Flood Damaged Motorcycles. Where to find flood damaged motorcycles, and what to look for when buying or repairing damaged motorbikes from floods.
Now when a salvage car or truck gets flood damaged, you may well want to stay clear of this vehicle because you will 95% of the time have electronics troubles in the future. However, with ease of access, and the easy ability to replace all of a motorcycles electronics and wiring, a flood damaged motorcycle can be a good choice when look for a damaged bike to repair.
The reasons you would want a flood damaged motorbike is to get it on the cheap, to get it for parts, and for similar reasons.
The things to watch for is to make sure you don't overpay, and like I said, be prepared to replace the electronics, if not now, in the future. The other thing to find out if you can is if the flood damage is fresh or salt water flood. If it is a salt water damaged vehicle, it is most likely not worth buying period(unless you can get it for free or next to free). Even a few minutes exposure can cause metal rust, and any longer than that will erode all the electrical system, rust or corrode the metal, and in a few years time make the vehicle dangerous to ride.
So in conclusion, if getting a flood bike, price out electronics as this is the most likely thing you will need to replace, and avoid salt water flooded bikes.
Below is an example of available flood damaged motorcycles.
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