Re: Thinking of buying a '50s 350
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2019 11:26 pm
Hi, I have only recently joined the club, and in the past few weeks have acquired a '57 350 with alternator.
If you look under general topics you will see how much I have learned, been frustrated at times, but also been beaming from ear to ear with it after sorting all its foibles out.
I'd say keep looking, be patient and one will turn up at the right price. There's a few restored ones of course, but like someone said, you learn a lot from playing with their insides and reassembling them even before you ride it. There's no brakes to bleed, or ECU to go wrong, and they're dead cheap to insure and run.
Mine's going to be a slow burner as they say, I'll get around to restoring it over a long period of time. The reason I bought it was to get it running and sell it on to fund another project. It's too late for that now, I'm in love with it!
It's such good fun to ride, really comfortable, easy to ride and makes such a great noise (much better than a Harley, in my opinion!).
The only downside is you have to leave a bit more room to stop, and the headlight is not up to modern driving at night. But the lights can be upgraded.
Go for it!
If you look under general topics you will see how much I have learned, been frustrated at times, but also been beaming from ear to ear with it after sorting all its foibles out.
I'd say keep looking, be patient and one will turn up at the right price. There's a few restored ones of course, but like someone said, you learn a lot from playing with their insides and reassembling them even before you ride it. There's no brakes to bleed, or ECU to go wrong, and they're dead cheap to insure and run.
Mine's going to be a slow burner as they say, I'll get around to restoring it over a long period of time. The reason I bought it was to get it running and sell it on to fund another project. It's too late for that now, I'm in love with it!
It's such good fun to ride, really comfortable, easy to ride and makes such a great noise (much better than a Harley, in my opinion!).
The only downside is you have to leave a bit more room to stop, and the headlight is not up to modern driving at night. But the lights can be upgraded.
Go for it!