May 15, 2010 at 2:16 pm
#26458
Jeff in Kentucky
Participant
A guy bought a motorcycle like mine for $5,200, then put a couple thousand into bigger and higher compression pistons and bigger valves, then broke a rod end and had custom rods made for it, to go from 35 to 70 horsepower. He could have bought a used Suzuki SV650 with 70 horsepower stock. He sold this bike for a big loss of money.
Sure, you are free to waste your money- we would all be wiser driving a used Geo Metro three cylinder car or a used Hyundai Elantra year round for a family of four, but I think it is important to show beginners how others think they wasted their dollars when it comes time to sell their one of a kind masterpiece.