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Metalman

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How Many Good Parts Have You Scrapped?
« on: September 21, 2016, 09:32:21 PM »
I don't know if the vintage Kawasaki interest is dying or if I am in an area where they were not very popular. I was thinking about all the parts I have scrapped the other day when I sold an Invader.
 I had so much stuff sitting at one point I just had to clean house. I put things on numerous craigslists and never got any responses, I couldnt even give the stuff away. I wasn't going to mess around on Ebay with this stuff because there is so much on there already.
 I have scrapped a new still in factory plastic 1978 Intruder hood. 3 - complete 440 Intruder motors. 2- 440 and 2 - 340 Invader motors, full skids and suspension parts. handlebars, trim pcs and lots of misc small parts.
 I felt bad scrapping this stuff but it has to end somewhere, I have plenty left and I really don't want to end up like so many on American Pickers.

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Re: How Many Good Parts Have You Scrapped?
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2016, 10:35:40 PM »
Where are you located? If you are close to me in Mass. I would probably buy some of the parts. I'm always also looking for NOS parts to.  Doug

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Re: How Many Good Parts Have You Scrapped?
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2016, 06:23:06 AM »
Where are you located..?
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Re: How Many Good Parts Have You Scrapped?
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2016, 07:46:32 AM »
I don't know if the vintage Kawasaki interest is dying or if I am in an area where they were not very popular. I was thinking about all the parts I have scrapped the other day when I sold an Invader.
 I had so much stuff sitting at one point I just had to clean house. I put things on numerous craigslists and never got any responses, I couldnt even give the stuff away. I wasn't going to mess around on Ebay with this stuff because there is so much on there already.
 I have scrapped a new still in factory plastic 1978 Intruder hood. 3 - complete 440 Intruder motors. 2- 440 and 2 - 340 Invader motors, full skids and suspension parts. handlebars, trim pcs and lots of misc small parts.
 I felt bad scrapping this stuff but it has to end somewhere, I have plenty left and I really don't want to end up like so many on American Pickers.

Should have post here in the "for sale" with a location??

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Re: How Many Good Parts Have You Scrapped?
« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2016, 01:30:28 PM »
Absolutely.  There are plenty of folks in here that have the kaw disease bad enough to drive quite a distance for free parts! 

I had a handful of bare chassis' that I let my son take for scrap.  I still have a huge pile of junk hoods and belly pans that I need to dispose of.  I put this stuff on here first, got a little interest, but no takers.   :(

I fear this for the rest of my collection of Kawi parts.  I know if I decided to get out, I would have no trouble getting rid of the NOS parts and the hard to find stuff.  But the more common parts would likely be scrapped.   
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Metalman

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Re: How Many Good Parts Have You Scrapped?
« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2016, 09:15:42 PM »
I'm in Southern Wisconsin, a guy did just drive 3 hours to buy an Invader. Don't have any parts left that I'm selling. I did post some of the parts on here but didn't have any takers.
 I was just curious as to how many of you have had to scrap good parts because the pile was just getting too big.

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Re: How Many Good Parts Have You Scrapped?
« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2016, 06:08:39 AM »
That all depends on who thinks the pile is to big. Just don't ask my wife.
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Re: How Many Good Parts Have You Scrapped?
« Reply #7 on: September 24, 2016, 06:49:46 AM »
If it is busted or broken I might throw it out.