hurricane finds....

[Dave223]

Hey all,
Im down in Chauvin La., Last weekend the wife an kids an I went riding the bayous and streets. So far this is what Ive picked up in trash piles. a 73-74 Honda 70, an 80s 70,a Suzuki 50(alt?) with a couple parts missing, a Yamaha of some sort, its blue, frozen solid, and chain drive...200 maybe? no rear fenders or seat. A complete 84 110, I rode it yesterday! I know of but didnt get to check on approx, 5- 185/200s, a shaft drive big red that went under, and I need a boat for the last one...I knew of a 350x (VERY rare down here) sitting behind someones shed before the storms came. I went ask about it cuz i didnt see it . The fella told me he left it behind for Rita, and when he came back it was gone. Now you have to understand, we had a 9 foot storm surge down here, with lakes and marsh all around...I know where it went, I just cant get in that area....Oh yeh and 2 more for the golf cart fans..a 2001 350 Warrior for 500$ that didnt go under, and a 2005 Banshee that went under an the owner hasnt made the first note on it yet

1 more..a rolling chassis yamaha 60? tri-zinger

[Oldshell4481]

so ** salvaging, that could piss people off

[cragster]

yeah i would be mad if someone stole my stuff but it doesnt mater really because they got insureance

[Dave223]

nahh I ALWAYS ask first or leave a note before I take anything.....all of this stuff is next to the road, waiting for the trash collectors to take away...I was just told of 2 kawasaki bayou 220s that went under but not too bad...for 50$....
The guy just called me, says his insurance paid him for em an I can go get em if i want, I already own 1 that needs parts.

[cragster]

Ohhhh IC. Well thats cool then. I would do the same if i was there

[jostephy8]

Let me know if you are willing to part with the ALT 50.I have ben looking for one for my son.Thanks.

[hondatrikesrule22]

So is the 05 Banshee in your hands? Wanna sell it?

[thedeatons]

My opinion on this issue is this:

You should either restore each trike you received and re-gift it to it's original owner.

-OR-

You should sell these trikes one by one, for good money, and then present the money for each trike to each trike's original owner. Even the ones you paid money for can be sold for a much greater profit, then the greater amount of money can be given back to the owner's, minus what it cost you.

These people down there lost everything, and the last thing I think they need is to lose what brought them so much joy in their life... their toys. Think of all the kids that will no longer have those 70s and 50s anymore.... Ask yourself honestly what you think you should do... James

[Unclediezel]

Kudos Thedeatons -for having your heart in the right place

[kilabeez0]

My opinion on this issue is this:

You should either restore each trike you received and re-gift it to it's original owner.

-OR-

You should sell these trikes one by one, for good money, and then present the money for each trike to each trike's original owner. Even the ones you paid money for can be sold for a much greater profit, then the greater amount of money can be given back to the owner's, minus what it cost you.

These people down there lost everything, and the last thing I think they need is to lose what brought them so much joy in their life... their toys. Think of all the kids that will no longer have those 70s and 50s anymore.... Ask yourself honestly what you think you should do... James

sounds to me like almost all of them were garbage to begin with. except the banshee.

[grundlegrabber]

I'd rather see them all picked up by someone who has some appreciation for them, than see them get scrapped or buried in the swamps.

[Unclediezel]

If your house burnt to the ground - Would you want strangers picking thru the ashes where your bedroom used to be?-It may be all junk -but it 's still your stuff in your room.

[ATCwithdrawals]

Glad to see your getting some machines ,Here's my opinion, sad to see anybody go through that disaster and hopefully they can get things back to normal as soon as possible.These people have a choice and it sounds like they made it by setting these machines out by the road side to be picked up buy the garbage truck, most of them probably got an insurance claim/money for there lost/ruined items and have decided to use the money for other much needed stuff.So with that said, if you were not going around and asking for these machines before the garbage truck arrived, they would soon become a small part of the metal pile at the recycling center and no one would get to use any of these parts/machines to get running again. Just glad to see that they will have a second chance.

[Kintore]

Nice finds man, like ATCWithdrawals said. Rather see them in the hands of someone than in a metal heap. Thats cool to hear, well done!

[Unclediezel]

I didnt mean to come off as nasty-so apologies where they are due-

Just a bad situation- That doesnt need to be made the best of.

Found a really cool stapler and computer monitor at the WTC wreckage- Anyone interested in buying them? Im sure the guy who's desk they were on aint gonna be using them anytime soon.