desert_max
Well-Known Member
Phoenix is fertile ground for Motorcycle picking. Lots of projects where people get in over their heads with grandiose ideas and then reality sets in. Those are the deals I try and locate, zero in on and take advantage of. I really enjoy this stuff, so humor me here.
The recent anniversary bike worked out so well that I had some free capital to play with and so today picked up another GEN one. This one is a 90. Not counting my labor, let’s just say it was darn near free after the sale of the 05.
Although this thing has been sitting for eight (yes 8) years, the bike has real potential for being a keeper. You might recall the pros and cons that I outlined in the first “Critical Mass” thread with regard to the 86 versus the 05. After some quality TLC time on this one, it might be a closer race than that one was. Stay tuned for pros and cons ver. 2.0...
Here are some of the pluses that are obvious at first glance:
- R1 (I think) brake conversion
- Frame braces
- Superbike bars
- Fresh paint
- Garage kept
- Brand new battery
- Spin on oil filter conversion
- Fired up, ran, revved
And some minuses:
- carbs overflowing
- minor wiring monkey business
- significant valve cover leakage ( both)
- middle seat section cracks
- ugly ass hangers on the two brothers slip ons
The recent anniversary bike worked out so well that I had some free capital to play with and so today picked up another GEN one. This one is a 90. Not counting my labor, let’s just say it was darn near free after the sale of the 05.
Although this thing has been sitting for eight (yes 8) years, the bike has real potential for being a keeper. You might recall the pros and cons that I outlined in the first “Critical Mass” thread with regard to the 86 versus the 05. After some quality TLC time on this one, it might be a closer race than that one was. Stay tuned for pros and cons ver. 2.0...
Here are some of the pluses that are obvious at first glance:
- R1 (I think) brake conversion
- Frame braces
- Superbike bars
- Fresh paint
- Garage kept
- Brand new battery
- Spin on oil filter conversion
- Fired up, ran, revved
And some minuses:
- carbs overflowing
- minor wiring monkey business
- significant valve cover leakage ( both)
- middle seat section cracks
- ugly ass hangers on the two brothers slip ons
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