Check out what I found as possibly the largest motorcycle junkyard ever...

[murrayeliminator]

He prob had at least one of each and every mini ever made!,, Gone now!:doah:

 

[Itype2slo]

Karma is a biotch!!!!

 

[ArcticMinibike]

What a sad waste of history. Thanks to greed and hoarding, it's all gone. No good to anyone and not worth a dime. Something maybe we should all keep in mind with our own stashes. If we have parts we know we'll never need or bikes we'll never get around to restoring, sell them to a fellow member who can put them to good use. I think this hobby should be about rescuing bikes and preserving history, not hoarding and making a buck. JMO

 

[buckeye]

Well said. Couldn't agre more.:smile:

 

[TANKSAREUS]

The next time you go visit take a big truck and as soon as he touches a gas tank hit him on the head, then you can take what you like :lol:

Sad Waste

 

[TANKSAREUS]

Double post, at least you got something from me for free:lol:

 

[Txpowdercoater]

dang! all of that gone because he was a tight wad!
Do you think he even had it insured? Insurance or not, it would kill me to know that all of those died while in my care, when as a custodian, I feel we are supposed to help and restore and preserve and just in general keep em going for the next set of hands to touch and enjoy them.
streams of aluminum, man that hurts! I'll bet the guy is devastated!

 

[toomanytoys]

What a waste. They were wasting away in a pile of junk, now they are wasting away as scrap....

 

[gumpit]

What a sad waste of history. Thanks to greed and hoarding, it's all gone. No good to anyone and not worth a dime. Something maybe we should all keep in mind with our own stashes. If we have parts we know we'll never need or bikes we'll never get around to restoring, sell them to a fellow member who can put them to good use. I think this hobby should be about rescuing bikes and preserving history, not hoarding and making a buck. JMO

Thats why when I bring stuff to Windber and put it on the table. It doesn't come home. If I am selling it then I dont need it... If it doesn't sell I toss it on the guys table next to me....:thumbsup:

 

[buckeye]

Seen him do it too.:laugh:

 

[buckeye]

Hmmm........

Arizona's 'Motorcycle Graveyard' Burns in Fire | Rider Magazine

 

[ArcticMinibike]

I'm sure he is a decent guy and had good intentions, but if the descriptions of him are true, I doubt too many people are going to be running to his aid and making donations.

 

[deejaaa]

Hmmm........

Arizona's 'Motorcycle Graveyard' Burns in Fire | Rider Magazine

link is dead on this computer.
wouldn't be surprised if it was arson out of spite.

 

[buckeye]

Works on mine.:shrug:

 

[deejaaa]

Works on mine.:shrug:

i'm at work.

 

[ArcticMinibike]

Arson..... I was thinking the same thing after reading the article and they didn't mention any wild fires. Sounded like the guy didn't exactly make a lot of friends.

 

[buckeye]

They have carnage blocked, I see.

 

[Stangrcr1]

"vows to rebuild"? really?

 

[ArcticMinibike]

"vows to rebuild"? really?

Rebuild Plan
Step 1: Find 9,000 antique bikes
Step 2: Dump them in the unprotected desert elements to die a slow painful death
Step 3: Hoard by charging outrageous prices or refusing to sell

 

[joshua. c.]

i bet there still alot of usable parts hidden in the burn't bikes. not everything usable will melt or burn, pluss a few spots wern toutched. id be curiose if heed sell some of the mini bikes and three wheelers at a decent price now that they are damaged. especialy if he needs mony to buy more.