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posted August 14, 2012 06:49 PM
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Barn Find !! well sort of. it was packed in a storage shed
This evening I followed up on a bike that someone had told my buddy about and he had told me about. So after work I decided to stop in at the house and ask about the bike in question. I knocked on the door and asked if the bike was for sale. I was told it was but it had been stored in the back of a shed (portable building) for the last 8 years. So we went back to the building and dug off all the boxes of junk that had it blocked in and there it was. A 1995 red Yamaha V-Max with only 686 miles on it. After doing some back and forth offers I ended up getting it for $800 dollars. The motor is not frozen up but its going to take some work to get it back on the road. carbs cleaned, Battery, flush the tank and all fluids. two new tires. But its clean except for some minor paint fading. I will snap some pics during the day. Should be able to make a few bucks off of it. oh and do some big burnouts
  
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posted August 14, 2012 07:05 PM
cool .... Pictures please !!
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1badzx12r
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posted August 14, 2012 08:01 PM
them vmax's are a bitch to restore .. better you than me
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posted August 14, 2012 08:23 PM
That is an excellent deal!
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posted August 15, 2012 01:07 AM
Awesome find... $800, a steal. Good job
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Slow14_Fz1
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posted August 15, 2012 08:49 AM
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them vmax's are a bitch to restore .. better you than me
I would disagree I had a 1997 vmax I restored and gave to my father-in-law and it was very easy to find all the parts I needed for the restore the only thing that was a pain was pulling and rebuilding the motor but was very nice when done.
I got most of the OEM parts from cyclepartsnation.com and the performance parts came from madmax.com so good luck with the restor and good find.
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posted August 15, 2012 09:25 AM
Pics?
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1badzx12r
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posted August 15, 2012 09:35 AM
Edited By: 1badzx12r on 15 Aug 2012 17:39
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them vmax's are a bitch to restore .. better you than me
I would disagree I had a 1997 vmax I restored and gave to my father-in-law and it was very easy to find all the parts I needed for the restore the only thing that was a pain was pulling and rebuilding the motor but was very nice when done.
I got most of the OEM parts from cyclepartsnation.com and the performance parts came from madmax.com so good luck with the restor and good find.
i think you missed the point ..he found a bike that sit for 17years maybe ..that means every seal , hose, tire , fuel tank carb kit (maybe), all fuilds , battery, clear coating will need to be replaced or repaired.. hopefully rats didn't make the air box and wiring harness home .. and keep his price for resale in this neck of the woods http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/mcy/3206859311.html http://houston.craigslist.org/mcy/3114339724.html
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Slow14_Fz1
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posted August 15, 2012 10:53 AM
Yes he will have a lot of stuff to do but it will be more a time thing than actual hard work. I would stay away from the berryman b12 chemtool carb cleaner while cleaning the carbs because it plays hell on the slide diaphragms and the the needle for the floats I use gum out carb cleaner for them. And post some pics of the before and after.
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posted August 15, 2012 10:57 AM
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Yes he will have a lot of stuff to do but it will be more a time thing than actual hard work. I would stay away from the berryman b12 chemtool carb cleaner while cleaning the carbs because it plays hell on the slide diaphragms and the the needle for the floats I use gum out carb cleaner for them. And post some pics of the before and after.
he better hope they didn't park it cause 2nd gear is out
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Slow14_Fz1
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posted August 15, 2012 11:05 AM
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he better hope they didn't park it cause 2nd gear is out
Yes I agree but with less than 700 miles that may be unlikely although I changed 2 shift cams over the life of my old vmax over 24,000 miles most were very hard miles the last one I got was a hardened shift cam I got from Paul at Mad Max Enterprise.
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Big_T112
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posted August 15, 2012 07:11 PM
I am not going to restore it. I had to work over today so I didn't get pics but I will. I have put new second gear in several of the V-max's. I think this one is OK. I did'nt realize the price of used ones had gone so low. The good news is it pretty much stayed the same so parts on Ebay are all over it. All I plan on doing is bare minimum to get it going then throw it on Craigslist for about 2500 and make a dollar off of it. The last one I owned had the KerKer 4-2-1 exhaust and it sounded like a small block chevy running. Very cool. The B-King must be a no sale either. I have not had one hit on it at $6700 and it has 2900 miles. I think it is the exhaust on it. I have a Gen 2 Busa full Yosh RS3 carbon I could put on it if that might help it sell. The bike market sucks around here.
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1badzx12r
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posted August 15, 2012 07:14 PM
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The bike market sucks around here.
here too..
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posted August 16, 2012 04:28 AM
it does everywhere... unless you manage to get a new price on a slightly modded 07SE from some idiot lol... I practically had to give my 14 away when I sold it.
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1badzx12r
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posted August 17, 2012 06:31 AM
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it does everywhere... unless you manage to get a new price on a slightly modded 07SE from some idiot lol... I practically had to give my 14 away when I sold it.
i wonder if flyboy sold his legendary zx14
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posted August 17, 2012 06:32 PM
I did have two calls on the B-King. a 67 year old guy and a 61 year old guy. WOW motorcycles in Atlanta offered me $5800 cash or $6500 towards trade on any bike they have, Been working so much overtime I have not touched the V-max.
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posted August 19, 2012 05:27 AM
Why not keep it as a second backup bike?
Extreme low mileage, and probably very reliable.
Don't spend anything on cosmetics, just get it running once the engine checks out.
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