Some Updates!

So, in the last post I made reference to another bike I was picking up....

I replied to a Craigslist ad titled "87 GSX-R1100 - $250"
The description in the ad was sparse at best. "Not run in nearly 10 years. Parts or scrap"

Well okay fine. I guess it's worth an email. His reply was "Are you interested in restoring? This bike screamed when I first got it." So I told him I'd like to restore it and he said It'll need mirrors and paint
He attached a dark pic in his garage. For $250, I was expecting some flatblack hacked up POS or something. Pleasant surprise when it was blue and white. Even better surprise when I got there and saw how nice it really was!

I've put it right in storage for the time being.


In other news, I got that little moped running well and reliably.

Don't try this at home, folks!

I checked the clutch/transmission fluid. An itty bitty drop came out. So I filled it with the proper spec fluid. 

Tonight, I got the GSX-R600 running and riding as new. 

The choke wasn't disengaging all the way. Who knew such a small phenomena could result in such obnoxious consequences!

Bike is currently for sale at $2,500! Cleanest and lowest mileage SRAD you'll find at that price.

Until next time,
See you on the road!

Happenings.

So lately I've picked up a little Bandit 400. Supposedly, the motor is bad; yet it cranks over just fine. Seems to be a fuel issue. Pics of that will come later. I also managed to pick up a little moped - 1977 Sparta Foxi GT. Put some fresh fuel in and peddled a bit and it fired up. Needs tweaking though.


I sold my 1993 ZX7 last week as well.

I put it up for sale at $2,000 with all the spares I had - one left side fairing, one upper, two right side fairings, OEM clutch set up, Vance & Hines PowerPak, Vance & Hines ignition advancer and some other small things. The fellow I sold it to is a local who bought one brand new in 1993 and put 18,000 miles on it in 2 years! He had a child so he had to get rid of it but he wanted another one. He intends on taking it down to the frame and fully restoring it. 

Parting shot a on a very very rainy day. 

Today, I finally got around to dropping the blown up motor from the 1997 GSX-R600 I picked up in Vermont last year.

Again, ignore the stupid decal. It was on it when I bought it.

Getting there. 

And it's out!

Hey, see those two screws that are missing? The motor ate them and blew a hole in the piston!

New motor in. Only took about 4 hours from the turn of the first screw to get the new motor in. Getting it started was a different story. Took some coaxing but finally she fired up and ran well. 

Tomorrow I'm picking up another bike, check back then for an update!

Until next time,

See you on the road!