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I found where bikes go when they die

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1982 1100 standard. (sold)
1986 Yamaha FJ1200
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1976 GoldWing. running but not on the road
1978 Goldwing. future cafe project.
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Yep....been there a couple times looking for some unabtainable....
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I'm pretty sure that I saw a bunch of GL1000 grab rails hanging from a rack in the video........that must be where they all went.

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Hmmm, only about four hours away...
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Track T 2411 wrote: Sat May 15, 2021 11:57 am Hmmm, only about four hours away...
soooo..do we post here what parts we are looking for..or are you going to start a new thread? :mrgreen:
1982 1100 standard. (sold)
1986 Yamaha FJ1200
2000 Yamaha Roadstar
1976 GoldWing. running but not on the road
1978 Goldwing. future cafe project.
2019 Can-Am ryker (boss's new ride)

2002 Shadow American Classic(sold)
1983 Shadow 500. (sold)
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Incredible !! I saw a video of the deposit on youtube, I was speechless! I saw, among the motorcycles for sale, one of the motorcycles of my desires, the small Honda Dream CB 160 from 1965 for only 1299 dollars !!
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They don't ALL go there to die...I bought my 82 with sidecar there, and rode it home 100 miles or so. After some initial struggles with some of the details, it still runs today. I picked through a couple of rows of piles to find a couple of parts for my 83 FT500 while I was there....The magnitude of stuff is almost overwhelming.
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Mr. Honda ('83 GL1100/Dnepr) summer How a motorcycle evolves thread
The Famous Eccles ('84 CX650EI/VeloUral) winter Never Ending Build (CX500forum)
Click: Colour schematics for all GL1000 & GL1100 and GL1200 standard models plus instructions on how to download the full size version
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Another guy with two sidecars..... Hmmmm... must be something to that....
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Only the ones north of Bloor Street ...

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North of Bloor they used to go to Universal on Yonge St when we lived in the big smoke to the south but they are gone now...
Mr. Honda ('83 GL1100/Dnepr) summer How a motorcycle evolves thread
The Famous Eccles ('84 CX650EI/VeloUral) winter Never Ending Build (CX500forum)
Click: Colour schematics for all GL1000 & GL1100 and GL1200 standard models plus instructions on how to download the full size version
"A guy with two sidecars can't be all bad." - Cookie
Another guy with two sidecars..... Hmmmm... must be something to that....
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I went to a salvage yard in Phoenix and they had different sections by brand. I picked up a set of forks better than mine came with and need to go back for some other items someday. That's how I spent election day (Nov 3rd) since I voted early in person.

I will try to remember to upload photos if I can figure out how.
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I cannot imagine a cycle salvage yard being more stocked and less organized than Bob's in South Phoenix. I posted about it some years back:

https://www.ngwclub.com/forum/viewtop ... p555561
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it's amazing what you have available! in Italy, but also in Europe, such a situation is unthinkable. in Italy, as far as I know, motorcycles, if they cannot be kept indoors and on a waterproof floor, to avoid polluting the ground, must be destroyed within 60 days.
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