Buy our CBR600 Hurricane!

A friend and I picked this little motor up in Rhode Island. It had been laid up since last year and generally neglected over it's life.
We got it running and got all the necessary paperwork to take legal ownership of it. Now it's time to sell it on.

 

It is 100% stock. Right down to the rear fender, tire hugger, exhaust, air box, paintwork and blinkers. No one has messed with it! The original advisory stickers are still on the tire hugger and fuel tank. A difficult feat indeed for a bike of this vintage. Usually by now Johnny Streetrider Squid has gotten to it and ruined it with Monster Energy stickers, Jardine "stunt" muffler, K&N knock off pod filters and (my favorite) flushmounts. 

Like every 90s Honda motorcycle, the voltage regulator went bad. This was rectified (no pun intended) by using one from a Suzuki GS500e due to having a larger surface are and heat sink.

The fairings aren't perfect and were repaired.  The downside is this is a rare color scheme, in all my years of looking at bikes I've never seen another gray/white F1, which makes finding replacement panels a challenge.

This Hurricane has just 26,000 miles on it and sports a brand new air filter. 

We are asking $1,500 for it. 

With a comfortable riding position, useable power, sporty handling and cheap parts, this would make a great first bike or back up cruiser for someone.

Bucket List Bikes Pt 1.

I have a dream of one day owning all the original Liter Bikes.

The first one that comes to mind is the Yamaha FZR1000.
When this bike first came onto the scene in 1987, it boasted 135bhp, revolutionary Genesis head which had an unheard of 5 valves per cylinder and a wet weight of just over 500lbs and a very modern chassis.
The chassis was dubbed "Delta Box" and it is still being used by Yamaha today. The theory behind this was that a triangle (delta) was more rigid than a square. Armed with this theory, engineers were able to make the engine hang in the frame as opposed to being "cradled" like GSX-Rs at the time. The mounting of the motor from above allowed the motor to be placed as low as possible in the frame allowing for a low center of gravity. They achieved this by using a diagonal from the steering tube down to the swing arm pivot making the frame triangular.

The original color schemes were a red/white and a blue/white. I would prefer the blue/white but I would take either one.

The first major revision came in 1989 and was priced at $7,599 which was $1,200 more than the GSX-R1100. Adjusted for inflation that is the equivalent of $13,856 in today's prices; considering a 2013 Yamaha YZF-R1's MSRP was $14,490, the old FZR was a bargain. Yamaha increased the displacement to just over 1,000CC and equipped it with an electronically controlled exhaust valve giving the engine great power at midrange RPMs and other internal improvements giving a bump in power to 145bhp. 
Yamaha also improved on their revolutionary chassis design by making the engine a full stressed member and removing the downtubes. 
This complete package made for an out of the box bike that would do 167 miles per hour and it gained the title of "Bike of The Decade" by Cycle World in 1989. Quite the feat.
Aside from minor changes like headlamps, paint schemes and the fitting of upside down forks in 1991, the FZR1000 went on to terrorize the streets until 1995.

Manufactured Madness- Suzuki's LT500R Quadzilla

Back in 1987, after great success with the LT250R, Suzuki decided to take it to the next level by doubling the displacement- 499cc with a power valve! In the world of 2 strokes, the power valve is considered a poor man's turbo.  I tried looking up how this valve functioned but much like Jeremy Clarkson when James May tries to explain something technical, I dosed off and shouted "POWAAA"
This combination pumped out 51hp and gobs of torque.
Back in the day it was the fastest and most expensive ATV. Weighing in at 392lbs, of the showroom floor, it topped out at just shy of 80mph. 

Much like the LT250R, the Quadzillas have fascinated me for some time. 

Well as luck would have it, there was a feller selling one in Vermont for a very very cheap price. 

The ad read:

87 suzuki quad racer 500 - (ludlow)

quadzilla. needs a few parts. rear caliper bolt kit for plastic n a air filter. has new chain reeds piston n rings. plastic is in great condition no tears in seat. it is a 87 is in fair condition fast machine. fun. would trade for a car or truck or dirtbike. let me know (phone number)

I texted him and he sent me some dreadful pics. 

But I was still interested. I confirmed that it was actually the LT500R model and not just a 250 like the one I have and he said "499cc" and I knew it was correct. 

Straight after work I jumped in the truck and went and grabbed it. The seller was odd. He said since I texted him he had received 8 or so phone calls on it and end less texts. Told you it was a good price! 

To put things in perspective, market value on these in good nick is north of $2,000. 

So what did I get? A bargain. The seller had just put all new gaskets and a piston and ring set it in. Seems like it wasn't raced as it has the original fenders, IE not "race cuts."

Someone had installed a nice FMF exhaust system and Nerf Bars too. 

 

I'm on the fence about keeping it or selling. The LT250R I have is scary enough. This would be just manic.

 

Thoughts?