Re: Went to a motorcycle salvage yard.

Posted by sgtslag on Feb 24, 2012; 2:36pm
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/Went-to-a-motorcycle-salvage-yard-tp3772650p3772719.html

I visited a bike salvage yard a couple of years ago, too.  It grieved me to see so many bikes, rusting, and rotting, sinking in the mud.  There was a veritable gold mine sitting there, but it was all being ruined by the elements.

I did, however, discover that I could have gotten a Vetter fairing, and a trunk, for much less than e-Bay, only because of shipping costs being so high.  Each junkyard is different.  Some are reasonable in their prices, some are not.  I chatted with the folks there about getting my hard plastic trunk re-painted.  I had previously asked an auto body shop about it, and I was told it would be $200-$300!  The paint guy at the salvage yard quoted me around $100, for the same simple, gloss black, with a clear coat finish...  I know where I will go for having my bike professionally painted -- and it won't be to an auto body shop!

You are correct in your price estimate on the CB900's oil cooler.  I bought one off of e-Bay for around $30, delivered (radiator only, with hoses; was in great condition, only needed some fresh, gloss black paint to spiff it up).  I then modified it to fit my adapter, but the price was very reasonable, and it is still performing flawlessly, three years later.  Cheers!