350x, $200

**bkm** · 10-12-2011, 04:33 PM

Yep, I had close to 2K in mine and I didn't even have to touch the engine. That was not including what I paid for it.

**RIDE-RED 250r** · 10-12-2011, 05:22 PM

250sx triple and forks????

**sweetip2000** · 10-13-2011, 12:28 AM

Don't pay anything until you are there and check things out.
Even if you got it for free your still gonna have to invest $$ into it.
See if they can donate it for a school project. Your school LoL

**TrailerRider** · 10-13-2011, 01:47 AM

got vin and decoded it, 85. I am on the fence about it. It will take a shitload of work and $$ to get it road worthy

But then my dream trike is a 350x... I guess I am looking for the "This is your chance stupid" sign... Truely around here 350x's are running $1200 --> up. How much realistically are we talking $ for restore? It needs total frontend, brakes, cables (front and rear), frame gussets, paint, wheels(rims poss.), fenders all, headlights, seat foam, seat cover and thats what I can think of off hand.

**gomer202** · 10-13-2011, 02:29 AM

Originally Posted by RIDE-RED 250r

250sx triple and forks????

I think they are from a first gen R because mine on the 1st gen are the same, I'm just taking a guess

**bkm** · 10-13-2011, 02:43 AM

Originally Posted by TrailerRider

got vin and decoded it, 85. I am on the fence about it. It will take a shitload of work and $$ to get it road worthy

But then my dream trike is a 350x... I guess I am looking for the "This is your chance stupid" sign... Truely around here 350x's are running $1200 --> up. How much realistically are we talking $ for restore? It needs total frontend, brakes, cables (front and rear), frame gussets, paint, wheels(rims poss.), fenders all, headlights, seat foam, seat cover and thats what I can think of off hand.

Its the little things that add up fast that will kill a budget. If it needs frame work it will have to come apart. If it comes apart then you will want new bearings in everything, plus paint or powder coat and then it starts to snowball from there, trust me. Depending how picky you are with used parts v.s new parts you are looking at a $1000 to make it decent and upwards of $2000 or more to make it really nice.

Remember you will never be able to build one for what you can buy one for.

**audioworks04** · 10-13-2011, 07:07 AM

Its cheap and alot of parts are there. All depends on how much of a rider you want, do you want just a thrasher bike, or do you want one to be proud of? Really assuming it runs you could just throw some plastics on it and figure out what forks those are and get matching brakes and ride the thing. If it was around me I would probably buy it if nothing else just as parts bike.

**dougspcs** · 10-13-2011, 07:17 AM

Yeah, I'd pull the motor and do a build on it then shelf it for a spare..if my 350 calves a motor I got a drop in ready to go.

Sell the frame and whatever else is good to cover my costs..

If a guy were to play it right you come probably end up with a free rebuilt motor!!

**web3wheels** · 10-13-2011, 09:54 AM

ive bought several bikes for cheap that look rough like this one. i ALWAYS find in the long run "you get what you pay for" is true everytime. i always have high hopes to make them look good for cheap and sell them for a profit, but once i get into a project, i Always spend what i can get for it. if you just want to ride it as is, its definately worth $200. if you start picking at all the little flaws, im guessing everything is worn on that thing...hubs could be wobbly, shock worn out, sprocket teeth worn, chain worn, carb has probably in on and off 100x and has striped screws, etc. all the little stuff you dont think about when you are excited

when someone is ready to sell something they remember all those little headaches and repairs they had to make, when you go look at a new bike, you look right past them!!!! and if it doesnt do wheelies, its not running right!

**TrailerRider** · 10-13-2011, 11:50 AM

Well an update. I had my cousin who is lives right there (I am like 75 miles away) and is an awesome mech test drive it. He said the clucth is a little stiff and it has a little smoke when first started. So I said unless he drops the price to like $75 I am gonna pass. If the motor was solid and the clutch was not possibly over adjusted I was seriously considering it. If he does drop to $75 then I will buy it and consider it a rider and maybe restore it later. Will update on status.

**RIDE-RED 250r** · 10-13-2011, 06:55 PM

Well, how much $$$ would a running 350x engine alone bring in your area? Think of it that way..... If the motor runs, its worth a couple hundred.....

**captainweezy** · 10-14-2011, 03:11 PM

First question is why do many people want to take the motor out and put in a go kart?? That seems to never work. Everybody says it at one point or another in their life.

Second question is can you buy and resell it to make a few bucks to start your "350x fund"?

**kylegrimes** · 10-14-2011, 07:00 PM

Looks like it was someones beater

**Dirtcrasher** · 10-14-2011, 09:09 PM

^ It's actually a bit of work to put a motor like this in a go-kart, takes quite a bit of linkage work to do it correctly.

We all dreamed it up when we were 14 yrs. old too.............

This is just reality!

**just ben** · 10-14-2011, 09:31 PM

I have taken several piles of crap and turned them into gems. It usaully costs more than buying one that is done but you dont have to drop a couple g's at once. You can do it at your own speed and if you wait for parts for what you wanna pay, it can be done at a fair price. another way to offset costs is take on smaller easy money projects and use the "free" money for the bigger project. Just dont lose interest in a project because it will always just be a pile of parts if you do

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