Rollin Thunder Posted January 4, 2011 Share #1 Posted January 4, 2011 I purchase a 83 last fall with 42k and have the front end off to mod the forks and brakes. A guy I work with is a Concours fan and I pointed him towards another one now he needs room in his garage and guess what! he has a 83 with 138k that he wants to sell me cheap. Apparently it has the 2nd gear upgrade done and the front fork done. I haven't seen it but i was thinking parts bike but i don't know he rode it a few hundred miles last year maybe I keep it and ride it till it breaks. What to do? any suggestions? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffinman Posted January 4, 2011 Share #2 Posted January 4, 2011 Well if I were you I wouldndt listen to me as I have 6 Ventures Get if you have room and the finances and ride them both I do Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyR Posted January 4, 2011 Share #3 Posted January 4, 2011 breed them and maybe you'll get a 3rd gen.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyHorse Posted January 5, 2011 Share #4 Posted January 5, 2011 breed them and maybe you'll get a 3rd gen.... That made me laugh good one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano Posted January 5, 2011 Share #5 Posted January 5, 2011 Buy it. If you can work on it, 2nd gear repair isn't that expensive, I have a parts list you'll need for gaskets, etc. If not, a decent parts bike isn't bad to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeeze Posted January 5, 2011 Share #6 Posted January 5, 2011 ... maybe I keep it and ride it till it breaks.... Thanks Well, that can be a loooooooong Time .... :whistling::whistling: Seriuosly, if you have the Space and the Funds, what's holding you back ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venturous Randy Posted January 5, 2011 Share #7 Posted January 5, 2011 Buy it. If you can work on it, 2nd gear repair isn't that expensive, I have a parts list you'll need for gaskets, etc. If not, a decent parts bike isn't bad to have. Dan, he thinks the 2nd gear upgrade has been done. RandyA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMSgt Posted January 5, 2011 Share #8 Posted January 5, 2011 How much money is cheap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condor Posted January 5, 2011 Share #9 Posted January 5, 2011 Well if I were you I wouldndt listen to me as I have 6 Ventures Get if you have room and the finances and ride them both I do Jeff 6 seems like a nice round number..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yammer Dan Posted January 6, 2011 Share #10 Posted January 6, 2011 6 seems like a nice round number..... Yep!! I got 6. Two on the road now and a couple waiting!! Can't have too many!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBJ Posted January 6, 2011 Share #11 Posted January 6, 2011 i have 6 in my garage , they all run but they aren't all mine. One my sons ones my girlfriends and the other 4 are mine and the sidecar is still for sale. oh and buy the other bike two are better than one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mraf Posted January 6, 2011 Share #12 Posted January 6, 2011 Don't do it! From what I've seen on this site they tend to breed when they get together. Then you don't have room to move around your place. Pieces of them start laying all over the place cluttering it up. Then the next thing you know everyone you know {and don't know} start stopping in to see if you can fix their bike being that you have started a motorcycle salvage yard and you are riding a older bike. It's addictive. Believe me. I had 2 for awhile and I they did have a offspring. It's a v-max. I know its theirs its black and goes like hell. That was enough for me so I sold the 83 before they got together again and maybe make a slower 2nd gen too that I'd have to contend with.:rotfl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condor Posted January 6, 2011 Share #13 Posted January 6, 2011 Don't do it! From what I've seen on this site they tend to breed when they get together. Then you don't have room to move around your place. Pieces of them start laying all over the place cluttering it up. Then the next thing you know everyone you know {and don't know} start stopping in to see if you can fix their bike being that you have started a motorcycle salvage yard and you are riding a older bike. It's addictive. Believe me. I had 2 for awhile and I they did have a offspring. It's a v-max. I know its theirs its black and goes like hell. That was enough for me so I sold the 83 before they got together again and maybe make a slower 2nd gen too that I'd have to contend with.:rotfl: :sign20: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollin Thunder Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share #14 Posted January 7, 2011 :clap2:I really appreciate all the suggestions. Now I'm scared i will start a population boost and not have enough money to feed them all.. Either way I will be riding one of them come spring:thumbsup2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlew Posted January 8, 2011 Share #15 Posted January 8, 2011 Easy decision, if the price of the bike is less than the upgrades you want to do on yours then but it. Even if its a little more its worth having extra parts around. There is probably some parts on the other one that are in better condition than yours. If you have room for it and your better half is OK with it, get it. I started with one VR in August and it has multiplied into another plus some extras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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