Whats up fellow enthusiasts? New to the forum and in desperate need of some sound advise.
Here-in lies my dilemma…
So I had a opportunity to recently bid on a 2013 600RR on an online auction. Very little info on these types of bikes as you all may know except a few pics. No mileage posted, salvaged title and did not run to my knowledge. Being a former bike mechanic who needed a new project I rolled the dice and won because I probably bid too much on a huge hunk of crap. Not only that but I also had to have the bike shipped from TX to GA where I live. Needless to say, my wife was pissed!
Anyway, I had very low expectations except the fact that I could most likely get it to run and make it look decent if I threw more money at it. Upon arrival my expectations lifted a little (mostly because a new bike was at my door), and it didn’t look like oil or other fluids were dripping out of the thing onto my driveway. As usual the first thing I go for is the key to turn the bid on to see if there is any battery juice and of course there is no ignition to be found (there were keys though, oddly enough)! I then come to the realization that this must have been a stolen bike recovered and sent to the yard as the gas cap and passenger seat appeared to be drilled out to gain access to these areas as well.
Upon some further snooping I found a sneaky little switch inside the front fairing that appeared to be attached to the ignition coil….”AHA” I yelled, and hooked the poor little bike to the battery tender to see if I could summon some life out of her. While it was charging I began to clean off the dirt and dust and noticed that this bike was actually in pretty awesome condition. Apart from the obvious (gashed plastics, broken front brake lever, no left mirror, no left rear set, aftermarket clip ons poorly installed with ugly grips)…this thing was cleaning up very nicely! Rims were pristine, front end the same, swing arm in perfect condition, not a scratch on the headlights i mean, other than a few cosmetics this was starting to look like a pretty hot chick in a bad dress.
I left it on the tender overnight. The next morning I came out and before I headed out for work I walked over to the bike and pushed that sneaky little switch hidden inside the front fairing and BINGO! The gauges lit up like a Christmas tree! With renewed pep in my step I went to work and when I came home I gave her a oil change and a new filter and after coughing a couple of times the durn thing started right up!
Turned out the 2013 600RR only has 2500 miles on it, bone stock! Hell, it still has the paint marks on most the bolts from the factory. Pretty sure the only reason why this was totaled was when “Whoever” was stealing it and trying to remove the ignition they chipped the front part of the frame that the ignition sits on!
So my dilemma is….
Should I spend the money on fixing her up (new bodywork, rear sets, levers, mirrors, gas cap, seat lock, grips, etc.)to sell, or do I part her out, where everything underneath is damn near new? What would you guys do???
Here-in lies my dilemma…
So I had a opportunity to recently bid on a 2013 600RR on an online auction. Very little info on these types of bikes as you all may know except a few pics. No mileage posted, salvaged title and did not run to my knowledge. Being a former bike mechanic who needed a new project I rolled the dice and won because I probably bid too much on a huge hunk of crap. Not only that but I also had to have the bike shipped from TX to GA where I live. Needless to say, my wife was pissed!
Anyway, I had very low expectations except the fact that I could most likely get it to run and make it look decent if I threw more money at it. Upon arrival my expectations lifted a little (mostly because a new bike was at my door), and it didn’t look like oil or other fluids were dripping out of the thing onto my driveway. As usual the first thing I go for is the key to turn the bid on to see if there is any battery juice and of course there is no ignition to be found (there were keys though, oddly enough)! I then come to the realization that this must have been a stolen bike recovered and sent to the yard as the gas cap and passenger seat appeared to be drilled out to gain access to these areas as well.
Upon some further snooping I found a sneaky little switch inside the front fairing that appeared to be attached to the ignition coil….”AHA” I yelled, and hooked the poor little bike to the battery tender to see if I could summon some life out of her. While it was charging I began to clean off the dirt and dust and noticed that this bike was actually in pretty awesome condition. Apart from the obvious (gashed plastics, broken front brake lever, no left mirror, no left rear set, aftermarket clip ons poorly installed with ugly grips)…this thing was cleaning up very nicely! Rims were pristine, front end the same, swing arm in perfect condition, not a scratch on the headlights i mean, other than a few cosmetics this was starting to look like a pretty hot chick in a bad dress.
I left it on the tender overnight. The next morning I came out and before I headed out for work I walked over to the bike and pushed that sneaky little switch hidden inside the front fairing and BINGO! The gauges lit up like a Christmas tree! With renewed pep in my step I went to work and when I came home I gave her a oil change and a new filter and after coughing a couple of times the durn thing started right up!
Turned out the 2013 600RR only has 2500 miles on it, bone stock! Hell, it still has the paint marks on most the bolts from the factory. Pretty sure the only reason why this was totaled was when “Whoever” was stealing it and trying to remove the ignition they chipped the front part of the frame that the ignition sits on!
So my dilemma is….
Should I spend the money on fixing her up (new bodywork, rear sets, levers, mirrors, gas cap, seat lock, grips, etc.)to sell, or do I part her out, where everything underneath is damn near new? What would you guys do???