buy back my first built (then sold) motorbike? need advice...

[DJEEPER]

ok... to make this short, i built a bike ~2 years ago over the winter, then sold it early that summer for about 400....way less than what i had in it but i needed monies.

Now, the guy i sold it to (no friend relation or anything) is looking to sell it back to me....for $100

this is the bike:
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o240/djeeper/DSCN1007-1.jpg

It will need some maint. work done to it...he said the carb might be dirty or something....but i would do the carb, plug, cdi maybe, etc....
so what do you think?

I dont need another, as i have this one:
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o240/djeeper/minichopper/bike2.jpg


i just have the attraction to get this bike back...it was my first creation from the ground up...

 

[Mountainman]

let's see here
get the guy down to 85 dollars --- cash
get the THING running good
lock it up outside with a for sale sign -- 140 dollars ??

or
if we don't need another MB
and don't wish to hassle with a re-sale --- pass on this one
MM

 

[lordoflightaz]

Buy it, Fix it, Sell it for $400

 

[Porkchop]

IF it were me and money was not an issue, I'd buy it in a heart beat for $100.00 if it's mechanically sound ! It's hard to find a really good donor bike for $100.00.

 

[fetor56]

Buy it,but even if u don't wanna sell it(and have the space) keep it as a spare....sometimes things happen to your main bike so it's good to have a backup(or two)
Also if u have more than one it makes for a great ride when an interested friend comes around.

 

[Hawaii_Ed]

Cool little bike, I'd drop 100 clams on it in a heartbeat. Carbs are cheap, I have 2 on the shelf if you need one

 

[DJEEPER]

Well...i went to look at it today and apparently since i sold it to him, he used it for a short while and then put it in the garage for 2 years

it is dirty, the carb is junk/gunk, it has 2 year old gas...

but, the compression is still good.

The CDI spark plug wire tip broke off, so i would have to replace it.

So i am looking at a spark plug wire, carb, tubes, spark plug...and a general overhaul.


what do you guys think? It was so cool to see it again after all these years...

 

[DJEEPER]

oh, also, it is the older type of motor with the smaller studs...and im sure it just has a bushing, not a bearing on the crank.....

 

[Hawaii_Ed]

Sounds like an easy fix. I bet the carb will clean right up, prob just fuel lines and plug wire will do it.

 

[SimpleSimon]

Frankly, if the $100 is not an issue, I think you'd be crazy not to buy it back.

Keep it for a spare, or re-sell it again, whichever works better for you. Buy low, sell high is the essence of capitalism, after all.