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Old 06-10-22, 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by greatbasin
For resale value, it's a big money loser. Suppose you could sell a bike now for $900. After you spend $1000 refinishing and upgrading it, it won't sell for anywhere near $1900. You would lose nearly everything you spent to upgrade it. Therefore, the advisability of upgrading would depend on you keeping and using the bike for perhaps another 50,000 miles. Do the upgrade if you're sure you will be happier doing that than buying a new bike and selling or storing the upgraded Trucker at a big loss.
A couple more parts of the equation.

BRAKES!!!
They've evolved over the years.
Cantis?
Disc Brakes?
Direct mount Discs?

Make sure the rebuild has the configuration you want.

Also consider the replacement cost. Invest the cash in the old bike vs replacement cost which could be in the thousands.

Keep the old one as a beater/workhorse. Perhaps buy something new and different.
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