Posts for: woodguru
Nov 1, 2023 12:09:30 #
Parky60 wrote:
Who gives a f**k. You're always bragging how great you are. You're nothing but an arrogant a$$hole.
What's arrogant about showing something that is obviously an excellent score in terms of both value and cool factor for those who like Harleys?
And if you don't have it in you to say hey, nice score, nice bike or wh**ever, simply keep your mouth shut? Instead you come off showing hatred and animosity about me as a person rather than a post that you are either interested in or not. For you it has nothing to do with the bike, it's about personal antagonism.
People come over to the non political topics side to get away from that, but here you are...can't do it?
Oct 31, 2023 16:59:49 #
Peaver Bogart wrote:
I agree with you Parky, ain't no bike worth $45k (unless it's gold plated)
The point being I paid $6500...
Oct 31, 2023 11:59:22 #
nonalien1 wrote:
You need to find someone that knows real bikes, no... (show quote)
That's what I'm thinking...I met a guy last week that did a lot of custom machining for Simms and other bike manufacturers that was telling me what to do in terms of the simple fuel cleanup and filters, he gave me a phone number and said to feel free to give him a call if I needed any help.
Oct 31, 2023 11:38:17 #
fastforwardr1 wrote:
If someone paid 5k for that paint they should ask for a refund! I have done custom motorcycle paint for 20 years and that is an ultra simple pinstripe flame job! Ghost flames should only be visible in bright light viewed at close distances hence the term ghost. I agree that candy colors and metal flake as well as a quality clear are very expensive nowadays, but if he payed 5k he bought a name. That paint job should not be more than 1500 to 2k max.
It was done by a well recognized name as is Simms...
This is exactly what my friend wanted with the paint design, I told him he tied Taylor's hands, that he does way more complex things if he'd have let him do what he wanted. It is way more striking in full light, and the reality is that as soon as paint gets too individualized it shuts down being something that anyone else even wants...this has a very nice universal appeal. Show me any outrageously busy yet striking paint job, and it's visually striking, but will not be something many people would pay for. Again, in the sun this thing is a head turner.
So I'll ask you FF1, what my friend paid for this is irrelevant, I paid $6500...would you pay that for this bike given it's value (even if I have to put a new motor in)? It might be a simple paint theme, but it is more complex than shows in these pics, and there are no detectable ridges that can be felt. It's a nice job done by one of the top names in the industry and a lot of guys don't like a busy bunch of crap like skulls and things, they like simplicity.
It's hard to know what my friend actually "paid" for this bike because he traded a custom truck and a fair amount of cash for it that he had put a ludicrous amount of money into, it's relative and subjective. Used value even in low mile new condition would be somewhere around and south of $20k.
And again, can't go wrong at $6500
This thing is to me is screaming for a set of black ceramic 2 into 1 pipes
Oct 31, 2023 11:10:05 #
BIRDMAN wrote:
What are surprise you don’t wear the pants in your family
Really? I seem to be the one deciding the toys I get...$45k boat last year in July, backhoe earlier the same year, Range Rover this July to pull the boat to replace the F-150 Platinum I had and sold, steel building being put in now to park the backhoe and boat in...I have contributed heavily to what we have, and we make joint decisions.
Jeanne would laugh at that comment
Oct 30, 2023 16:45:30 #
Parky60 wrote:
You can bloviate all you want on that bike but bottom line is that your "friend" got ripped off if he paid $45k for that bike brand new. And that paint job ain't worth 5 grand IMHO.
You have to show your ignorance every time you open your mouth don't you?
Look up Simms, Mike Taylor did the paint, it doesn't show in the garage, but it's a pretty serious ghost flame job with layers of burgundy metal flake and striping that pops out in the sun.
The general consensus is that this is obviously a pretty serious custom that does not come cheap, it's got more going on with it than you can tell until you are looking at it in person. Simms customs that are running and in clean shape trade at about $20k+/-. Every part on this bike comes at a steep price, it's a no expense spared build.
Oct 30, 2023 16:08:59 #
Parky60 wrote:
If your "friend" paid $45k for that bike he got royally screwed. And he was totally stupid -- like your usual posts -- to sell it to you for $8k.
As usual you have no ability to comprehend what you are reading...
He thought he had blown the motor, you can't buy a bike with a blown high performance motor that could take anywhere from $5k to closer to $10k to have replaced (I do not work on these) and not lose money trying to help a desperate friend out.
He set the price based on a blown motor, I told him that it might be fine, if it was I'd kick him back another few thousand if it didn't need a motor and it sold at a good price...which is why I gave him $6500.
You apparently are ignorant as to how much a full Simms custom costs, wheels are $1500 each with tires, there are a dozen custom machined accessories such as the turn signals, grips, that match the gas caps that cost hundreds each, the seat is custom stitched, the paint is a ghost flame job done by a guy that gets over $5k for his work, everything is custom little parts that cost big bucks, the tank has a custom inset with the tack inside.
He traded a supercharged custom ford show truck, Simms gets big bucks for his custom bikes, customers have to wait as much as a year or more to get the bikes they order and pay for.
Stupid guys find themselves in bad situations where they have to sell their hideously expensive toys to make rent payments and survive. A few years ago I bought a two year old boat that cost the guy $35k for $6000, he needed it to make his house payments or lose his house. My friend got cancer and can't work, he was behind on his rent by a month or two. At least I'm a good enough friend to help him out and kick him back a few thousand more dollars if I can come out okay on this, which is more than greedy people do.
