Forks anyone? How 'bout Larry Pegram's superbike?
07-08-2007, 07:22 AM
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Better make sure to use the platinum card! Ouch.
Two things;
IMO sumofallparts.com SUCK big time. Bought a 520 chain kit and it took nearly a month to get. They are very slow on email, had hidden charges, excessive shipping rates ($20 and I'm only 100 miles away), shipment arrived missing items, and took two more weeks to get missing part. Finally, I got charged an additional $40 for the additional rivet link and tax on a $140 purchase!!!!
Did you see this months Motorcyclist article about the Scott Russell bike on ebay? An ignorant buyer purchased the champs former 750 superbike from Sony Pictures (wth?) and then advertised it on ebay as a used 600 "trac" (sic) bike. Because of the misspelling, there was very little bidding and it sold for $1950. The winner who knew what it was prepared to pay $5k. The bike still had all the go fast goodies on it including the original bodywork with #1 plates. Incredible story.
Two things;
IMO sumofallparts.com SUCK big time. Bought a 520 chain kit and it took nearly a month to get. They are very slow on email, had hidden charges, excessive shipping rates ($20 and I'm only 100 miles away), shipment arrived missing items, and took two more weeks to get missing part. Finally, I got charged an additional $40 for the additional rivet link and tax on a $140 purchase!!!!
Did you see this months Motorcyclist article about the Scott Russell bike on ebay? An ignorant buyer purchased the champs former 750 superbike from Sony Pictures (wth?) and then advertised it on ebay as a used 600 "trac" (sic) bike. Because of the misspelling, there was very little bidding and it sold for $1950. The winner who knew what it was prepared to pay $5k. The bike still had all the go fast goodies on it including the original bodywork with #1 plates. Incredible story.
07-08-2007, 09:29 AM
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You might be right. The frame is registered so it can be titled but perhaps not street legal and therefore must be salvaged. If it was bought from Sony there may be some proprietary value if the bike is still in one piece. It may have been part of the terms of the sale that it MUST be salvaged such that it couldn't even be a track bike.
07-08-2007, 09:42 AM
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You got confused, I think. The ex-scott russell zx750 superbike I referred to came from sony. The article didn't explain how or why they came to have it. Bird o' prey is referring to the parting of the Pegram bike by SCUM of all parts.
07-09-2007, 09:41 AM
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You can't even buy these tires folks. :-) Trust me, I've tried. 16.5" Michelins.
If they were serious about selling it, they should sell it to a collector who will garage it for the rest of it's life.
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