Ebay Finds (unusal/cheap/rare/or just good value)

[lloydie]

just done some checks on this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150928360833? ... 1423.l2649
its a cat B right off , so that means it can not be put back on the road (only sold for parts ).
so im going to have a bid on it for the engine and other stuff .
if i win it and the exhaust are good they will be for sale

[VTRDark]

Marty and myself went to look at it today. I shall leave it for him tell you about it.

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[Wicky]

Looks like most of it is completely shagged - maybe the odd component towards the rear might be salvageable but not £500s worth

[lloydie]

Marty and myself went to look at it today. I shall leave it for him tell you about it.

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dont leave me hanging guys how was it ?

[Kev L]

Would you trust this, given he can't put the decal around the right way? -
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1998-HONDA-VT ... 4abd7cc4f5

[agentpineapple]

Marty and myself went to look at it today. I shall leave it for him tell you about it.

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dont leave me hanging guys how was it ?

we went there today and couldn't get it start because of an electrical problem, we have agreed a deal for it which should be completed tomorrow, i'll keep you posted lloydie....

[lloydie]

Marty and myself went to look at it today. I shall leave it for him tell you about it.

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dont leave me hanging guys how was it ?

we went there today and couldn't get it start because of an electrical problem, we have agreed a deal for it which should be completed tomorrow, i'll keep you posted lloydie....

Good luck mate I just hope the hiss system ain't fooked or you will be paying
Hundreds to sort it .
As you just can't drop a hiss engine into a older storm

[agentpineapple]

i can't see a problem if i use the electronics from my bike, lets see what happens tomorrow....
theres a hiss kit from m&r on ebay at the mo

[VTRDark]

The loom will have differences, like the plug that goes into the dash and possibly the ignition barrel. I thing the ECU is a straight swap. I can't think of any other differences in the loom but there maybe some. Nothing that can't be worked out or worked around.

HISS is a load of old shite anyway, you don't want that, you better off flogging them. If you want an immobiliser you better of fitting you own as part of an alarm system.

If you really wanted to, at the end of the day you could do a Tweety and make a complete custom loom.

I cant see any reason why a newer engine can't be dropped in an older storm. Engine is the same apart from PAIR

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[Ckennedy]

What are the exhausts and high level link pipes like? If you are not using them I may be interested

[lloydie]

I see its gone off the bay now :-(
Good luck with it bsm . Weldone hope you didn't pay to much for it

[agentpineapple]

the deal was done this afternoon, carl and my mate chris gave me a hand taking the front wheel and forks off so we could fit it in the back of my taxi....
the bad news is i havent heard the engine running, we think its because the hiss transponder is missing/destroyed. the bike suffered a hardish front end impact, i have a hiss transponder on my other storm so in the next week or so we should have in running, even with the engine turning over it sounds stronger than mine, but that ain't difficult
as you said lloydie its a cat b so spares only, the only damage i can see to the frame is a snapped lug where the front subframe attaches to the headstock stem. my plan at the moment is to put together a very good road bike and also a track bike out of the leftover parts.
all i will have to do is source a 1x rad and a pair of forks/yokes and mudguard
the bike is very very clean considering its been sitting for a year or so. its got a good pair of racetecs on it and the wheels are in very good cosmetic condition, i will need to get the front checked my hagon tho. its also got goodridge braided front lines and the original toolkit ...minus the feeler gauge thingy
the chain and sprockets look good, generally it was a well looked after 16k 53plate bike.
i will be selling a few parts in the coming weeks and i might be selling my full titanium big bore exhaust system, which means i will be using the high level scorpians that came on the salvage bike.
i will compile a list of items that will be up for sale in the near future.
so heres the biggie, the sale price was £650 cash.....
i'm a happy bunny, lets just see if i can get the engine running first tho

[lloydie]

Well done big man :-)
Bit more than I was going to pay lol .
But if I had it my plan was the same one for the road and one for the track :-)

I should have enough saved by spring to buy a f3 in good condition but I will wait till next winter to find one at a good price .
Then swap over my good bits and sell the current one (maybe) lol

[agentpineapple]

tbh lloydie money is very tight and if it wasn't for the fact that the bike was local i probably wouldn't have gone for it, in fairness the engine/high levels/wheels and tyres are worth the £650, everything else is a bonus. i'll keep my eyes open for you buddy...

[VTRDark]

If you just took the lump out to replace yours and then sold all the other parts plus break the old engine and sell parts from there you would soon get £650 back easy if not more. So basically you would have a low mileage engine for free.

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