FOAK: selling tat

Say you have a fairly tatty ZX-7R (for example), with a scrape race
fairing, dent in the tank, only one mirror, busted speedo cable. It's
largely road legal (needs a very friendly MOT station or a legal end-
can), but isn't taxed or MOTed or anything like that. It works, and
goes well for what it is, but you just don't want it any more.

What's the best disposal route:

a) tidy it up, get the dented tank fixed, the fairing sanded and
respray and source a decal kit, then get it MOTed and taxed and sell
as a road bike.

b) try and flog it entire as a track bike (obviously for less money
than a), but with no costs to get it ready to sell)

c) try and break it and sell it as spares

d) something else?

opinions gratefully received.

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darsy wrote:
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> What's the best disposal route:
>
> a) tidy it up, get the dented tank fixed, the fairing sanded and
> respray and source a decal kit, then get it MOTed and taxed and sell
> as a road bike.

I would choose this route, but that's because I quite
like doing that kind of thing and have the space to
do it in and the contacts to get stuff I need sorted
for decent prices.

> b) try and flog it entire as a track bike (obviously for less money
> than a), but with no costs to get it ready to sell)

This could work but if I was looking for a trackbike
I would still want something that looked ok. To me
a trackbike is a road going bike with all the road
bits removed and some aftermarket fairing fitted rather
than something that has been down the road a few times
so looks a mess.

> c) try and break it and sell it as spares

Is a good idea if you have the know-how to break it
into bits that people want, the space and tools to
do it as well as the patience to part things out over
a long period of time. You may end up with quite a lot
left over that nobody wants anyway.

> d) something else?

Give it to me and I'll sort it for you. You can then
pay me a (negotiable) %age of the sale price.

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Antony