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Well, it was a nice idea. Turns out he thinks it's worth $5-6000 dollars with no vin and no service records. I'm still looking for something but realistically I am going to look for an 1100RT that needs a clutch. I should be able to pick one up reasonably and do the work myself. Too bad the marketpl...

The guy is 85, owns 5 car dealerships, has 14 airplanes and personally owns a hundred or so cars. So finding the title is probably a bit more difficult for him and I havent made it a high priority for him yet. I do know it was last registered in 2001 and it was his personal ride. He had his BMW deal...

Again, thanks so much for all of your help. Ive got the guy looking for the vin and title. The fact it was an rt makes me less enamoured of it, I like original bikes.

So I picked up the Vespa along with some super bonus parts Im not going to talk about:) Good news is bike still looks dead sexy. Bad news no vin plate that I can see. Owner may have it with the title but I'll cross that bridge if and when I get there. Got and engine number of 6156032. Info plate und...

Nah, my old Austrian guy's name was George and his preferred method of positive reinforcement was to apply whatever he was holding to the back of your head at high velocity. The worst was the loaded paintbrushes.

Duane, thank you for that excellent write up. I was taught by a crotchety old Austrian guy who had similar views to yours on the subject of dielectric grease. I recently redid the charging system on a couple of Suzuki GS 1000's which had notoriously temperamental charging systems. The time spent cle...

I'm buying a 1964 Vespa VNB 125 basket case from the owner this week so I'll take a couple more pictures at that time. I'm going to get the VIN number, better pics of the inside of the gas tank, underside of the tins to see evidence of repainting. Also going to check out under the seat to see if the...

Thanks for the replies, you guys really know your stuff! Good to know its not perfect, gives me some negotiation room. The rust im not super worries about as I think its lighter than it looks. It should come off with a bit of polishing. Is this a $3000, $2000, or a $1500 bike in your opinion? Im lea...

Hi, new poster here. I am looking at a R100S to possibly purchase in the area. I got a couple pictures but of course the pictures I took of the dash and vin area got corrupted. Cant go back to take more pictures, don't want the guy to know just how much I want this bike :) Here's a link to the pictu...