I'm learning, but it seems with Copart you need a broker for most (although not all) purchases.. I don't mind paying fees- they gotta make the auction run and I get that, but to go 3-400 bucks deep before you even bid just seems steep, unless you're buying something for say more than 5K..
I'm still a bit wishy-washy on my engine source.. I picked up a nice 98 Honda VFR800 last year (got it super cheap at 900.00 w/ 31K miles) and have been riding it with the intention of tearing the bike down and using it's motor and electrical system for my project.. Now I'm sort of emotionally attached to it, and it somehow seems 'wrong' to tear apart this otherwise wonderful bike- how silly is that
Anyway, I love the motor (1998-2001 VFR- -could go all the way up to 2009 if I must) and it will fit in my tiny engine compartment, so I just thought I might pick up a wreck (bike #2), take the engine and electics, sell the extra unused bits, take my time on the transfer of the power plant, and once my little BEC project is truly running, sell my beloved mistress, ahem, bike #1 for fair market value... I can only make this make sense if I can get a usable wrecked bike for around 1K...
This must sound so silly, but this little 98 Honda is getting me to and from work every day for pennies in gas, it's a ton of fun, and I'd sure like to see someone else get to use it.. This is the same mentality that makes me sad when I see a flatbed truck drive by with stacks of crushed cars.. oh the horror
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Dean
1972 Honda N600 Restomod "ccrunner's N600 VFR800 repower"
1963 Volvo P1800 Restomod
http://locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=163091959 Berkeley SE492 Restomod...
viewtopic.php?f=36&t=19397"ccrunner's 1960 MGA coupe Restomod" found on MGExp.com