XT 350

[manxie]

Hi fella`s. I`ve just had a phone call with someone offering my an 86 XT350 but it needs a top end rebuild. I`ve got a garage full of s##te at the moment, do I need more? I`m not a mechanic so would probably need to get someone to rebuild or renew the top end. Is it a big job and expensive? 

[SteveC#222]

You might struggle to get parts depending on how much of a rebuild it needs - I don't remember them being that popular

[manxie]

Excellent point Steve, thanks. I need someone to talk me out of getting it and that`s a first good point  Cheers, Steve.

[timbo]

Steve, you must be similar to me, as I also find it very hard to turn down cheap "projects", even though I'm already snowed under with same 
I met a guy yesterday who reckons he has over eighty bikes, so there might be hope for me yet 

[themoudie]

Aye Steve,

Would you send me contact number, please?

MAY, know somebody whom might be interested if you aren't.

Use 'message' under my avatar for discretion please.

Thank you for your time.

My regards, Bill

[manxie]

Been thinking about it and I`ve got too much "patina" in my garage so I`ll pass on it... it`s tough though isn`t it Timbo? Bill, PM sent, cheers, Steve. 

[manxie]

Any luck Bill?? 

[johnr]

i bought andys dr650 off here a few months back, it was the right price and ticked all the right boxes for me,  simple, reliable, traily, suzuki, cheap, yeah, ok, cheap was further up the list. i brought it home, fired it up, ran it round the block, stuck it in the shed and then the mrs asked me how many bikes are in there at the moment and could i really justify one more. i stopped counting at 20!, and then i got offered this nice cbr1000, doesnt need much, but its cheap,,,,,,,,,,

[manxie]

  excellent, your shed sounds bigger than my house   

[johnr]

i always wanted a big workshop, and i promised myself one when we moved house 8 years ago. after the 12 foot by 28 foot cabin was up, insulated and had the power connected i thought that it was perfect. little did i realise that you expand to fill the space you have, no matter how big that space is, the only limiting factor is time. so now, 8 years on, i cant move in the shed and am seriously contemplating building another....

[SteveC#222]

There is a mathematical formula for calculating the optimum number of bikes you should own :-

X (+1)

X being the number of bikes you currently own.

[timbo]

Yes, thankfully I have run out of space in the shed, and the house, though i've just been offered a Z200 for £150. Have managed to say no this time though
It's a blooming disease this bike lark 

[Moto63]

Ah yes that it is Tim, however it's one of those nice ones that just occasionally needs scathing, not really in a trouble sum way, just a bit of an itch. Could be worse one could be spending it all down the public house and (shall we say) wee'in it all up against the proverbial wall, least with bikes one has something to show for it and like I said in another post somewhere on here. Keeps one outta the wife's hair eh,,,,,keep on a stock piling I say...cheers, Michael

[CrazyFrog]

Ah yes that it is Tim, however it's one of those nice ones that just occasionally needs scathing, not really in a trouble sum way, just a bit of an itch. Could be worse one could be spending it all down the public house and (shall we say) wee'in it all up against the proverbial wall, least with bikes one has something to show for it and like I said in another post somewhere on here. Keeps one outta the wife's hair eh,,,,,keep on a stock piling I say...cheers, Michael

I actually run my bikes as my main means of transport, as I share a car with the wife. It makes it easy to justify as even factoring in a bike swap or two, new kit and all the other running costs, I'm still spending far less than running another car. 

[Moto63]

Ah but being a self employed plumber I'd struggle to ferry all the associated gubbins around on a bike Pete. Wish I kud mate believe me. Fair play to you tho as I'm sure there are a lot of weekend warrior types that could go to work on a bike but don't