billydroveit
Well-Known Member
Ok, so back in the day my buddy had a V-Max...according to me baddest bike i'd ever seen and heard. With Kerker(sp?) pipes and some other mods it sounded just like my 750 HP big block! (er close for a bike!) Anyway, i've alwayd wanted one, and now the opportunity has presented itself. But what I would like is some pointers and things to look for befor i go look at this bike. So please ba patient, and offer up as many pointers as you feel needed. And I really appreciate your opinions.
Here's what i have. The bike is a 1993 Blue in color with 31000 miles. Owner states he's had it for about 3 years. ROde it for two, and parked it because the commute to and from work was too dangerous for him. Claims everything worked perfectly when he parked it, no isssues with trans or anything. Now after sitting for a year, he pulled it out, and the clutch lever has no pressure he says. And of course the battery is bad. He states when you pull the clutch lever it just goes to the handle bar with no pressure and teh clutch won't disengage. He wants $600.00, which I think is cheap. My thoughts are the slave or master is bad? I'm guessing after reading some forums on here the slave is an easy replace, and relatively inexpensive? I'm a car mechanic and doing any repairs is not a biggie to me, i'm just new to working on bikes. My thoughts are that seems to be a pretty cheap price and i'm wondering if there is anything I should look for that would cause this to turn into a money pit project that i just don't want. I already have a race car that sucks my cash...i'm just looking to pick this up, tinker a little and get it running.
So what do the experts say..I'm listening. Thanks to all who respond.
Here's what i have. The bike is a 1993 Blue in color with 31000 miles. Owner states he's had it for about 3 years. ROde it for two, and parked it because the commute to and from work was too dangerous for him. Claims everything worked perfectly when he parked it, no isssues with trans or anything. Now after sitting for a year, he pulled it out, and the clutch lever has no pressure he says. And of course the battery is bad. He states when you pull the clutch lever it just goes to the handle bar with no pressure and teh clutch won't disengage. He wants $600.00, which I think is cheap. My thoughts are the slave or master is bad? I'm guessing after reading some forums on here the slave is an easy replace, and relatively inexpensive? I'm a car mechanic and doing any repairs is not a biggie to me, i'm just new to working on bikes. My thoughts are that seems to be a pretty cheap price and i'm wondering if there is anything I should look for that would cause this to turn into a money pit project that i just don't want. I already have a race car that sucks my cash...i'm just looking to pick this up, tinker a little and get it running.
So what do the experts say..I'm listening. Thanks to all who respond.