1) Why is it so important to get a bike that hasn't been thrashed?
As I understand it the only parts that will be kept are the frame,
swing arm, fork, wheels and brakes. Everything else pretty much
gets tossed. (signals and such not withstanding) Assuming that the
forks and frame haven't taken any major damage is there really that
big a concern over it being thrashed? Obviously the cost of a
thrashed bike make them appealing, but I'm trying to understand
what the main concerns are.
well its really the other way around, you are saving the entire
suspension system, the brakes, the controls, wheels.
You dont want to be replacing: wheel bearings, steering bearings,
sprockets, swing-arm bearings, rotors, shock, calipers, master
cylinder, fork internals, fork seals, tires, brake pads, switches,
and all the other things I forgot.
John speaks the truth here. I've bought lots of stuff over the years
thinking it was a good deal but wound up putting a lot of time and
money to make the stuff what I wanted.
2) The reason I saw states that a 1L bike, specifically a CBR would
make a good base is that it has an aluminum frame and swing arm, so
is on the lighter end of things,
this is typical over-simplified advice. Sounds good, doesn't match
real world. A steel frame can be as light as aluminum, and aluminum
can be heavy. Devil in details, ya know. Its expensive to weld on
aluminum, so all things being equal, I'd go for steel. I'd try to
get a bike with good suspension and
Perhaps but in this particular instance, perhaps not. I think the
person who originally gave this advice knew a thing or two about the
CBR series of machines having owned many and raced a few. He may
even have converted one or two to EVs.
But then again, maybe I'm thinking of someone else.
Mike
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