Subject: Re: The free bike
Author: Halchuk
Date: Feb 23, 2005, 11:30 AM
Post ID: 1718442809
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Plus it keeps you out of trouble.
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From: Custom Guzzi
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 12:32 PM
Subject: RE: The free bike
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Any bike that you get in pieces or as a project and rebuild yourself regardless if it was free, will give you a better understanding of how the bike operates from mechanical to electrical. Only then can you know how safe and reliable the bike truely is. If you have the money and can afford to buy a restored bike and then take it to a mechanic when it breaks down, then more power to you. I for one like to know every intimate detail of the bike I'm trusting my life to on the road regardless of how much it cost me to rebuild or restore. My first Guzzi was a 69 Ambo that was given to me in boxes, 6 weeks later I had a running reliable bike that cost me less than $200. Four years later I tore it down and redid everything and then sold it and made a $2K profit. My 74 I bought for $500 in boxes and I don't care how much it's going to cost me to restore or how long it will take me, at least it will keep me occupied and I get to learn more about it each day I work on it.
Paul
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> Freebies are nice for project bikes in your sparetime and if you have
> spare money. You can take your time with them if they are not going to
> be your only ride. I learned my lesson with the 71 Ambo "Patience" in
> that even if you think your getting a good deal/steal on a "low mileage"
> original bike that has been sitting around for a few years, either back
> off or plan on dumping a ton of money and time into them to get them
> running and looking new again. As Mark E once told me, walk away and
> buy a restored one from someone who has spent all of their money and
> time on them and is now taking a loss to sell it. It will save you the
> time and money to get that old freebie or "steal" into a fine looking
> and running machine.
>
> Keith Ruff
> 70 Cafe Racer Ambo
> Manahawkin, NJ
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<DIV>Plus it keeps you out of trouble.</DIV>
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<DIV>Any bike that you get in pieces or as a project and rebuild yourself
regardless if it was free, will give you a better understanding of how
the bike operates from mechanical to electrical. Only then can you know how
safe and reliable the bike truely is. If you have the money and can afford to
buy a restored bike and then take it to a mechanic when it breaks down, then
more power to you. I for one like to know every intimate detail of the bike
I'm trusting my life to on the road regardless of how much it cost me to
rebuild or restore. My first Guzzi was a 69 Ambo that was given to me in
boxes, 6 weeks later I had a running reliable bike that cost me less than
$200. Four years later I tore it down and redid everything and then sold it
and made a $2K profit. My 74 I bought for $500 in boxes and I don't care how
much it's going to cost me to restore or how long it will take me, at least it
will keep me occupied and I get to learn more about it each day I work on
it.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Paul</DIV>
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Original message -------------- <BR>> Freebies are nice for project bikes
in your sparetime and if you have <BR>> spare money. You can take your
time with them if they are not going to <BR>> be your only ride. I
learned my lesson with the 71 Ambo "Patience" in <BR>> that even if you
think your getting a good deal/steal on a "low mileage" <BR>> original
bike that has been sitting around for a few years, either back <BR>> off
or plan on dumping a ton of money and time into them to get them <BR>>
running and looking new again. As Mark E once told me, walk away and
<BR>> buy a restored one from someone who has spent all of their money
and <BR>> time on them and is now taking a loss to sell it. It will save
you the <BR>> time and money to get that old freebie or "steal" into a
fine looking <BR>> and running machine. <BR>> <BR>> Keith Ruff
<BR>> 70 Cafe Racer Ambo <BR>> Manahawkin, NJ <BR></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE>Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor:
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