We were blessed with another beautiful New England spring day Saturday! I made plans with Skuny (John), another newbie to the forum given a GS 
, and we went for a ride up to Cooper's in Franklin, NH. (http://mcsalvage.com/coopers.htm)
This is a huge barn, 3 levels, crammed full of old Jap bike parts (nothing British, Italian or American) Honda, Kaw, Yam and Suzuki stuff. Hundreds and hundreds of parts; seats, tanks, carbs, fenders, exhausts - you name it. Had a complete RE5 bike (Rotary engine) inside, sale pending. 79 750E complete. But, nothing goes out the door inexpensively...
The visit had two purposes; one to show John where he can find some parts if needed, and two, to see if they still had the 83 1100E pipes I hide up in the attic a couple of years back! Josh (TCK) is looking for a nice set of pipes for Essie.
I was horrified to find all of the exhausts that used to be inside on the second floor, sitting outside in the weather developing a fine patina of rust. I bet they had 100 exhaust sets for our GS's - unfortuneately, the 83 1100E pipes were gone - I did find the center section for cyclinders 2 and 3, but that's all 
Tanks range from $75 to $300, depending on condition. Probably had 20 vintage Suzuki tanks..
Tail racks - they must have had 50 K&G racks, no GK stuff though.
Seats - over 100 seats
Engine, brake, suspension parts - tubs and tubs full.
Edit: Not much for plastics (didn't see any side covers) but saw some tail pieces, and hundreds of fenders.
The 2 or 3 guys that work there are a little quirky, but very nice, friendly, - and amazingly, they do know what they have in that big barn! Just about every part is tagged what it is (or what it came off). Occasionally, I've seen some mis-marked so make sure you know what you want/or are getting.
The down side - they have a big sign on the door heading in - Cash only, no checks, no plastic. (But they have an ebay account!?)
If anyone calls them long distance, and they have what you want / need, I could be talked in to helping out with a cash transaction if they insist on cash (that makes doing your taxes so much easier
).
John, thanks for a nice ride - we'll do it again!
, and we went for a ride up to Cooper's in Franklin, NH. (http://mcsalvage.com/coopers.htm)This is a huge barn, 3 levels, crammed full of old Jap bike parts (nothing British, Italian or American) Honda, Kaw, Yam and Suzuki stuff. Hundreds and hundreds of parts; seats, tanks, carbs, fenders, exhausts - you name it. Had a complete RE5 bike (Rotary engine) inside, sale pending. 79 750E complete. But, nothing goes out the door inexpensively...
The visit had two purposes; one to show John where he can find some parts if needed, and two, to see if they still had the 83 1100E pipes I hide up in the attic a couple of years back! Josh (TCK) is looking for a nice set of pipes for Essie.
I was horrified to find all of the exhausts that used to be inside on the second floor, sitting outside in the weather developing a fine patina of rust
. I bet they had 100 exhaust sets for our GS's - unfortuneately, the 83 1100E pipes were gone - I did find the center section for cyclinders 2 and 3, but that's all Tanks range from $75 to $300, depending on condition. Probably had 20 vintage Suzuki tanks..
Tail racks - they must have had 50 K&G racks, no GK stuff though.
Seats - over 100 seats
Engine, brake, suspension parts - tubs and tubs full.
Edit: Not much for plastics (didn't see any side covers) but saw some tail pieces, and hundreds of fenders.
The 2 or 3 guys that work there are a little quirky, but very nice, friendly, - and amazingly, they do know what they have in that big barn! Just about every part is tagged what it is (or what it came off). Occasionally, I've seen some mis-marked so make sure you know what you want/or are getting.
The down side - they have a big sign on the door heading in - Cash only, no checks, no plastic. (But they have an ebay account!?)
If anyone calls them long distance, and they have what you want / need, I could be talked in to helping out with a cash transaction if they insist on cash (that makes doing your taxes so much easier
).John, thanks for a nice ride - we'll do it again!
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