older 600 question

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Originally Posted by derf

How much should I expect to pay for a working older 600, preferably a late 80's early 90's sportbike, possibly one that has been dropped and no body. I've been contemplating an F2 sidecar build as a project.

sorta like this one



I'm in the very early stages of planning, but I don't think that it would be too hard or cost prohibitive to take a steel frame sportbike, slam it, fix the steering geometry and add a sidecar. Just take a bunch of time and effort

I'm guessing you have no intention of riding it on the street. When you consider how little of the original bike will end up being used you may be better off looking for just a motor. While there is more risk in the purchase because since you can't fire it up in the bike to test it, you should also save some money vs. buying a complete bike. You might also want to look at motors from early Gixxers or more recent Katanas. It will be easier to fit an air/oil cooled motor due to not having to worry about the location of a radiator. There will be very little besides the motor that you can use anyway so why not start from scratch to begin with.