I know parts are needed to keep some of these bikes going into the far future but sometimes i think its a shame some are broken up for individual parts. Should good bikes be broken or should the old and crashed be used as donors only?
Depends if its your business or not. I broke a 916sps but only because it was in such a state, andI don't have the skills or patience anddidn't have the money to restore, so broke and sold so I could get more back (which I did). Borderline acceptable...
Just recently i was abit sad that a good condition duke was broken up. I agree with you for the 916, some could be fixed but you would need parts of other crashed bikes to fix that one. Maybe its just one big viscious circle or other words the circle of bike life.
