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Title: Where do guys buy bikes (crashed or totaled) to part out?
Post by: ghostface on August 06, 2008, 07:42:54 AM
I'm interested in a buying a bike and taking it to bits. So where to guys get them? From dealerships, insurance companies or what?
Title: Re: Where do guys buy bikes (crashed or totaled) to part out?
Post by: herm on August 06, 2008, 02:03:40 PM
most seem to be parting out bikes that they wrecked themselves.

thats just a perception though
Title: Re: Where do guys buy bikes (crashed or totaled) to part out?
Post by: ghostface on August 06, 2008, 02:29:30 PM
Quote from: herm on August 06, 2008, 02:03:40 PM
most seem to be parting out bikes that they wrecked themselves.

thats just a perception though
But some guys are parting out bike as a source of income. Come on guys. Let it out the bag.
Title: Re: Where do guys buy bikes (crashed or totaled) to part out?
Post by: Rob Hilding on August 06, 2008, 04:15:31 PM
There's a place in S.El Monte, CA that has lots of junk salvage bikes......

Make Google your friend
Title: Re: Where do guys buy bikes (crashed or totaled) to part out?
Post by: Scottish on August 06, 2008, 07:34:35 PM
Contact Chris from MotoredSports in the parts section. He's got lines on all sorts of stuff, he had an S2R800 located for my brother for $1600. Minor bike damage but the back engine mount needed a weld.
http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?action=profile;u=237
Title: Re: Where do guys buy bikes (crashed or totaled) to part out?
Post by: wbeck257 on August 06, 2008, 07:56:53 PM
Insurance auctions, like here in GA the big one is Verastar (www.verastar.com).

But, you have to proove that you are a dealer,
Title: Re: Where do guys buy bikes (crashed or totaled) to part out?
Post by: bluemoco on August 06, 2008, 08:05:20 PM
Not sure where you're located, but there are 2 companies here in MN that sell crashed and repo'd bikes (and RVs, and sleds, and...)

Crashed Toys
http://www.crashedtoys.com/

MRC-Auctions
http://www.crankyape.com/
Title: Re: Where do guys buy bikes (crashed or totaled) to part out?
Post by: 707soldier on August 06, 2008, 08:21:03 PM
http://www.copart.com/
Title: Re: Where do guys buy bikes (crashed or totaled) to part out?
Post by: ghostface on August 07, 2008, 05:39:51 PM
Thanks guys. I've been doing some searches and I've found some interesting shyte.  ;)
Title: Re: Where do guys buy bikes (crashed or totaled) to part out?
Post by: red baron on August 07, 2008, 06:05:00 PM
Quote from: bozcorob on August 06, 2008, 04:15:31 PM
There's a place in S.El Monte, CA that has lots of junk salvage bikes......

Make Google your friend

Yup, Safari Cycles. [thumbsup]
Title: Re: Where do guys buy bikes (crashed or totaled) to part out?
Post by: ute on August 07, 2008, 06:16:15 PM
http://www.portsideent.com/

great place to get cheap rides / part bikes