Spare parts: what's too much?

I've been offered a completely stripped down K100 at a relatively cheap
price. Aside from the storage space required to store all the parts, are
there any other negatives to storing a second complete bike in the
thinking that some day parts of it may come in handy? I'm doing 50k km a
year on a K100, which is why I'm interested in acquiring the second bike
for spares. How would I have to store them?
- sanbar

 

In aus.motorcycles on Sat, 04 Oct 2003 08:03:58 +1000

Mine are stored in boxes...

Box the bits in sturdy boxes - I use plastic crates - and keep a book
with a list of what part is in which box. Clean them before storing,
put corrosion inhibitor on as well.

Whether its worth it depends on how long you think you'll have your
bike, what condition the parts are in, and how hard they will be to get.

I've got a heap of 30yo parts for a relatively rare bike, parts for a
10yo popular bike will be easier.

Me, I figure packratism is a good thing, if you have the garage space,
do it!

Zebee

 

Not real likely Biggus, nobody steals K100s. Dont need any extra security
is a real good thing when you park them in public.

--
Al

"Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon. "

Remove *ME* before replying

 

People chain them to poles to stop the poles getting stolen.

I've got most of the spare XLV sprayed with WD40, wrapped
in newspaper and packed into banana boxes in the shed. Doesn't
seem to have rusted.

-----sharks

 

Banana boxes are good like that. I'll bring you some more for your
collection.

HTH

Hammo

 

"Zebee Johnstone" wrote

When I moved out here 3 years ago I took three ute-loads to the tip. I
was moving from a 70 metre shed to a 92 metre shed. I now have a 40
metre annexe on the shed and a 36 metre shed for Helen.

Theo
Looking for space.

 

Just how big is she?

 

"conehead" wrote

Obviously smaller then me.

Theo

 

must........ resist.......shed.....thread.........

Just put in a mez floor