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I have 3 bikes, all run great. Ride them daily and enjoy them. Not sure which I like best as they all have different good points.
The bummer part is, I can't justify starting another build (no storage room). Can't sell any of them because no one would pay near what they are worth. Everyone seems to want a great MB for $200.
I have spare motors that will have to sit this winter. Maby I'll get lucky and one of the bikes will break down(LOL)
 

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I have 3 bikes, all run great. Ride them daily and enjoy them. Not sure which I like best as they all have different good points.
The bummer part is, I can't justify starting another build (no storage room). Can't sell any of them because no one would pay near what they are worth. Everyone seems to want a great MB for $200.
I have spare motors that will have to sit this winter. Maby I'll get lucky and one of the bikes will break down(LOL)

As Tanaka40 mentioned to me once..."until your next design change". LOL

If you're intent on starting a build and don't want to sell MB's for less than what they're worth, you could strip the motorized bike, sell it as a bicycle, then start another build.:giggle:

Or if you have a shed/garage, hang the MB from the rafters and start another project!:unsure:
 
well James, I know your feeling . I have 3 myself and could not sell them either and my space is limited too.It sucks but people just dont see the real value in what these projects actually cost to build plus the labor involved to make it all work. But for me in the end I will most likely give mine away for like 100 bucks and lesson learned kinda thing.

good luck as your builds are very nice
 
there is no way someone can buy parts at retail prices and resell one of these bikes at a profit...

part of me wants to build a second bike, but I can only justify building another by selling my first one (money, space). Would probably make back only half the money I paid out to build the first one..
 
well James, I know your feeling . I have 3 myself and could not sell them either and my space is limited too.It sucks but people just dont see the real value in what these projects actually cost to build plus the labor involved to make it all work. But for me in the end I will most likely give mine away for like 100 bucks and lesson learned kinda thing.

good luck as your builds are very nice

I guess your right but the Roadmaster will be the last to go or be canibalized. Really would like to start a boardtrack but will hold off until the snow flys!
 
Great looking builds. Instead of a second build, I moved my motor kit from my mountain bike to a cruiser bike.
Maybe you could move your kits to other bikes, rather than starting completely new builds.
 
I feel the same way with my 2 bikes.
both of my bikes are custom and i have a lot of work in each one. I made a lot of one off parts for both of my bikes.
the thing is, i ride both of them on occasion (just for fun) and i have thought about trying to sell them.
I did get an offer of $1,000.00 for my occ chopper build, but an offer is not money in hand.

I see m.b.'s on e-bay all the time that claim they are custom builds, but they use all of the kit supplied parts, do crappy wiring jobs, and put the bike together very sloppy. I see them listed for +- $1500.00 !!
now, weather they sell for that much is doubtful, but to think that the builder THINKS it's worth that much is another. If a poorly built m.b. with all stock kit supplied parts used sells for $1500.00...i should be able to get $2500.00 out of my bikes EASILY....lol
 
I have 3 bikes, all run great. Ride them daily and enjoy them. Not sure which I like best as they all have different good points.
The bummer part is, I can't justify starting another build (no storage room). Can't sell any of them because no one would pay near what they are worth. Everyone seems to want a great MB for $200.
I have spare motors that will have to sit this winter. Maby I'll get lucky and one of the bikes will break down(LOL)

Jim, Let your old friend here help you out. Send me the Roadmaster and that will make room for a new build. I may have to move the girlfriends car out of the garage though, ya think she'll understand? :whistle: All of my bikes are in winter storage now and I'm just riding one of the mopeds for now.
Larry
 
All of my bikes are in winter storage now and I'm just riding one of the mopeds for now.
Larry

winter storage?!? It hasn't even been below freezing during the day yet, man! I'm going to be riding for awhile still... it was 40 something degrees one morning on my way to work, and I stayed plenty warm...

(my heavy duty, rechargeable 12v battery arrives in a couple days, too, which means I can keep riding when the days get shorter...)
 
Ahhh Baron, I'm getting old and on blood thinners now due to a small stroke last week, I get cold pretty easily. Besides, maybe I'm a WUSS!HAHAHAH. Actually, I just don't get time to ride lately and by the time I get time, it will definitely be too cold. I'm riding the Tomos moped because it starts with one easy kick and it's the one on the outside of the storage area. It uses the same 50:1 gas/oil mix as my snowblower so no special mixing needed. The peds suspension is also easier on my bony old A**.
Larry
 
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