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Does anyone ever actually use all of the excess stock crap they take off their bikes?!?!

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#1 · (Edited)
I have sizable piles of excess crap from stock fenders to a sub fender, stock exhaust, stock skid plate, footpegs, bar ends, tail lights, turn signals and odds & ends that where cluttering up my workbench and now a shelf on my garage. Does anyone ever find a use for this crap? Has anyone ever bought your used KLR’s and wanted any of this, aside from the stock muffler? GRRRRRRR I hate clutter and I’m drowning in it!!!
 
#3 ·
I keep all that stuff; stock mufflers, fuel tanks, exhaust, shocks, rotors, calipers, etc. etc. Some I keep as spares (shock for eg.), some I keep in case the rules change one day (tank, exhaust) and some I just keep and give to the buyer on the day I finally sell the bike. That said, I have a 1060 sq ft shop, 500 sq. ft. storage room and a shipping container. If pressed, i would keep my stock tank and exhaust for the reasons mentioned. The turn signals. tail lights and things of that nature are always needed by somebody...

Dave
 
#4 ·
Only as possible spares, restore to stock, to sell, or finally to give to the next owner.

I’m rebuilding my KKR now. Freaking up the turn signals, mirrors, seat, etc. I’ll probably put the stick muffler and maybe header up to sell. I’ll keep the OEM components for awhile, but will probably sell them to defray costs or give them away to a needy person to get their KLR back on the road if needed.

Otherwise, it just takes up space. My garage space is limited, so eventually it’s got to go.
 
#5 ·
I was hanging on to A LOT of old Goldwing parts with the plan to sell or give away. Well the “give away” plan started to cost ME too much money, and people won’t pay sh$t for things since they expect it for free.
One day I got tired of looking at it and all the metal went to the junk man, and I filled a large trash can with the small parts. Still have some big stuff hanging around, their days are numbered.
 
#6 ·
Sold my Blackbird today and rooted through my container to get all it's bits. New owner was glad to get it....but, I did throw the crap out first!
 
#7 ·
One day a motorcycle might be old enough to be collectable. It is better if it is all original.
I have restored a few old bikes over the years. There are motorcycle parts hanging on the walls in my shop.
I just found a mag cover for a 1980 XT500 if you know anyone that needs one. We should catalog and post all are spare parts.
It would be a great resource.

Terry
 
#9 ·
She was a 10' bike. Looked outstanding from that distance. But, any closer and you started to nitpick. But God, the power!

Bikes with a shorter production run, I'd say it's more of value to keep stuff, but on a KLR...sell it as a bulk "lot" for shipping cost. At least that will keep parts in the community.
 
#15 ·
I kept all the stock stuff, put it all back on to sell, then sold the add-ons separately. Worked fantastic for my 851S and SC1000...Not sure it would make a difference on my KLR, but it's mostly stock anyway.
 
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This is CraigsList, OfferUp stuff... and it goes... some of it. crap, Crap, CRAP does not (Gen2 OEM Hand 'guards', Gen 1 OEM Pipe), almost not even for free. Some of 'that' is 'hey, leave $10 under the rock behind the gate when you take the Pipe and we'll call it good' which is kinda like recycling. Some folks don't give a POOP about what their Bike looks like... AT ALL. And KLRs have an UNFAIR OWNERSHIP RATIO of Fugly Bikes out there. Hey, don't shoot the Messenger! Anyway, some of the more useful despite OEM stuff'll sell on CL if I remember to price it at CL pricing and not eBay pricing (what, 10-25% less than eB depending).

Better yet, CL/OU Buyers/Sellers 'accept' okay photos, so just get a couple decent pics, a measurement if unclear (saddlebags), post your ad and whoever shows up is your Buyer. I DON'T (usually) negotiate over the phone as that's just lost money for usually no good reason. On lesser Items, shoot a Group Photo of the Items, and then a couple of tighter shots for the more important pieces, and then craft your 'one ad' for those items...

And the OEM Sales deadens the pain of the whatever the item was replaced with new purchase price, so I don't mind that. If I had a SignificantOther I'd be able to 'justify' and 'rationalize' quite well those of you with SOs! After no Calls/Sales on an Item, I reduce it to half eB price and NoSale? Then 'it goes' in a box that'll transfer to the New Owner. "YEEEEH, BIIIIIGGGG BOX-A-PARTS INCLUDED IN THE SALE!!!"

Worth my time? Maybe not, but I'm recycling, humming KumBayYah feeling good about saving the Planet SO I CAN RIDE MY ADVENTURE BIKE ALL OVER HER!!! ...responsibly of course.
 
#23 ·
I’ll chuck stuff that’s garbage to begin with (plastic skid plate? really?). The more useful items I’ll save for the new owner, if I ever sell. Yes, it does add up, especially with 5 bikes, but there have been times when having the OEM parts comes in handy. Personally I’ve found that trying to sell used parts is a losing proposition. I live in a rural area, so don’t get the CL traffic that someone else would.
 
#24 · (Edited)
I’ll chuck stuff that’s garbage to begin with (plastic skid plate? really?)...
Now, see here is the problem with you "chuck it all" guys. You don't recognize what you've got, not even when it's gone (sorry, Joni).

With that magnificent skid plate, all you need is a hunk of dowel (that's a raw source of "Is Stick®", if you're not familiar with what a dowel is) and a couple of u-bolts. Put it all together and you've got an emergency grain or snow shovel.

And that's why you never get rid of anything unless you are giving it away.

I just don't know. I shake my head sometimes. What is this world coming to with this younger generation?
 
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