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<blockquote data-quote="karl johnson" data-source="post: 73908" data-attributes="member: 3141"><p>if i were you tomas.... id keep away from auctions.</p><p></p><p>you sound similar to myself.... ille try not to bore you.</p><p></p><p>when i decided to buy my comet (dealer bike) i agreed to myself i am ok for the general maintanance of the machine, but mechanical overhauls is out because i am not yet skilled at it.. ille chip away as i go along.</p><p>i bought it to ride.....but i dont know the state of the bike mechanicaly,although i bought it and heard it running .(after all its my neck on the bike).</p><p>so i allowed extra funds to comission a guy to perform an engine strip and build to check things over and any thing that needs looking,he will carry it out and charge me accordingly and thats what i did. the turnaround was about 5 month.</p><p></p><p>keep away from auctions and paying over the odds... bidding fever.... because by the sounds of it you will need funds for possible repairs. the if you buy a v twin and you have engine problems the last price i knew for a v twin overhaul was 10k.</p><p></p><p>plain and simply buy through the club classified or any dealers in MPH..it should be cheaper than any auction... but remember allocate big money to spend on it for uprising problems.... if you are going for a v twin good luck.... you are more brave than i.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="karl johnson, post: 73908, member: 3141"] if i were you tomas.... id keep away from auctions. you sound similar to myself.... ille try not to bore you. when i decided to buy my comet (dealer bike) i agreed to myself i am ok for the general maintanance of the machine, but mechanical overhauls is out because i am not yet skilled at it.. ille chip away as i go along. i bought it to ride.....but i dont know the state of the bike mechanicaly,although i bought it and heard it running .(after all its my neck on the bike). so i allowed extra funds to comission a guy to perform an engine strip and build to check things over and any thing that needs looking,he will carry it out and charge me accordingly and thats what i did. the turnaround was about 5 month. keep away from auctions and paying over the odds... bidding fever.... because by the sounds of it you will need funds for possible repairs. the if you buy a v twin and you have engine problems the last price i knew for a v twin overhaul was 10k. plain and simply buy through the club classified or any dealers in MPH..it should be cheaper than any auction... but remember allocate big money to spend on it for uprising problems.... if you are going for a v twin good luck.... you are more brave than i. [/QUOTE]
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