650
xs650, xs, 650, forum, links, chopper, custom, yamaha, parts, forum, info,
information, bb, bulletin board, XS650 650Rider, Free Unrestricted xs650
forum, Personal photo albums, Post images in Forum, News columns, Daily blog,
Links, Event calendar, Information for Yamaha XS650
Interactive software released under GNU GPL,
Code Credits,
Privacy Policy
|