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Offline Cabmkr

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Loosing focus
« on: June 03, 2012, 09:23:19 am »
    Is it wrong to part out a mostly complete bike? I have been stalled on my latest project an 81 RM125X. I was hoping to do some VMX racing this year but the way things are going with work (busy) and the bank account (lots going out) its leaving little left over for the bike fund. The RM is mostly complete but will still need about $800 spent on it, piston, seals, plastic, seat foam and cover, chain  and sprokets. Also we dont have a local suzuki bike dealer so it takes a bit of time to get bits ( I have been wating for a month on a shock seal head). And being its a liquid cooled and all my other are air cooled I am thinking it doesnt really fit in my collection (mostly Yamahas)  and would help fund a TY build or one of the YZ250's
    Maybe i am just getting impatiant, My TT and IT have both taken about 2 years so I guess 6 months for a rebuild isnt to bad.  :-\

Cheers, Chris         
Current rides/projects 75 MX125B, 75 TY250B, 75 Carabella Rally 175, 76 TT500 Ice bike, 78 IT400E 79 CB750F , 81 XS650H Street Tracker, 81 YZ250H X2, 93 DS80

Offline Ted

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Re: Loosing focus
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2012, 09:56:58 am »
I find it better to stick to 1 bike at a time.Don`t buy another project till you have finished the current bike.Don`t buy 2 of the same model with the view to restore both of them.

I don`t lose focus because i farm out probably 90% of all works to professionals. Expensive..yes...Stressful...no

My solution....Sell the second 250 H and anything else you are not likely to finish in a hurry and put the funds into the 125 X.
81 YZ 465 H   77 RM 125 B

Offline crs-and-rms

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Re: Loosing focus
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2012, 05:44:44 pm »
hang in there chris i have a few that im doing at the same time ,the rm 125 is a great bike it will be worth the time and effort when its done