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So i get bored easy, big whoop, wanna fight about it?
I have my kat, and i love it, even though said love is rarely returned. I need to a few things to it to get it in tip top shape, but i hate the idea of not having a bike to ride for a while. And having it as one of my daily drivers seems like overkill to me. SO i decided to buy a beater bike. a cheapie like a maxim or something i could get for a couple hundred bucks and ride to death.
SO i responded to an ad on craigslist about a Sabre for 500 bucks, and went to go look at it. never even took cash out, cause it was kinda ugly looking.
The guy had like 15 bikes in his garage, and most were in great shape. IT was very refreshing to see someone take that much pride in his vehicles, and not for the purpose of just showing them off. SO i told him the sabre was too big for what i was looking for, and he said he had a little suzuki in the back, so i went and checked it out.
fell in love *sniff*
Buried under parts and between 2 honda bikes, was a little gs 750, and a pile of extra parts (extra tank and fairings too, even the same paint job!)
so i bought it from him for 450 bucks cdn (thats like $20US). It has low compression on cyls 3+4, and someone had a lot of fun with it, cause the rear tire is burned down to the steel belting.
given thats its an air cooled bike, and burnouts involve not moving, i gather the two issues are likely connected.
SO i settled for a project bike instead of a running beater. Could this be the start of a bad trend?
and oh yeah, if anyone's had one of these, i'd appreciate any tips on common issues and such
I have my kat, and i love it, even though said love is rarely returned. I need to a few things to it to get it in tip top shape, but i hate the idea of not having a bike to ride for a while. And having it as one of my daily drivers seems like overkill to me. SO i decided to buy a beater bike. a cheapie like a maxim or something i could get for a couple hundred bucks and ride to death.
SO i responded to an ad on craigslist about a Sabre for 500 bucks, and went to go look at it. never even took cash out, cause it was kinda ugly looking.
The guy had like 15 bikes in his garage, and most were in great shape. IT was very refreshing to see someone take that much pride in his vehicles, and not for the purpose of just showing them off. SO i told him the sabre was too big for what i was looking for, and he said he had a little suzuki in the back, so i went and checked it out.
fell in love *sniff*
Buried under parts and between 2 honda bikes, was a little gs 750, and a pile of extra parts (extra tank and fairings too, even the same paint job!)
so i bought it from him for 450 bucks cdn (thats like $20US). It has low compression on cyls 3+4, and someone had a lot of fun with it, cause the rear tire is burned down to the steel belting.
given thats its an air cooled bike, and burnouts involve not moving, i gather the two issues are likely connected.
SO i settled for a project bike instead of a running beater. Could this be the start of a bad trend?
and oh yeah, if anyone's had one of these, i'd appreciate any tips on common issues and such
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