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I've done the buying an old stored bike thing before and I don't recommend it at all. I've encountered rings rusted to the cylinder walls in bikes that haven't been run in a few years, leaky seals, etc. Some guys like mscuddy are gluttons for punishment and do this sort of thing regularly, but unless you have lots of tools, resources and experience I can pretty much guarantee you'll end up spending far more $ than you would by finding a decent low miles 500 that's still running.
I've encountered rings rusted to the cylkinder walls in bikes that haven't been run in a few years, leaky seals, etc.
If you want to try it I wouldn't give more than $500-600 for it. That way you won't be out so much if the project fails.
Your buddy really should have ridden the bike every once in a while. Too bad for him he let it go to seed like that.
I've encountered rings rusted to the cylkinder walls in bikes that haven't been run in a few years, leaky seals, etc.
If you want to try it I wouldn't give more than $500-600 for it. That way you won't be out so much if the project fails.
Your buddy really should have ridden the bike every once in a while. Too bad for him he let it go to seed like that.
