Looking at a Franken-Monster and need help/advice

[NorDog]

Interesting that the predominant reaction is "run away!" ....from members of a board where Monster modding occupies an entire thread of its own.

Moral of the story: If you mod it, do it for yourself as a keeper.  Everybody else is gonna run a mile   .

I must have missed where people said to run away simply because the bike had mods.

I thought the issue here was not that the bike might have a mod or two, say a tail chop or clip-ons and rearsets, but that the engine was original to neither the particular bike nor to the model of bike as a whole.

Mismatched frame/engine with a owner who doesn't know the whole history (and wants too much $$$ to boot) is reason to walk away.

[H-2 CHARLIE]

FOR 4 -5 K YOU CAN GET A CLEAN LOW MILES ONE .

[SupernautEnterprises]

I've ridden the bike and it runs great. I'm confident that it's a good motorcycle (I've had a lot of bikes and also worked as a mechanic for a while), I'm just afraid I'll never be able to sell it when it comes time to upgrade after I'm hooked on Ducati twins (I already own a 66 250 scrambler) because I know that will happen. If I don't find anything better around here in the next couple of weeks, I might call him and see if he wants to take ~$2000 but I won't pay any more than that.

[Raux]

just someone telling me an 03 900  with wet clutch would say... eh no

The issue of rebuild and engine swaps, no biggy, as long as the guy is knowledgable.
 

[ungeheuer]

Mismatched frame/engine with a owner who doesn't know the whole history (and wants too much $$$ to boot) is reason to walk away.

I agree completely .