paul_waterloo
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Old time bike rider, but haven't rode in at least 10 years. Last bike was bought and sold back to my brother, a 77 R100RS. He still has it (I think he wants to sell it if anybody is interested), he just bought an 03 R1150RS and I've always wanted a K Bike.
Been searching for a bit, looked at three of them, they were not in very good shape, albeit, they are almost 20 years old. Then there is one that comes up on ebay for no reserve (ends today, we'll see where she sells at), but it's in FL and I'm in the Chicago area. I was going to bid on it, but there is one in Peoria about 2.5 hours from me that I figured I should go look at first as I could just pick it up easily vs. spend $500 for shipping. Went down there yesterday after the salesman had texted me some pictures of the bike, it sure looked clean.
I got there and WOW, the bike looks almost new. 24K miles, great rear case on it already, fuel line upgraded, Odyssey battery, has bar extenders and the little extra piece on the windshield at the top. The bike is SUPER CLEAN. I will detail it, but man, it looks awesome already. One small scratch on the front fairing and no other paint issues whatsoever. The previous owner lived in Peoria and you can tell this bike has been garaged its whole life.
I bought it! Have to go back and pick it up.
I will be doing a motorcycle skills course again (have done them twice in my life when I was in the Navy and bought a 1985 Honda Interceptor 500 new), they are excellent and I want to get comfortable again. Rode dirt bikes when I was in high school.
Will go down and pick it up next weekend I think. It's in Peoria, about 5 hour round trip from Chicago. Looking forward to riding with my brother!
Also looking forward to working on it, I'm an avid mechanic.
Been searching for a bit, looked at three of them, they were not in very good shape, albeit, they are almost 20 years old. Then there is one that comes up on ebay for no reserve (ends today, we'll see where she sells at), but it's in FL and I'm in the Chicago area. I was going to bid on it, but there is one in Peoria about 2.5 hours from me that I figured I should go look at first as I could just pick it up easily vs. spend $500 for shipping. Went down there yesterday after the salesman had texted me some pictures of the bike, it sure looked clean.
I got there and WOW, the bike looks almost new. 24K miles, great rear case on it already, fuel line upgraded, Odyssey battery, has bar extenders and the little extra piece on the windshield at the top. The bike is SUPER CLEAN. I will detail it, but man, it looks awesome already. One small scratch on the front fairing and no other paint issues whatsoever. The previous owner lived in Peoria and you can tell this bike has been garaged its whole life.
I bought it! Have to go back and pick it up.
I will be doing a motorcycle skills course again (have done them twice in my life when I was in the Navy and bought a 1985 Honda Interceptor 500 new), they are excellent and I want to get comfortable again. Rode dirt bikes when I was in high school.
Will go down and pick it up next weekend I think. It's in Peoria, about 5 hour round trip from Chicago. Looking forward to riding with my brother!
Also looking forward to working on it, I'm an avid mechanic.