I wonder what it would take to buy and re-build crashed motorcycles... I have lots of tools, a Pit Bull stand, and a very strong mechanical aptitude.

Plus, I love working automotive stuff.

Who knows, maybe I could make some money on it? I figure that we're coming up on the silly season, where folks buy bikes then crash them. Maybe some deals are to be had?

 

you can make good money. where you are - where there is a winter - you know how bike prices fluctuate - time them out with the season and you'd be good to go.


it certainly depends on whats wrong with the bike and how cheap you can get it though. it all depends.

 

Too many unknowns with crashed bikes, and too many hoops to jump through to get them re-registered down here now. So I tend to buy solid, uncared for late model bikes and clean them up, service them and then on-sell. You can still make good money!

Cheers, SB

 

This is a good point.

I'd say that I would have to know a bit about the bike's previous state of condition before I could offer money on it.

 

To make money you got to be cold hearted and see it as a business.

Forget the love of the machine, 'OMG I always wanted one of these'

Me? I couldn't do it, but if you can get a business head on, who knows you could make some cash doing what you love

 

There is a place close to me that dose just what you have said and he dose make good money, but he also makes it hard to get a bike for a steal cause he buys them all up before anyone else can, but if you have the time and money to start up you could make some bank.

 

That is a great point, but I tend to buy bikes that I couldn't love. So that I can afford the ones that I do!

And I don't own them long enough to form an attachment like I have to my shed full of bikes...........

And absolutely view it as a business, the business is to buy a machine, clean it up/repair it and sell it at a profit.

Cheers, SB

 

check with your insuranc company(s) as well, a lot of times, in ontario, (and i think for the rest of canada) if a VIN gets written off no company will insure it, they write it as salavage for parts only.
for a while, the privince of quebec didnt play that game so people used to buy cars and bring it to ontario.
so yes, check to see if you can do it and get papers for it

 

Kind of my dream job (if my current job didn't pay so well!). When I crashed my zx6rr, I bought it back from insurance, fixed it all up, had so much fun!

 

So any luck with this dream of yours?