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Poor little LTD!

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https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 9428446472
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That is sad
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incredible! how can you abandon a motorcycle like this? but no one retrieves it?
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Poor parts bike now, probably.
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Looks like a couple that I've rescued, but the engine is shot with the intake open like that. If the carbs and airbox were still onm it would be $200 over-priced, but fixable.
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Sad to see that.

I recently visited a motorcycle junkyard in the area which had a lot of Goldwings and it was sad to see all those bikes which once plied the highways majestically now just sitting there for parts scroungers.
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AZNGW Rider wrote: ↑Fri Nov 27, 2020 2:14 pm Sad to see that.

I recently visited a motorcycle junkyard in the area which had a lot of Goldwings and it was sad to see all those bikes which once plied the highways majestically now just sitting there for parts scroungers.
I understand that these motorcycle dumps / depots are very common in the US, and some are really huge. Sure, it breaks your heart to see all those motorcycles left to their fate, but they can certainly be a good source of parts to allow other motorcycles to continue racing for years. in Italy these deposits do not exist, or at least I have never heard of them. when a motorcycle is taken off the road, either the owner sells the parts online, or it is delivered to demolition centers and destroyed within days. only a few end up in Eastern European countries, but the bureaucratic procedure is a bit complicated and annoying. it also takes time.
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AZNGW Rider wrote: ↑Fri Nov 27, 2020 2:14 pm Sad to see that.

I recently visited a motorcycle junkyard in the area which had a lot of Goldwings and it was sad to see all those bikes which once plied the highways majestically now just sitting there for parts scroungers.
Sounds like you saw the stash that Frenchy had
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Don't think so. It was a business, not a personal stash.
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Paola, Yes there are parts that can be re-used. I got a good set on forks to replace the ones on my 1976 GL-1000 since they are pitted. I may have to go back and see if there are other parts I need. I took a lot of pictures and if I can figure out how to post them from my camera I will do so.
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AZNGW Rider wrote: ↑Wed Dec 09, 2020 8:24 am Don't think so. It was a business, not a personal stash.
Frenchy had a business, but I am sure there are more than one stash of parts out there
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Sorry to say but I have one almost like that. I bought it and a 75 and got the 75 running for a friend but I don't think I will ever get the LTD running again.
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There is another one like it out there on FB now, and also what looks to be a runner for $4K ...
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Stuck motor in GA...

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 1410270702
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