Matt1975 Posted January 16, 2021 Posted January 16, 2021 Hi anyone have any ideas what this is. Ive just been offered it
Captain Chaos Posted January 16, 2021 Posted January 16, 2021 Hello and welcome on OSS. Please read the rules and then introduce yourself nicely in General Chat. 1
Captain Chaos Posted January 16, 2021 Posted January 16, 2021 And why not ask the person who's offering it, or is that too obvious?
Matt1975 Posted January 16, 2021 Author Posted January 16, 2021 Hi he dosent know what it is. I have asked
clivegto Posted January 16, 2021 Posted January 16, 2021 Don't know what it is but I would snap that up. Ask in UK specials as well.
Matt1975 Posted January 16, 2021 Author Posted January 16, 2021 That's the one but he's asking a little bit more for it now
bluedog59 Posted January 16, 2021 Posted January 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Matt1975 said: That's the one but he's asking a little bit more for it now Dare we ask how much ?
Matt1975 Posted January 16, 2021 Author Posted January 16, 2021 A bit more than £30 but it does come with a complete striped bandit r6 forks as in pic r6 seat unit with underseat exhausts and lots of parts
Dezza Posted January 16, 2021 Posted January 16, 2021 It looks like the tank's off of a mass produced sportsbike and the frame has been made to fit, rather than the tank made to fit the frame. All of the well-known frame makers concur with ii) not i). It's also not got a 'matching' swingarm. This suggests the frame is probably some sort of one-off, but it looks well-done from the pics. More close-ups needed though, especially to determine the quality of the welding.
Dezza Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 It was definitely not made by any well-known aftermarket producer of bike frames nor by any of their welder people on the side .
bluedog59 Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 Which then leads you to wonder how good a fit were the joints before welding and what grade of tubing it is.
Matt1975 Posted January 17, 2021 Author Posted January 17, 2021 The blokes says he's had it jigged at steel heart engineering and they say its straight
Dezza Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 All depends on how much. It's not worth anywhere near as much as a Spondon/Harris alloy frame or similar. Someone was having trouble selling a Saunders and Lewis frame kit on eb@y that seemed to go for ~2500, which is a steal for a frame from a bona fide maker. This gives you much leverage with the seller. It's worth what anyone's prepared to pay but personally I wouldn't be allowing my wallet-moths to see the light of day for anything over 500 and that's pushing it as it's a gamble, especially if no frame number/V5. I have 2 frame kit bikes already so if you really want such a bike then the value to you is different, and subjective.
Captain Chaos Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 25 minutes ago, Matt1975 said: So is it worth bothering with? Post an introduction in General Chat and I'll answer that question for you
bluedog59 Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 That's the conundrum. Overall it looks half decent, they've got the big bits right but then stumbled at getting the small but important bits right. If you have time, patience and access to a good Ali welder ( just in case any need redoing ) then it could be a bargain............or a nightmare. It puzzles me why there is such a mismatch on quality, they got the tube bending and jigging right then made a poor job of welding it together. 1
bluedog59 Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) £2.5k !!!!! The bits that come with it must be worth at least £2k then. A few weekends to build it ? Now that is B/S !!!!!! Edited January 17, 2021 by bluedog59 1
Matt1975 Posted January 17, 2021 Author Posted January 17, 2021 I know it will take a lot longer that that. To be honest I'm not looking for something I can knock together in a wkend. These things take time
Captain Chaos Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 If it's really all there, and you've got the skills to build it (which you seem to have judging by your intro post) it might be worth 2,5k.
Dezza Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 In my (usually relatively ignorant) opinion, the seller is being completely unrealistic in his valuation but we see that all the time and not just with bike-related stuff. It may be worth 2500 to someone though although given the time it took to sell that S & L job, we may not be around to witness it happen.
Blubber Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 In the link R1GUY posted, the current seller had the intention on cleaning up the welds on the head stock. It doesnt look that happened. From what i see it has no registrations of paperwork. Without that... it is track day use only. I think that would put me off. I doubt getting it registered as a road bike is easy otherwise it would have it already
Matt1975 Posted January 17, 2021 Author Posted January 17, 2021 I know it would need an sva test. I think as with a lot of these projects. People buy them and sit on them realise they don't have the skill to finish it then sell it to the next one who think it would be cool but has no idea how to finish it.
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