December 30th, 2008, 05:22 PM | #1 |
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Name: Jesse
Location: Oxnard, CA
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A little teaser... (Updated with photos!)
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! Last futzed with by Cling; January 8th, 2009 at 06:52 PM. Reason: Show time! |
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December 30th, 2008, 06:41 PM | #2 |
The Sexy Filipino
Name: Jordan
Location: Bakersfield, Ca
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oooo la la... a little higher please
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December 30th, 2008, 07:10 PM | #3 |
Some weird Canuck!
Name: Greg
Location: Ontario - Canada
Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): '92 CBR250RR "Babyblade", 2008 Ninja 250R, 2001 CBR600F4i Posts: 209
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Once he gets the right-side fairings mounted maybe?
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. |
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January 2nd, 2009, 10:58 PM | #4 |
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Name: Tim
Location: Portland, OR
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damn! $500 bucks for an 08! i want to see the before pictures more lol
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January 3rd, 2009, 04:58 PM | #5 |
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Name: Alex
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Nice work, Cling. Looks like you will end up with a great bike. I also love restorations.
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January 3rd, 2009, 10:44 PM | #6 |
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Name: Jesse
Location: Oxnard, CA
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Almost finished boys and girls, picked up the last part yesterday.
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January 6th, 2009, 04:14 PM | #7 |
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Name: Seth
Location: Wichita, KS
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In for the update.
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January 6th, 2009, 06:36 PM | #8 |
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Name: Jesse
Location: Oxnard, CA
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I'll have pics up tomorrow, finely finished repairing/painting the last piece. Its drying.
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January 7th, 2009, 07:14 PM | #9 |
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Name: Seth
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*nudges Cling*
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January 7th, 2009, 07:33 PM | #10 |
The Sexy Filipino
Name: Jordan
Location: Bakersfield, Ca
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January 7th, 2009, 07:52 PM | #11 |
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Name: Jesse
Location: Oxnard, CA
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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! |
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January 7th, 2009, 07:54 PM | #12 |
The Sexy Filipino
Name: Jordan
Location: Bakersfield, Ca
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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.
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January 7th, 2009, 07:56 PM | #13 |
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Name: Seth
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PICS OR GTFO
:-) Anxious to see 'em bud.
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January 7th, 2009, 07:59 PM | #14 |
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...rummages through toolbox looking for appropriate smiley... Wait, here's one!
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January 7th, 2009, 08:01 PM | #15 |
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Name: Seth
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you and your smileys...
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January 7th, 2009, 08:04 PM | #16 |
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Smileys make the world go round.
And btw:
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January 7th, 2009, 08:45 PM | #17 |
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Name: Jesse
Location: Oxnard, CA
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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
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January 8th, 2009, 03:46 PM | #18 |
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Name: Seth
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*shakes fist*
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January 8th, 2009, 06:51 PM | #19 |
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Name: Jesse
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Pics are up! Enjoy!
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January 8th, 2009, 06:57 PM | #20 |
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Jesse,
Looks outstanding!! Any "before" pics to share? |
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January 8th, 2009, 07:00 PM | #21 |
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Name: Tor
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omfg, that is the SEXIEST paint job I've seen on our little ninjas so far! I absolutely love it! Come to Abilene please and work your magic on my bike.. *puppy eyes*
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January 8th, 2009, 07:18 PM | #22 |
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Name: Jesse
Location: Oxnard, CA
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January 8th, 2009, 07:22 PM | #23 |
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Name: Trista
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WOW, what a fantastic job! Great job. Great pictures.
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January 8th, 2009, 07:37 PM | #24 |
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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.
BTW, anyone we know? |
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January 8th, 2009, 07:58 PM | #25 |
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Name: Jesse
Location: Oxnard, CA
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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 and thats why I check craigslist on a daily basis.
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January 8th, 2009, 08:03 PM | #26 |
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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? |
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January 8th, 2009, 08:05 PM | #27 |
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Name: Tor
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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.
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January 8th, 2009, 08:06 PM | #28 |
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Name: Jesse
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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!) |
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January 9th, 2009, 01:06 PM | #29 |
The Sexy Filipino
Name: Jordan
Location: Bakersfield, Ca
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Cling, that looks great. Good pics too btw. I find it sad that they're upgrading to a 600 after wrecking a 250. |
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January 9th, 2009, 01:15 PM | #30 |
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January 9th, 2009, 01:45 PM | #31 | |
Sarcasm: Yea that'll work
Name: Andy
Location: Essex Jct, VT
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^lol
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Also. very nice bike. The blue is best color, and with those rimstripes and that black, it looks awesome. Job well done. |
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January 9th, 2009, 02:39 PM | #32 |
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Name: Tim
Location: Portland, OR
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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 |
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January 9th, 2009, 03:31 PM | #33 |
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Look really nice. Does it have a salvage title after the previous owner's down?
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January 9th, 2009, 05:05 PM | #34 |
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Name: Jesse
Location: Oxnard, CA
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January 9th, 2009, 11:54 PM | #35 |
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Name: Seth
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Fantastic work mate. Inspiring. :-)
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January 10th, 2009, 04:47 AM | #36 |
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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.
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January 12th, 2009, 10:35 PM | #37 |
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You should leave the fairings black like that, looks amazing I think.
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January 13th, 2009, 06:02 PM | #38 |
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Name: David
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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 |
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January 23rd, 2009, 07:13 PM | #39 |
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I wish I could find something like that
Great job! Any more pics?
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January 23rd, 2009, 08:07 PM | #40 |
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Name: Miles
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I am impressed the exhaust held up that well. I figured they would just shatter if you dropped it. Crazy deal. Nice job.
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