Hey guys, I'm trudging through classifieds looking for a bike, and while I wouldn't mind something modern, I'd prefer something vintage. Not only that, but it seems like you can get vintage enduros for a really good price compared to what they would go for back in the States.
What I'm curious about though, is how hard, or easy, is it to get work done on a 40 year old bike? I am pretty mechanically inclined, I've rebuilt two cb350's from the ground up... split the cases and all, but I don't have my tools here. So I'd probably be farming out a lot of the work. Also how much expensive is it to get a bike worked on? One of the bikes says the clutch is going and that a local shop quoted them at 1k baht, this seems incredibly cheap.
So what do you guys think? Are vintage bikes a bad idea, or is it a good way to save some coin and put around on something a bit different from the rest?
What I'm curious about though, is how hard, or easy, is it to get work done on a 40 year old bike? I am pretty mechanically inclined, I've rebuilt two cb350's from the ground up... split the cases and all, but I don't have my tools here. So I'd probably be farming out a lot of the work. Also how much expensive is it to get a bike worked on? One of the bikes says the clutch is going and that a local shop quoted them at 1k baht, this seems incredibly cheap.
So what do you guys think? Are vintage bikes a bad idea, or is it a good way to save some coin and put around on something a bit different from the rest?