Hi guys.. I'm new here, but I've been a member over on the VFRworld website for years... I need some advice on how I might best part out my pristine 2012 VFR1200-DCT. This will sound odd, but I'm going to use the engine and the entire wring harness/ switches for a bike-engine car project.. Yes, I'm tearing apart a flawless 16k mile bike to source it's heart and harness.
So, when I start tear down, I will have some very nice parts for a bike (this one is blue) that is somewhat rare here in the US (I'm in CA)... I guess I'm wondering about demand for the used bits from this model/ year.. Are used parts for these bikes sought after? Hard to come by? I'm not out to take advantage of anyone or to be greedy, but I also don't want to give my spares away- I just want to be fair.. Also, I don't want to deal with flakey people (looking at you Craigslist!)... So in short, 1200 owners, do you have any thoughts on how to efficiently get fair value for these spare parts, and get them into the hands of those that might need/ want them?
I know how odd it sounds to use a bike motor for a car, but I've recently done this with 5th gen VFR800 motors.. if you're interested, I have a few build logs from the past- here: https://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=14452&sid=47abb63aea24dbb3edcd01fbbda22002
and here: https://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=19397&sid=47abb63aea24dbb3edcd01fbbda22002
I've linked those build logs to show that I've had some success with this formula in the past, and this next project is intended to take advantage of those 170 VFR1200 ponies, as well as that sweet DCT.. should be fun.. I love riding the bike as-is, but I think it will be a monster in 1000# car.. Thank you for your insight on these 7th gen parts..