Kidding me? I would have the money for it, knowing the quality of your work and original parts the new owner got a great deal. Thanks for posting, ride safe.

You got crazy fortunate with that tank and fairings. Just those alone would have been another 1000-1500 bucks right there. Pays to have a great community, I hope to be in your same place someday with mine!

That so detail.. watching your video fix motorcycle make me feel relax.

I can tell you, that over here in Germany that's like a "normal" price these days. I bought an R1 RN09 last year as price were climbing and would be able to sell it for more than i spent. In your case i'd call it a bargain for the new owner considering the state it is in after your work. Keep it up. 👍🏻

Like you said, your time isn't free. Just like the old saying, gas, grass , or ass, or 💸 nobody rides for free! What people don't take into consideration when you make these informative videos is that when you speed up the clips and clap your hands to the next day that's a lot of time that misleads people into believing that you rebuilt the bike in what it takes to watch a 30 minute video. So at the end of the day, you deserve every penny that you get for your hard work and effort. My hat's off to ya for helping preserve bike's that otherwise would end up at a scrap yard. So you keep up the good work and keep making these videos because we're learning a ton of stuff that we wouldn't have had a clue before to know how to do it!

You deserve each and every penny bro...

Cool. I just sold my 2006 Hyosung GT250R. I made a quick $1020. I always watch your videos first, then go outside and work. Call it motivational videos! You rock. Rob, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Pretty happy you're making a go and ends are meeting for sure. At the end of the day, the bike's value is only determined by a wallet emptying its contents on to your desk so there's no disputing that whatsoever. I think the biggest gap is the value of the "i already had it at the shop", "a buddy gave it to me" and "this video was sponsored by" parts. All told this would have made the bike far more expensive for someone else to do for themselves.

6000 is steep for my area for that year bike but many people are absolutely in love with that generation R1 and say its arguably the best model year. i see them go for 4500-5500 in my area on average so its slightly believable.

It came out so nice. 🤓 However, it might seem like a good chunk of profit was made but this was an exception and not the rule due to the fact that Rob got the most expensive parts for free. If he had to pay for the tank, fairings and swingarm, the profit would've been less than minimum salary. Still, when you consider the amount of labor he puts in every rebuilt bike to make them nice, really, he doesn't make much. In the end, his customers are the ones that profit the most, because they got properly rebuilt bikes for a good price. It's better than buying from private parties. No surprises to be found.

Buena amigo 👍 saludos desde Perú.

may GOD bless u Rob....kp @ it...Ben frm India

R1 is r1 🔥

Happy for you. Looking forward for new restoration!

I mean. Its a mid-2000s R1. I'm not surprised 6k was what you sold it for. Most bikes from that era, even 600s, if they're well maintained can go for a relatively decent amount. So even after a wreck-rebuild, what you got for it is pretty awesome.

Was a great profit, nicely done! You have inspired me to do work on my bike myself. Learning alot from your videos. Right now I'm rebuilding my 2004 ZX10r. The generator exploded.

Solid 👌🏼

Great job

Another lunch break while watching your vids,keep up the great work

If we are just talking about profit there are a number of factors being left out. Free or existing parts are a part of business. Sometimes things work out that way. Your labor is a very important factor that is not being added in. If you counted that you wouldn't really be making money. But having a youtube channel and adding in the profit off the views on the vids would be a definite profit. There is also knowing how the bike was put together. I bought a used 2001 R1 for $4000 and I could only guess about it's life before me. I got lucky and bought it the day it was posted. He had to pull the add so many people were responding. I would have paid $5000 but not $6000. But I would not have cool ass vids of my bike being rebuilt on your tube!!

After seeing your work I would say that’s not bad👌

Rob, Love your videos! You saved a lot of money by having stuff either given to you for free or laying around your shop. If someone like me or anyone else would have taken on this project, we would have to do it for fun or do it for the challenge. The average price or worth on this bike is around 4900k or less depending on the shape of a used bike. For someone like me or anyone else , it would be better to find a used one instead of repairing a totaled bike. you did educate me on one thing, that if you do not have parts lying around or a sponsor ship, repairing a totaled bike out and then trying to sell it later and to make a profit is something I need to stay away from! LOL!! 6k is awesome! good work!

Worth every penny. Great work Rob.

Fair price! You do good work.

