I Sold the Bike - Not April Fools Joke

Good Bye You Titleless SOB

As the picture gives it away, I did sell a motorcycle today but it was not the Bandit (are you crazy?) I bought this bike last summer in hopes of getting it to run. There was a little snag in this bike. There was no title. It was a bit harder to get a new one then I thought.

When it came down to it, it was not worth the headaches. The good news is that I did make some money on the deal.

Lesson learned, don't buy a motorcycle (no matter how cheap) unless it has a title.

The Winter Project

1982 Honda Nighthawk 750

With Winter coming, and my quest to learn to work on motorcycles, I bought a bike to to repair. I bought this bike over Labor Day weekend. It does not run but I think with a little work, she will be road ready by Spring if not sooner.

The image above is the way I found it. I have washed it since then but the bike was sitting under a tree for the last three months by the previous owner. I am currently doing a Title Search for the bike. For the repair, it will need new tires and a chain. I have already removed the tank and carbs. The carburetors were in better shape than I thought. I will be removing parts off it this week for a thorough cleaning. The tank on the other hand is going to be a challenge.

First, the tank was repainted and I have a feeling there is bondo another neath the paint. Worse, the inside of the tank is completely rusted. When gas sits in a tank, without running for a month's, it goes bad and makes gunk for a lack of better words. I started cleaning it but I will need to reevaluate if I will need a replacement or not. They have not been that easy to find.

The bike was bought for $100.00 with just under 16,000 miles. The bike running, according to Kelly Blue Book, goes between $1300 to $1400. My intentions are not to keep the bike, but to flip like investors do with houses. I already have an idea how much I can spend and still make some money on it. Time will tell.