Laides and Gents, I give you, The 500$ Motorcycle. (Plus roughly 300$ in parts/paint, every panel except the front fender and gas tank were damaged on this bike.) *The exhaust and the left mirror are the only things I haven't fixed yet.

This is my wife, riding it for the first time!

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/EuroKent/side4.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/EuroKent/front2.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/EuroKent/side1.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/EuroKent/sideback.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/EuroKent/back2.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/EuroKent/front.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/EuroKent/side3.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/EuroKent/grips.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/EuroKent/side2.jpg

oooo la la... a little higher please :D

oooo la la... a little higher please :D

Once he gets the right-side fairings mounted maybe? :D

Fixing a bike is a great feeling. I love buying a used-dirty old beat up bike and making it like new again. It can be a money pit, but a sentimental money pit non-the-less.

damn! $500 bucks for an 08! :eek: i want to see the before pictures more lol

Nice work, Cling. Looks like you will end up with a great bike. I also love restorations.

Almost finished boys and girls, picked up the last part yesterday.

In for the update.

I'll have pics up tomorrow, finely finished repairing/painting the last piece. Its drying.

*nudges Cling*

*nudges Cling*

agreed:mad:

Its done guys, but I didnt finish cleaning it until it was dark, and now its pointless to take the 'good' pics, i'll have them up as soon as I get home from work tomorrow!

P.S. It looks freaking AWESOME!

Off topic, but I just noticed you're from Oxnard. I used to live there while my cousin was stationed in Pt Mugu. I miss the weather there.

PICS OR GTFO

:-)

Anxious to see 'em bud.

...rummages through toolbox looking for appropriate smiley... Wait, here's one! :D

:worthlesswithoutpic

you and your smileys...

Smileys make the world go round. :thumbup:

And btw:

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/450985109_AmBcY-L.jpg

Yeah, sorry to get your hopes up guys, but if I am going to take the 'good' pics, I want the lighting to be right so you can get the full effect. I have a Canon 40D and some very expensive lenses to capture it ;P

*shakes fist*

Pics are up! Enjoy!

Jesse,

Looks outstanding!! :thumbup:

Any "before" pics to share? :D

omfg, that is the SEXIEST paint job I've seen on our little ninjas so far! :eek: I absolutely love it! Come to Abilene please and work your magic on my bike.. *puppy eyes*

Jesse,

Looks outstanding!! :thumbup:

Any "before" pics to share? :D

Thanks

Yeah well, I feel totally stupid but I didnt take any before pics! But, I do have the few pics the guy sent me when he was selling it to me! Here you go:

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/EuroKent/IMG_1801.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/EuroKent/IMG_1805.jpg
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll87/EuroKent/IMG_1806.jpg

WOW, what a fantastic job! Great job. Great pictures. :thumbup:

The bike didn't look that bad. Why was he selling it for $500? He could have parted it out and made way more money on it than that. :confused:

BTW, anyone we know? :)

The bike didn't look that bad. Why was he selling it for $500? He could have parted it out and made way more money on it than that. :confused:

BTW, anyone we know? :)

Yeah well, when I say $500 everybody thinks the bike must have been junk, but the story behind it was that it was some kid with a super duper rich dad that basically had no concept of money, he told me that "I just want to get rid of it fast to make room for my new R6" so... I guess you could say I got really... really..really... lucky :thumbup: and thats why I check craigslist on a daily basis.

I'd kill him if he were my kid!

You did a great job on the bike. How does it run and the most important thing... is the wife happy with it? :D

I don't understand kids like that at all. I used to get whipped if I dropped and shattered a dinner plate.. Much less a $4k+ motorcycle.

Yeah I agree, but without kids like that, how are poor bastids like me supposed to get super cheap bikes for their wives? hehe, so god bless them!

Yeah, shes iffy about it, she wants to go on a ride to decide, she may want me to sell it (and make a few grand profit) so she can buy a horse or something (I know, only 1hp in a horse, no fun!)

:leghump:
Cling, that looks great. Good pics too btw.:thumbup:

I find it sad that they're upgrading to a 600 after wrecking a 250.

I find it sad that they're upgrading to a 600 after wrecking a 250.

why?? that could mean a $500 600 in a few weeks!! :D

^lol

I find it sad that they're upgrading to a 600 after wrecking a 250.

I couldn't agree more. Even though I'm a kid myself, I find that I don't understand other's logic sometimes (if it's even present). I hate to sound like an a**, but I hope he gets a sharp wake up call on that 600, I can't imagine him lasting long on it if he couldn't keep a 250 right side up. It's frustrating for me to see kids like that when I've worked hard for most everything I own, take care of my stuff, and try to make smart decisions. Kids like him give the rest of us a bad reputations. :angry7: Okay, rant over.

Also. very nice bike. The blue is best color, and with those rimstripes and that black, it looks awesome. Job well done. :thumbup:

Great job with the bike! That looks amazing, especially considering what you had to work with!!

If you wanna sell the bike, I would send the kid some "updates" and see if he wants to buy it back for $5k :rolleyes:

Look really nice. Does it have a salvage title after the previous owner's down?

Look really nice. Does it have a salvage title after the previous owner's down?

Nope, Clean/Clear title, now in my name woohoo.


And to everybody else, I tried to keep in touch with him in case he crashed his new R6 and wanted to sell it to me for like 1,000$ lol.

Fantastic work mate. Inspiring. :-)

Wow great work the bike looks fantastic!!Lets just hope the next bigger and stupid choice of new bikes for that spoiled brat does'nt get him killed.

You should leave the fairings black like that, looks amazing I think.

That is a very nice job you have done there and I am sure that you will make a mint off it if you sell her!

I have learnt something about people like that kid, who wreck something like that and then get a bigger bike (and other asses who ride stupidly and dangerously), natural selection will prevail :rolleyes:

I wish I could find something like that :rolleyes:

Great job! Any more pics?

I am impressed the exhaust held up that well. I figured they would just shatter if you dropped it. Crazy deal. Nice job.

wow you got a super deal! I thought I got a good deal when I bought my 08 ninja for 2k. My bike was not as bad as yours, but in pretty bad shape. i'm kind of painting my new parts like yours too lol. here's a teaser not done yet. (crappy iphone pic)

wow, amazing. I could not be more jealous

Jesse, I can see by the pictures that the bike is much happier in the capable hands of someone who can appreciate such a fine machine and do it justice. I suspect that you will be a repeat customer of this spoiled brat until he launches himself into oblivion. You did an incredible job. Stories like yours make my day. I am a bicycle restorer. There are some real works of art out there that should be restored--unfortunately there are some that are too far gone. My dream is to find a Vincent in some barn in the boonies that I could get cheap and is restorable.

I am also very impressed! sexy paint job! :clapping:

Loving the blue bike with the blue rim tape, suits it perfectly. Like Miles, I'm surprised the exhaust held up - still a couple of dints and whatnot but probably still sounds the same.

As for that kid, I wish him the very best in riding the R6 - and hope he don't fall off and go splat!

sweet find. where did you buy the replacement parts from?

sweet find. where did you buy the replacement parts from?

Ebay of course! :)

Awesome find and outstanding work.

Crashing a 250 qualifies you to be rewarded with an r6 (maybe a 50 scoot or a BMX)???? I GUESS there are those that do say you aren't really educated until you have crashed, but I get the impression we aren't talking about educated people here - LOL!

Was it a salvaged title?

Jesse is this the kid you bought it from?
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Why would that kid want feedback???

why would he post that???