Your price was fine. I did the same thing to plenty of r1 models and sold for 5000. Made about 2500 profit. If you didn’t get the free tank you would $1000 less but either way who cares? At least I wouldn’t. You make money and the bike comes out mint for someone to enjoy. I also enjoy the process of getting them back to a great condition. Nice job! Time for the next one

Your effort for restoring/fixing is priceless, keep it up bud👍

Yep, your time and effort are worth something! Glad you made out on it. It definitely would have made the profit margin much tighter if you had to purchase the tank, fairings, swingarm, fuel pump, and other incidentals. But, hopefully you are making a little scratch from YT on the videos that I am sure at least doubled the amount of time it took to work on the bike plus edit together, etc. Really enjoy watching this content, keep it up!

You rock man!!!! Haters always gonna ate! Keep up the good work buddy, I wish I could see a daily video :D

Great sell there, age only matters to someone who doesn't value 'old' bikes. Looks like it was showroom fresh straight from 2004, so worth it to whoever wanted it and bought it. I still wish I had my 2002 R6!

Bike looks awesome,well done.Nice return on it, makes up for the bad ones.

Great build series! Can’t wait for the next one

Muy buen negocio hermano! Saludos desde Argentina 💪👏

Well done rob keep it up . Your hard work paid off bud keep it up from uk

You made out like a bandit, bro. Seeing as how the bluebook is $4930.

Prices have gone up a lot, I don't think you could get 4k in 2020 for that bike. Glad you made some profit, not counting the hours :)

I think you did pretty well with that profit 🤘

That's sounds like a fair price around my area currently. I was wondering if we could expect a toolbox/shop tour one of these days?

That was a nice deal...🤙🤙

...and the buyer could see every swapped part in this rebuild. No surprises there! Good job and enjoy the profit (though i presume you'll reinvest some of it in a new project).

Hey man love the vids keep it up

Nice one 👍🏻

glad you got that much, you deserve it

I thought you did ok. If the shipping was quicker it would all be better. I am waiting for parts myself. I think its going to get worse too. Gas prices are killing us.

It was a liter bike plus inflation on EVERYTHING!! #BuckFiden . Yes the miles were a lil high BUT it was a VERY solid, well put together and Good looking bike. So fair in my opinion at least.

I would definetly buy a rebuild bike from you,knowing the bike is solid, everything checked,awesome talent there,bikes forever!!!

that is a good price fair with that good job done

Here in New Zealand we say, Well done, your time, you have the expertise in that are. Love ya work. Keep it up.

You are an expert in what you Do , congrats. The price is good for the buyer and rewards your time and expertise. So it is a Win - Win. If the buyer wants to buy that bike new will have to invest at least twice as much... Regards

Assuming 20hrs/week spent working on the bike for 2 months. That's $25/hr. Making the video clearly showed the buyer how well it was repaired, and the discounted parts also helped heavily. If anyone is thinking of replicating this without a large KZfaq channel and existing backyard of parts it probably won't go as smoothly.

Greeting!!! Peace and good!! Congratulations, you're done!!! Dud you need to check the alignment of the frame, chassis?

Nice!

Hi Great job

That's a good deal

Considering that all vehicles are experiencing elevated prices and we’re at the beginning of the riding season, oh yeah, $6K all day long. Having said that, it’s VERY fortunate that you didn’t have to pay for the fairings, tank and a fuel pump. That’s almost $2K right there. But those are the breaks for doing this for a while. Kudos to you! She’s a beauty, and I dig the twin pipes. Always liked that look.

Considering the market rn I would say you sold it for a reasonable price

2004-2005 R1s are actually a very desirable year/generation for Yamaha. I have a 2004 R1 with a lot of very good parts, full arata exhaust system, ohlins suspension/ steering dampener, vortex rear sets, oem red metallic fairings, fresh power 5 tires, upgraded pads and rotors with steel lines... ect. Mines also in super good condition, never been laid down, well maintained with 20k miles. Crazy you were able to obtain 6k for that rebuilt one. Reassures me that mine might be worth some good money as well. Love the bike however and hope to keep it for a while. Nice videos btw

You should make a profit you put in a lot of time and effort. Great work

That's before taxes. so about fast food money worker money. but I'm sure you had other bikes. I'm sure your channel is doing you favors too now. I think most people would be more comfortable paying for these types of bikes if there were videos about them like these. You know the quality and there is a record.

Great keep it up man, Love from Pakistan ❤️🧬

💯💯💯💕💕

Hey great content on your channel keep it coming. How many total hours of labor did you put into the R1 ?

