Hi Steve I found my donor bike on ebay and it was located locally, south of Denver at Steeles Cycles. I paid $799 for the bike and ran a trailer down to pick it up. The titling/registration took 20 minutes and there was no hassle with having to see the VIN as the sale was from a dealer. The bike had 21K and is in very good condition, paint pretty awesome seeing as it is more than 20 years old, and this has new Bridgestone tires as well. The motor spins but I think it is good enough to ebay for some VF500 owner needing an engine to rebuild, the starter and alternator, and ignition can all be parted out, so if I can get a couple hundred my donor cost will be down to $600.
For what is is worth you may be opening the can as you try to locate the previous owner to free up the title on the abandoned bike, and "title" companies assurances aside I would avoid that. What you might want to do is locate a local bike salvage company and tell them you want a complete bike before they start stripping it and with a title. Your local cycle shops might also be a source. Frankly if faced with $800 to flip the bike they may find you a cherry old bike. My time was worth not having to find missing parts. Jeff -----Original Message----- >From: Steve Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Feb 16, 2007 11:04 AM >To: ElectricMotorcycles <[email protected]> >Subject: [ElectricMotorcycles] Obtaining a title for an abandoned bike > >I've come a cross a 1993 Kawasaki EX 500A abandoned in a storage warehouse. >If I buy this, how hard would it be to title the bike? >Looks like it could be a good candidate for conversion. >But would I just be opening a can of worms? > >BTW I'm in Illinois, the bike is in Indiana. >-- >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Steven Parker >Video Production Specialist >ITCS/ACES >69A Mumford Hall, MC-710 >University of Illinois >Urbana, IL 61801 > >"I absolutely refuse to be anonymous. >Don't use handles. Use your real name. >Have the conviction to identify your ideas." > > > > >
