Thread: Worth $2k?
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Old September 5th, 2017, 10:43 AM   #22
ck.mecha
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Name: Chris
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Motorcycle(s): 1969 Benelli Cobra 125, 1970 Honda CB160, 2009 Kawasaki 250R

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Its a fallacy to believe because youre building a bike for the track its cheaper to pick up a clapped out bike, believe me I learned the hard way.

Spend a little extra to get one in good condition. Then you can sell off the parts you dont need to offset the extra expense. Example, you buy this bike for ~$1600 but cant sell the bodywork, exhaust, headlight, or anything of value because its all scratched up or broken. OR you buy a $2500 bike and sell all those parts for a couple hundred dollars and end up with a base bike in better condition.

And FYI, your R6 isnt losing most of its value because of mileage. Those loose value because theyve basically been unchanged over a decade and new ones are rolling out constantly. I would not have one bit of hesitation sinking that $2k into your current bike instead of a clapped out 300
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