How Much Money Can I Make Flipping This Old Yamaha?

This was my father's bike. If you want the background on it, just contact me or tell me how to contact you. Great to see it running again! I hope you enjoy it

I've flipped 6 motorcycles out of the 7 I've owned. This is how I bought my first car at 29. I'm autistic, and have found I rather enjoy working on motorcycles. It's kind of a love/hate thing. I bought a 1981 Yamaha XS850 Special for $200. Put a $40 battery in it to make it run, sold it for $1,200. Another was a 1981 Honda CM400A for $50, only thing wrong with it was the previous owner broke a piece of a carburetor and it fell into the cylinder. Using an endoscope, I looked in there and saw it on top of the piston. After unsuccessfully trying to remove it with a magnet (and remembering aluminum is not magnetic), I put a drinking straw in the end of a shop vac hose, put my hand around that to make a seal, and sucked out that piece with the straw. That bike ran with no problems. Sold it for $1,200 as well. My current project is a '77 BMW R100S that I got for free (it even came with the original toolkit, all the tools are stamped with "Made in West Germany"). Currently dealing with a wiring issue, a bad ground I haven't been able to trace. I think it would be a great subject for one of your videos lol.

Kudos to Dan, he doesn't get enough credit for his creative input & editing skills. And thumbs up 👍 to the Fuel Tank shimmy & music!

Too many years ago, I learned that by the time you find and buy the bike, chase down the needed parts and then do the work, you end up making about 5 cents an hour profit. You have to love what you are doing

Wheelier dealers Craig Edition, I hope this could become a series would be nice to see the math of profit more often :3

I had a 1989 FJ1200 for 12 years. Fabulous bike that took me all over the UK & Europe.

This is great. Other YouTubers never mention things like time spent on fixing it up and other costs like transporting wheels to the shop etc.

One thing that wasn't included in the cost breakdown was the cost of fuel to drive a truck 3 hours away to pick it up, when you include that profit margins get even smaller. Its definitely something to consider when looking to flip something, sometimes a closer project thats a bit more expensive is worth it.

Hi Craig and Dan, I was thinking when you said $600.00 Profit, that I would just keep it. It would be hard to find another one in that nice of condition. My problem is, I would want to keep all the Bikes.

I got a 1985 rebel that had been sitting for 20 years your videos brought it back to life Love your videos I've learned so much you never give up 🔥🔥 ive worked on all my motorcycles by hand thanks to you.

Great video! Dan nailed the editing and Craig gave great info. This should be a must-watch before listing a bike. If everyone followed your advice, things would be much better. I don't blame you for keeping her, Craig. That thing strikes me as right up your alley. She seems strong and full of life. Well done, Beardos!

Awesome explanation of the flip/recondition process. The honesty here is beautiful and thank you. The interwebs make it seem like it's so easy and effortless. You and Dan just explained it perfectly. Well done. Go Craig and Dan, keep moving forward!

Literally what i asked for last video, a flip/restoration lol. And twice as long video, love it Greg.

Allen heads are an upgrade on the float bowl in my opinion.

Love watching you Dan! As a lifetime fellow enthusiast, a few years ago I spent an entire year doing some motorcycle flips. While I might not have won the lottery, I did make some extra spending money, and at the same time, I enjoyed my hobby and love of taking a forgotten item that has been sitting, and bringing it back to life. I giggle right along with you every time you get that first fire up.

I have had many Fj's. My current is a '95 1200 in cocktail blue. They are fantastically capable bikes. Bulletproof engines, Comfort in spades, easy to get to and work on ..and that torque 😍 They really are one of the best bikes Yamaha ever made. The heritage of these engines from the xs1100 right up to the latest XJR's prove their worth. A real belter of a all rounder mile muncher. You are right to keep her.

Look forward to these videos every week - thanks Craig! FJ is such a cool old bike.

Was freshening a 86 FJ1200 for a friend of mine. Decided not to charge him and in fact, just buy it. Fell in love with it while working on it. Great bikes and great video.

The good thing with Evaporust is that it's re-usable. So, if you had enough to FILL the tank completely, (so you don't have to keep sloshing a little bit around in the tank), it can then be re-used, and you would be able to keep it to use on other tanks, or anything with rust that needs submerging.

it's a lovely bike, and good for many, many more miles but the age and style of the bike means they don't fetch great prices now at least here in the UK, where style and modernity are a bit more important. They do have a certain following though from the people who realise just how good they really are. Great video Craig, lovely to see the FJ fettled back into service.