I just wonder how bad it is on the engine and associated mechanics, shocks, bearings etc being idle and never worn in. 
The Reasonably Priced Used Motorcycles for Sale Thread
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Mad Mike
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I’ve revived bikes that have sat for decades. Stuck motors, chains, brakes… I find the biggest issues tend to be electrical and rusty tanks. Clean the fuel system, change fluids, contact clean and dielectric grease connectors, and and lube cylinders before a revival.I just wonder how bad it is on the engine and associated mechanics, shocks, bearings etc being idle and never worn in.
A 10 year old bike with low mileage shouldn’t have drivetrain, suspension or brake issues related to low usage if it was stored dry indoors.
Snap-on Computer Wheel Balancer $500
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At $500, that's less than the (new) price of a small set of Snap-on wrenches.
How easy and pricey to adapt it to motorcycle wheels?
1000%. Most of my favorite purchases have been 10 year old bikes with low mileage.
My still MINT 2006 Vespa GTS 250ie had like 1k km when I bought it a few years ago for like $2,500 from the original owner. Got it home, figured out pretty quick why he never rode the thing: voltage regular was ******. Common issue on that first batch of GTS250 that could've been covered under the warranty had the seller not been an idiot... I think it was like $100 for the part and a few hours to get to it, replace it, and put everything back together.
Several thousand km later and I basically got a brand new Vespa for 25 cents on the dollar. It's 20 years old and still runs and looks like new, probably even better than new thanks to me upgrading the tires, wheels, lighting, horn, etc.
Also got a 2011 BMW G650GS, around COVID'ish, also under 2k km. $4k. Belonged to the wife of a sidecar racer (the one who hung over the side, fuckin nuts! lol). Once her husband passed she didn't want it anymore, she only rode with him. That's the bike I shipped to Italy. I think it has like 18,000 km now. Nothing has ever failed on it other than a battery or two lol
SoldSnap-on Computer Wheel Balancer $500
At $500, that's less than the (new) price of a small set of Snap-on wrenches.
Listed at $4K, a little more than the "reasonable" price but it includes safety and delivery for the asking price... and take it as-is where-is for best offer... so... if new riders want things taken care of for them, they've got the option.
Here's the pic again:
1,100 km! wtf!
bigpoppa
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Is that what happens when you ride a ducati in traffic?
Priller
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Was near Harbourfront on Canada Day and watched a deeply miserable rider on a Ducati sportbike (no idea which one, they all look the same to me at this point) jumping off his bike every time he stopped, then jump back on, kickstand up, bang it into gear, when traffic shuffled forward. It looked like absolute agony. There was something about the way he stood back from the bike when he was off of it that suggested it was still throwing heat like a wood stove.
On the one hand, I admire the dedication. On the other, it seems profoundly stupid and unnecessary, both for bike and rider. Idling a bike like that in traffic has to be brutal on the motor.
@Evoex
My 796 would cook your left leg in the heat.
My 950S Supersport was absolutely fine as far as heat goes.
It is. And my Scrambler had multiple occasions where the clutch and brakes disappeared due to the heat in stop and go traffic.
Once on Mississauga Rd at train tracks where I kept it idling and all feeling disappeared.
Twice on the 401 in high heat and slow stop and go traffic.
At least I learned from the train time what to expect and soon as I felt both clutch and brakes get spongy I pulled over to let it cool.
Do not recommend.
I took the shoulder / coned off area until the traffic started moving again once the hydraulic fluid cooled off and started working again.
V4 sucks donkey balls for street riding. Pray you all never find out.
