HI All,
well over the years I've owned over 150 bikes. Most, probably 90 % were donated crash bikes. When I'd get 2-3 of the same model, I'd build one runner and sell it. 20 years ago I had difficulty keeping all these bikes as I had a small lot and had to rent space, ,but I was making $ selling completed bikes & parts to more than cover my expenses.
This really helped when we were raising kids the extra $ helped. I even built a website, but had ZERO sales from it, and it took way to0 much time to maintain. The kids left, we bought a house in the countryside, moved 75+/- bikes to the new house. Sold 9+ in first 10 years, but was finding customers on newer sites (facebook, etc etc) always trying to get me to lower the prices Before they even submitted bids............there was a reason I priced things the way I did. Pretty much stopped making $ and giving away more parts than selling.
It got to the point where it just wasn't worth my time anymore, plus the wife said "....you can keep 3-8 bikes, the rest have to go...."
So I've been taking 1-2 bikes to the junkyard,/ recycling center, costing me $10 + time to take out batteries, cut rims to get tires off etc etc.
I really need to redo my website and start selling the ones I have left before I junk them, I guess. Just hav eto find the time.
I'm kekeping my Kawasaki's 250/350's/500 triples, the ZR-7S, honda spree, Elite, cb750, suzuki 550's....Opps that's more than 8, like 13 or so. Wonder if the wife will notice that I'm building a new small 12x14 shed for the keepers
Peace,
michel
well over the years I've owned over 150 bikes. Most, probably 90 % were donated crash bikes. When I'd get 2-3 of the same model, I'd build one runner and sell it. 20 years ago I had difficulty keeping all these bikes as I had a small lot and had to rent space, ,but I was making $ selling completed bikes & parts to more than cover my expenses.
This really helped when we were raising kids the extra $ helped. I even built a website, but had ZERO sales from it, and it took way to0 much time to maintain. The kids left, we bought a house in the countryside, moved 75+/- bikes to the new house. Sold 9+ in first 10 years, but was finding customers on newer sites (facebook, etc etc) always trying to get me to lower the prices Before they even submitted bids............there was a reason I priced things the way I did. Pretty much stopped making $ and giving away more parts than selling.
It got to the point where it just wasn't worth my time anymore, plus the wife said "....you can keep 3-8 bikes, the rest have to go...."
So I've been taking 1-2 bikes to the junkyard,/ recycling center, costing me $10 + time to take out batteries, cut rims to get tires off etc etc.
I really need to redo my website and start selling the ones I have left before I junk them, I guess. Just hav eto find the time.
I'm kekeping my Kawasaki's 250/350's/500 triples, the ZR-7S, honda spree, Elite, cb750, suzuki 550's....Opps that's more than 8, like 13 or so. Wonder if the wife will notice that I'm building a new small 12x14 shed for the keepers
Peace,
michel
