What motorcycle(s) do you ride

I don't even bother to look at new stuff because I know they all cost more than I'm willing to spend on my normal vehicles. The cost of Razors is astounding to me.

When I see the price of the Razors all I can think is I?d rather have a used Jeep for that kind of money.

If you ever get to see Razors in action in a place like Moab, you get why people love them so much, but dang!

*We're totally planning on renting a Razor for a few days next year. We watched a turbo Razor launch from a stop light during the car show parade and it was a thing to behold.

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Originally Posted by ray1970

The older Japanese bikes are getting expensive. Guess vintage stuff is just cool and collectible. I built a cafe racer out of an old KZ400 years ago and had maybe $700 into the whole project. When I sold that bike I turned about a 300% profit on my investment. Thought I?d do another one like it a few years back but finding a reasonably priced bike was all but impossible so I lost interest.

I?m still always kind of keeping an eye out for a cool vintage dirt bike project.

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Vintage dirt bikes are my preference. Lots of patience to find deals.

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Picked this up last year and currently searching for it's 4stroke cousin.

I?m always looking out for a great deal on an old Yamaha IT465 or DT400 or maybe a YZ490. I?d like to set one up in a flat track configuration.

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Originally Posted by ray1970

I?m always looking out for a great deal on an old Yamaha IT465 or DT400 or maybe a YZ490. I?d like to set one up in a flat track configuration.

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What is a realistic price for a used 400 4-stroke that isn't so old I won't be able to get parts for it?

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If you ever get to see Razors in action in a place like Moab, you get why people love them so much, but dang!

*We're totally planning on renting a Razor for a few days next year. We watched a turbo Razor launch from a stop light during the car show parade and it was a thing to behold.

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I drove one a few weeks and they are no joke. It is governed at 88mph or 90mph and it accelerates so hard that when you hit the governor, it feels like you hit the brakes. He also paid $27K for it..

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What is a realistic price for a used 400 4-stroke that isn't so old I won't be able to get parts for it?

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Not sure. The ones I mentioned are all two-strokes. Plenty of parts around for the Japanese bikes if you look around- even the older ones. I wouldn?t be ambitious enough to deal with something like a Bultaco or something similar.

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Got rid of the Gunslinger seat, put an old cop seat back on it. Took off the rear lowering link. Got rid of the chrome saddlebag guards (saddlebags still pop on and off easily). Added passenger floorboards instead of pegs. Got a removable Mustang passenger seat, for the times when wifey wants to ride. Much more comfortable. Still need to drop the floorboards a bit.

for reference, as it looked this morning:
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Careful lowering the floorboards. Mine is stock and I scrape those things all of the time.