bike in a box

So my buddy askes if anybody sold a compleat bike in a box. There are two places that i found that do but they want so much for them. I think that i read that Nick has built a bike out of a box. I was wondering if anybody has a bike just sitting around in boxes. my buddy wants a real good project to do. Oh and some testamony if you have put one together.

 

I bought a bike in a box a few years ago. My Turbo was sold to me as a disassembled engine, frame and 4 boxes are hardware, fairings, plastic etc. The PO had intended to do a complete tear down and rebuild but decided to abondon the project after the complete tear down. The biggest issues I have come across are missing hardware or mix matching hardware. Second would be assembly diagrams - what goes where on what part of the bike. Third would be the sometimes frusterating part of trying to find the needed part in the pile of parts and boxes. Figure on spending hours an hours looking for stuff unless you are an organizaitonal freak - which I am not.

Good luck!
Rob

 

do you mean a basket case or a new kit bike? you can buy russian and chinese BMW copies that are shipped needing assembly, they are pretty crappy but cheap and cool. I owned a Ural for a while and it was fun, by fun i mean i enjoyed all the times i broke down.....

a friend of mine built a chopper with a aftermarket frame and buell motor and while it is cool x10 it was a nightmare to register as (ASPT) which means "assembled from parts" to say the FL DMV is difficult is an understatement, so i personally wouldnt start any project unless i had a frame with a title or equivelent, in some US states a bike older than (X) years only needs a bill of sale, but of course it needs to also not be stolen, salvaged or otherwise un-registerable. good luck!!


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Fraps what did you pay for the bike in the box?

 

hey chilidog do you know whare to get the info on rhw cheap and crappy bmw knockoff in a box or how much they go for?

 

I bought 3 of my 4 650's in boxes... I'm quite glad I'm only rebuilding 2 of the 4

Almost time to start work on them too

 

Know of anybody selling something like that, and did thoghs bikes come with a frame Alive?

 

Yup all 4... Have them sitting in my driveway under tarps

 

You thinking about selling one of thoughs if so how much?

 

Trying to hang on to everything until I'm finished rebuilding the 2 650's. Also the cost to ship from New Zealand to the USA would be twice what the bike or parts are worth.

 

sorry forgot to look at were you are located.

 

I know.. It's rather painful being so far away from the best source of parts and help.. But thanks to this site I can still get some great knowledge.

 

Cheer up Alive, many of us will be waiting weeks until water is liquid again, much less decent riding weather. Make sure you have some fun for us!

 

yeah i just saw a post from pakisatian i think this is i think the best site for info for the xj bike.

 

Yes Fantastic site! I still see a few XJs round here, they are still very popular and quite cheap. Most other oldies are the late '70 early '80s Suzuki GS and GSX models.

Back on topic, putting a box of bits back together when you are not the person that took it apart would be a bit of a challange, but the XJs are quite simple; though it would be a big plus if you have worked an a XJ before.

 

I feel for you... we just had the longest, coldest winter for 30 something years here... But on the flip side I was riding the 900 down the rd the other day in singlet, shorts and bare feet, with a 250ml fuel tank (bottle on the end of the fuel line)... Damn it's hot at the moment

 

You chould always check on ebay, there is always project bikes on there for sale. Just make sure you get one with a clear title. There are many parts bike on there with no titles and no bill of sales. You may have to travel for them, but you can get them cheap.

 

yeah ive been looking at ebay like its going out of style. Please let me know if anyone has some thing like this. Ive checked out the russian made bikes, looks cool but still to much $$ for what they are, even on ebay. I hope that someone on this site will have a dismantled bike with all or most of all the parts in boxes that they would like to sell for cheap.

 

I paid $1500 Canadian for my bike in a box. No doubt some of you out there are gasping - TOO MUCH! I agree, BUT, I got a spare engine with the bike, spare plastic and enough OEM Yamaha parts brand new in the box, never opened, that I felt the $1500 was worth it.

Rob

 

I scooped an 86 XT125 that was torn down. Yahoo I got it from was about 180-90 lbs and was complaining that he couldn't get the durn thing to go faster than 80 mph on the freeway! "I got another quarter throttle to go" was what he used to surmise that it would go faster! For a paultry $35 (to cover the cost of current registration), I got all of the parts (in two milk crates), baggied and labled, along with a Clymers manual and a new head gasket. Three days later, I wheeled an assembled bike out onto the front porch of my apartment in San Diego, fired that sucker up and hit the Mira Mesa Canyon (conveniently located immediately behind my complex). What a rip! Sold it to a miner in Nevada two weeks later for $600. Regret the sale but the money was needed.
Word to the wise: Do not bite off more than you can chew. If you have minimal experience wrenching and haven't a clue as to the difference between a starter clutch chain and a cam chain, get educated. Spend the $70-80 and get the factory manual, a small price to pay before you blow $100's on mistakes and so on. I would rather loose that 80 bucks than screw up $800 worth of motor/tranny. Study the manual cover to cover (no quizes after class, just a final test, when you fire it up!), and see if you are comfortable with the depth of attention a buildup takes. Best advice I can give.

 

My buddy is well versed in this sort of thing. Tear down and rebuild. Ive seen him do it to a number of things such as an automatic transmission, all kinds of carbs, and a few autos to boot. A motorcycle should not be that hard for him.

 

With a helping hand, you should be ok. Just for some insight, you might want to pick up a book, "How to keep your VW Rabbit alive for the complete idiot" (John Muir publications, still available for about $30 or less used). In it there is an outstanding outline on setting up to repair a vehicle (any vehicle, the info is timeless!) and the importance of having a "helping hand" around. Great bedtime reading. The illustrations will keep you in stitches! Good luck buddy!

 

This guy has built one of those VW motors that you can buy brand new in the box but you have to build. Ive done a vw porch swap. But it was only possible with helping hands, someone has to get the beer from the fridge