As a last word on my friend, he is profoundly stupid as far as I'm concerned, he has a race level quad that he is trying to get $20k for because he has $40k in race caliber suspension and motor work, he will never get that. He has spent money stupidly that he should have in the bank.
Oct 30, 2023 15:29:33 #
Oh, and I got it for $6500, Lol
I told my friend if it sold quick without needing an engine I'd kick him back a few grand, he needs the money as he has cancer and can't work
I told my friend if it sold quick without needing an engine I'd kick him back a few grand, he needs the money as he has cancer and can't work
Oct 30, 2023 15:26:43 #
A friend that traded a custom truck and bought a $45k Harley custom he had made called and said he needed me to help him sell a few things he had, including this bike. I asked him what he wanted for it and he said $8k, he thought it had a blown engine even though he had less than 200 miles on it...he has cancer and went through a surgery where he had a large part of his liver removed.
He said he went to start it up after it sat for a bit and it was leaking oil, so he figured he had blown the motor. I figured at $8k even if I spent another $5k on a new motor it was going to be worth about $20k being brand new and all. I have a neighbor friend that buys estates and anything he can make money on so I figured he'd jump on it. As I was telling my wife about it, she was asking how much it would sell for, and the cost of a motor etc, I told her it was an easy $5k plus, and she asked why we didn't buy it ourselves and make the money rather than James...I was so stunned I didn't know what to say, she said Keith, did you hear what I said, and I told her yeah I did but I needed to go sit down and didn't know what to say as I'd damn near had a heart attack.
So, this is in the garage, and Harleys leak oil after they've sat a bit, so chances are it does not need a motor at all
It's got a really nice $5k+ ghost flame paint job done by a guy that did most of the paint for Simms customs
He said he went to start it up after it sat for a bit and it was leaking oil, so he figured he had blown the motor. I figured at $8k even if I spent another $5k on a new motor it was going to be worth about $20k being brand new and all. I have a neighbor friend that buys estates and anything he can make money on so I figured he'd jump on it. As I was telling my wife about it, she was asking how much it would sell for, and the cost of a motor etc, I told her it was an easy $5k plus, and she asked why we didn't buy it ourselves and make the money rather than James...I was so stunned I didn't know what to say, she said Keith, did you hear what I said, and I told her yeah I did but I needed to go sit down and didn't know what to say as I'd damn near had a heart attack.
So, this is in the garage, and Harleys leak oil after they've sat a bit, so chances are it does not need a motor at all
It's got a really nice $5k+ ghost flame paint job done by a guy that did most of the paint for Simms customs
Oct 27, 2023 11:53:58 #
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JFlorio wrote:
Why is this weak, inept administration treating our adversaries with kid gloves?. The Iranian representative to the U.N. gave a speech at the U.N. (New York City) and threatened the U.S.. He should be labeled a Terrorist and his Visa revoked. Biden will probably take him out for ice cream.
Why is trump being handled with kid gloves? Any other criminal defendant in the country that talked trash about the judge in their case would be slammed in jail so fast they would know what happened...or how about said stupid things about court workers simply doing their jobs?
Oct 27, 2023 11:39:39 #
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thebigp wrote:
BY: THE FEDERALIST STAFF
Says everything you need to know...
What does the Federalist have to say about the tens of thousands of trump's lies?
Silence...
Oct 20, 2023 18:51:00 #
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They better be 100% sure of who will v**e, who will abstain, and how many v**es are in the house, republicans may get sloppy and bug out of town and miss v**es because they are disgusted and don't care...meanwhile dems are keeping track to the Nth degree exactly what the counts and thresholds are, Jeffries already is maintaining a solid lead over republican v**es due to defections, all it will take is a few republicans not showing and they will have a democrat as speaker.
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Oct 20, 2023 18:41:05 #
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Drue-Marie wrote:
I h**e to be a buzz k**l. The *alleged* death threats to people who don't do what someone wants, is not helping the MAGA cause.
Jump on me if you must. I am just making an observation.
I h**e to be a buzz k**l. The *alleged* death threats to people who don't do what someone wants, is not helping the MAGA cause.
Jump on me if you must. I am just making an observation.
True words...the republican party is becoming all about threats and violence, scaring people they don't agree with out of office.
Oct 19, 2023 15:18:29 #
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woodguru wrote:
It's called development, Abbott goes his own way in Texas, yet you want to blame Biden? And some Mexicans with money buying or renting homes doesn't mean that it is created or populated "by cartels".
Pull your head out, it's not the first ethnically dominated community in this country and it won't be the last.
Sacramento has areas that are predominately mexican, hmong, vietnamese, black, etc.
Pull your head out, it's not the first ethnically dominated community in this country and it won't be the last.
Sacramento has areas that are predominately mexican, hmong, vietnamese, black, etc.
This is fear mongering
Oct 19, 2023 15:17:47 #
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Oldsailor65 wrote:
Texas Homeowners Forced to Flee Homes After Cartel... (show quote)
It's called development, Abbott goes his own way in Texas, yet you want to blame Biden? And some Mexicans with money buying or renting homes doesn't mean that it is created or populated "by cartels".
Pull your head out, it's not the first ethnically dominated community in this country and it won't be the last.
Sacramento has areas that are predominately mexican, hmong, vietnamese, black, etc.