Being a long term motorcycle parts manager, I save everything that I can clean up, refurbish, and put back into working condition. Then it's bagged and shelved in proper order - and then on about half the stuff, it's entered into my inventory on Quick Books (eventually, I'll have everything inventoried). Been doing this for seven years now.
The current plan is that Syke's Cyclery goes legit (county business license, etc.) by spring 2013. Happily, I've done all this work ahead of time.
Originally Posted by
okane
Rule of thumb for CVers and parts....what ever you stash will be remade or someone will find a large cache of nos making that item easy to find and worth very little, and of course your bikes, or any bikes you buy in the future will not need that part. What ever you sell or trade away will suddenly start selling on ebay for 5 times what you got for the stuff, and will be the exact item you need to complete your next restoration. I can state this from experience. Only correct answer is to buy a big climate controlled barn and have lots of money (neither of which I have).
I agree completely. Just the same, its nice to have all those parts in stock. You never know what you'll need the next time a neighbor from down the road brings in his kid's bike for repair. And (with a few exceptions) I never give away parts. One doesn't give away one's Precious.