Good job man! You made a good profit. I'm rebuilding a damaged BMW S1000R (from 2015)

I’m super happy that your making out like a bandit on these bikes. But for average dudes like me. This is way out of our budget unless we buy everything piece by piece. At that point we might as well have just bought one. And if we buy an older year like the 2004 R1. We would be way more into one then it would be worth. Having said that. I’m still interested in where you get the bikes lol.

😍 my dream bike r1 Yamaha 1000cc

Kinda good

Awesome project 😎 pls more 1000cc projects 🙏

That bike looks beautiful! When did u start doing mechanic work man?

Idk what mileage is I'd say that's a good deal after your perfect maintenance:) I just sold my 05 gsxr 600 for 5k and it has 30k miles

In uk you would never get that, 3000 at best . Great work you did on it clean bike !

you did good, cant believe someone paid that for it! can almost buy a 09+ for that in iowa. covid tax!

I’m glad you sold it and made a profit .. But damn for the person to pay that much for an 10+ yrs old used bike it must had been their dream motorcycle … but good for you like you said at the end you put in your time and effort and made it look good … I paid that amount for my 2017 ninja 636 and it only had 5,000 miles

Here in the philippines big bikes are still expensive specially the yamaha's R1, R6,FZ1.

That would be a tough sell in California especially for a rebuilt or salvage title for 6k.

What bike fo you currently own since you sold this great bike

Nice work. Used bikes aren’t cheap anymore. I think if you waited for warmer weather, you could have gotten more.

If the free parts were a suprice, then without getting lucky with those, it would have been a strech to make any money. I think to be fair, you should calculate the value of those to really show what it takes to do a build like that.

NIIIIICCCCEEE!!!!!!!!

here in the Philippines, that $6k is = 300k pesos! that's fucking cheap for a Fresh R1, new fairings, tires, almost everything is new. used but not abused! sheeesh 🥶

Good deal bike look new

Great result, and so well deserved. Keep up the brilliant content!

I think u r lucky enough as most of the expensive part has been taken from u r buddy 😉 I wish I would knew him as well 😂😂

if in uk thats a prety price for sure, about 3.5 to 4k GBP id say. good builds though bro and a business has to make money, alot of people somehow dont get that.....

So without the free parts, parts laying around and sponsored fairings you would’ve been in for around $3800 still making a profit. Good stuff, You always buy the bikes super low it’s insane lol Are you bringing the bikes to DMV salvage inspection yourself?

Clean title right? That seems right on the money at 6k. Hopefully that motor continues to run strong

I've got 200$ . few more $s to go . hahaha I will own one of those bikes(fingers crossed)

Wooooo, that's price is to be considered cheap in my country($10k)

Now, I have a 2002 Yamaha r1 and I need sum fairings is it best to get it for email, amazon or elsewhere?

You did good! It was a lot of work, but now someone can ride it for a long time, otherwise it would have been junked. Did the buyer watch you rebuild it on your videos? If so, he'd know that the bike is mechanically solid.

I personally prefer an older bike - not dinosaur old - but a 5 to 10 because the insurance is so very much less and for some bikes they make very few changes year to year. 6k is a pretty fair price for a liter bike anywhere in my area so goes to show by area. was nice to watch the rebuilds. cheers

Hey Rob…What tools would you recommend (as a starter kit) for a beginner bike owner to do their own maintenance ? I had to learn thru trial and error…

You are definitely lucky for that. How come the buyer didnt try to negotiate after watching your videos? I wouldnt spend anything over 3000 for a 2004 R1

If you must pay for All that stuff its more then 2500$ + the Bike and the Fluids thats +- 3500$. Thats a lot bro. With a littlr bit Luck you can get this bike for 4000$ without a crash.

U sold it Brathaa end of story N Benjis in Ur pocket ;)

Hi how much do you think would be the cost four send one of your bike's to Chile Sud America a mean? I would like to buy one.

Cool video but all the major stuff u needed was free 😆 that's how you do a flip!

Hey man where are you located??

how many hrs did you spend on the bike?

Does anyone know where he buys his bikes from or like where I could find some that need work right now I'm looking on copart and Facebook marketplace

Seems on the high side for a crashed bike, I wouldn’t have paid that much for it but Goodluck to you… 👍🏻. If the buyer and seller agree and are both happy then that’s all that matters !

If you can sell that bike for that price, more power to you. New parts or not, where I live, that's a $4000 bike.