this can't be serious...starting bid at $4200???
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorized-b...551?pt=US_Bicycles_Frames&hash=item2c707dc887
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorized-b...551?pt=US_Bicycles_Frames&hash=item2c707dc887
LOL what?!?
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That is pretty funny 
I'll sell you this race proven bike for $3,500 firm. I don't expect any serious inquiries on this one
I'll sell you this race proven bike for $3,500 firm. I don't expect any serious inquiries on this one
Dude, if I had the extra cash, I would be all over that bike. That is one of my favorite builds on this site.That is pretty funny
I'll sell you this race proven bike for $3,500 firm. I don't expect any serious inquiries on this one
I got this cookingMine comes with a 22mm Mikuni carb (24mm Flat
slide Mikuni optional).......and it's not for sale, just yet
For $4200 I'd just buy a Sportster. And WHAT has he got in the china girl to make it worth $680 (after shipping.) And the bike just cracks me up. It reminds me of a crazy friend I have that thinks EVERYTHING needs painting, including the chain.LOL.
fatdaddy.
fatdaddy.
You could ask Fred what makes his motor worth that much. He's on the forum as CRMachineMan I think....
balanced crank? dax sells em custom made from a mould for $60... porting? Arrow sells pre-ported jugs for $60. Mikuni carb? sells for $100. no exhaust? thats the biggest power maker! chrome covers? $35, but useless, chuck em. High compression head? $90, stock head can be lapped, chuck it. Reeds? $65 Maybe internals like a better piston? ehh, only $40 for a 70cc. So thats a value of $595 tops for $660. Not bad if you think of it that way... until you see the savings when you do it yourself...
Port yourself: $535
Lap the head down 1mm or so: $445. Cooling gains are negligible (if you really want a better head, go with the Puch 70cc hi or hi hi for $40)
balance the crank yourself: $385 + $10 for JB weld filler so $395
ditch the chrome covers: $360
stock piston is fine: $320.
Ditch the reeds, they're too small to see gains from the 18mm mikuni: $255.
use Arrow reeds instead: $320
build your own damn exhaust: $345
Power output: varies depending on power range
Pride: through the roof
Sorry any vendors that may be offended by this: I know you're trying to make money and your products have their places (well... most do) and if you sell lots, great. But prebuilt motors for such high prices I simply do not understand. If dax can custom pour and drill a crank and sell the whole bottom end with it for $60, I dont see any reason why I'm paying $80 for a "tuned pipe" or $90 to even a whopping $180 for a "better" head.
Port yourself: $535
Lap the head down 1mm or so: $445. Cooling gains are negligible (if you really want a better head, go with the Puch 70cc hi or hi hi for $40)
balance the crank yourself: $385 + $10 for JB weld filler so $395
ditch the chrome covers: $360
stock piston is fine: $320.
Ditch the reeds, they're too small to see gains from the 18mm mikuni: $255.
use Arrow reeds instead: $320
build your own damn exhaust: $345
Power output: varies depending on power range
Pride: through the roof
Sorry any vendors that may be offended by this: I know you're trying to make money and your products have their places (well... most do) and if you sell lots, great. But prebuilt motors for such high prices I simply do not understand. If dax can custom pour and drill a crank and sell the whole bottom end with it for $60, I dont see any reason why I'm paying $80 for a "tuned pipe" or $90 to even a whopping $180 for a "better" head.
Scotty helped me with the frame and that's his old tank.Nice......has Scotty been workin on your bike as well? Or are you just diggin his shop?
Show us more......
Here's the whole thread:
http://motorbicycling.com/showthread.php?t=46407
Thanks Yuri.....somehow I missed it? Lookin good!
Scotty helped me with the frame and that's his old tank.
Here's the whole thread:
http://motorbicycling.com/showthread.php?t=46407
All I got to say is this. I like my bike a lot better than some of these builds that I see for sale for outrageous prices (not all of them, some of those builds are actually worth what they ask sometimes, but mostly only the non-kit builds. my opinion is you can fabricate all you want and make it look pretty, but a kit bike is still a kit bike). I have about $800 in my 98cc custom cruiser, and accounting for discounts and freebies I estimate the actual value of parts to be about $1200. If my bike were for sale, which it is not, I would let it go for around $1500, maybe 1800. I'm not knocking anyone's fab skills or dedication to the quality of a build, but $4200? Come on, man.
