Engine on Ebay

[Freebird]

Don't know what year this is but it's only about 20 minutes from my house so if any of you buy it and need me to pick it up and store it for you, that would be no problem.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Yamaha-Venture-1300-engine-take-out-vmax-nice-cond_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ35595QQihZ014QQitemZ330211706797QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

[lonestarmedic]

Freebird,

I will throw a bid on the motor tomorrow night at the last minute.

If it works, I would like you to fetch and store. Eventually we can get

it to Texas. Or, we can pick the carcass for parts. I would make it into

a donor or loaner type deal.

 

JB

[Freebird]

No problem. I can also crate and ship it if you end up needing me to. Whatever you decide, I'll do whatever needs to be done.

[Freebird]

By the way...I also have a motor out of the '83 that I parted out. It is complete. I never heard it run so don't know much of anything about it.

[lonestarmedic]

Ok - I played with it and I have high bid at $76.00. If anyone else is after

this, let me know. Hit me at the following e-mail. I get mail from this address on my cell phone. lonestarmedic@nospamsatx.rr.com Y'all can figure out what to remove to make the address work.

 

JB

[lonestarmedic]

Freebird-

The seller lists a crate with the motor. I figure if I get it cheap enough we can send it from Ohio to Texas via relay. In about a year, it might get here. Or, Maggie says I might get a crate with 1 cyl. head, a pile of bolts, and a bunch of greasy I.O.U.'s:rotf:

[86er]

Hey, JB, I'll help relay it to you.

I need some parts.......Oh man....Did I say that out loud?

I meant I feel the need to help.

 

 

[Freebird]

LOL...this would be fun. You would end up with a oil stained empty crate.

[86er]

That would be just crate! Errrr.....great!

 

[Rocket]

Freebird-

Or, Maggie says I might get a crate with 1 cyl. head, a pile of bolts, and a bunch of greasy I.O.U.'s:rotf:

 

Maybe we should give it a tour of North America, so us Canucks don't miss out.

 

:stirthepot::rotfl:

[Venturous Randy]

Did any of you guys see the 83 engine with 66,000 miles on ebay that went for $490? Did not even have the carbs on it and all the covers looked almost yellow. Ebay is a crazy place. I will look and see if I still have the site saved.

RandyA

[Skid]

Ok - I played with it and I have high bid at $76.00.

 

But so far the "Reserve Price" have not been met yet... Wonder what it is?

[Condor]

So is someone going to nibble bid this thing up to the reserve??

[bongobobny]

Whoopie!! I'm the high bidder at $109, but reserve not met!

 

Somebody please outbid me, it's a 1300...

[Yammer Dan]

If it comes by my way I could ADD a few parts!!

[Condor]

I just received a reply from the seller asking him what year his take out 'V-Max' motor is. It ain't a V-Max. It really frosts me every time a seller mentions that his Venture motor is 'like a v-max', or 'is the same as a v-max', or... is a v-max because it came out of a Venture. Grrr!! Oh well....time for dinner. Good luck...

[lonestarmedic]

Well - I let this one go by. Maybe the seller will put it out again. I agree it would be kinda fun to start a crate and pass it around. I am slowly truing to corner all the boxes of hardware that go for cheap. Why don't we start a needs list? As we all watch e-bay and other places we could possibly do some good for each other.

 

JB

[Condor]

I am slowly truing to corner all the boxes of hardware that go for cheap. JB

 

 

Carefull JB. I have a wall in the garage piled high with office storage boxes full of 1stGen parts because I thought I'd do that a couple of years ago. One of these days when I get the 87 and 93 back on the road I'll pro'bly have one heck of a blow out with what's left. The best things I've picked up off Ebay are 3 to 4 boxes of old Venture...may they rest in peace... nuts, bolts, and screws. $.35 to $1.00 for a new metric nuts or bolts at ACE Hardware get's old quick.

Eck has been accepting 1st and 2nd parts donations from members that are passed on free for the asking, just pick up the shipping costs, and the classified section has a 'Wanted' section that makes a pretty good needs list.

[Pappa Bear]

If that crate comes this way I'm divin in!!!!!!! Oh yeh just to look!!!! Have fun with it.