devon-tony
13-01-2006, 08:47 PM
right then as some of you might have read on the forum I very recently got the above bike, anyway after actually looking at it I have decided that I cant possibly chop it, far too good for that ni my opinion
have just taken it for a ride up the road tonight, and is really nice, very comfy and gearbox etc is great, once warmed up the engine revs well and has no nasty noises
its in the mettalic purple colour with pinstriping, the front pipes have quite heavy surface rust, but been fitted with smart replacement silencers
other recentish parts are rear shocks, battery, tyres, chain and plugs
its showing 25k miles and have no reason to doubt it, footpeg rubbers are excellent and general condition of the bike for its age is very impressive
the laquer on the tank is lifting on the edges of the tank and is really the only let down, the chrome chain guard is good, the rear musdguard is abotu the only bit of the bike that appears to have suffered in any way, 3 or 4 patches of surface rust about the size of a 5p
was mot'd about 1 week ago
nothing at all to worry about, only thing that I would like to change if I was to keep it is the dust cap things on the forks that cover the oil seals, they have obviuosly perished and been repaired with insulating tape, just looks a bit tatty, but no leaking on the forks
speaking of the forks, no pitting on the chrome, the bars and the clock surrounds are also very good
seat is excellent, under the seat all the original stickers are in place, as is the toolkit with a selction of kawasaki branded spanners and pliers etc
side panels are both present and correct, and in excellent condition
all electrics work as they should, although maybe the hazards arent quite right, they onyl work when the indicator switch is moved to off centre??
bike is fitted with crash bars
only things that I can see that arent standard are the crash bars, the silencers and the rear indicators
so then have had a browse around the web and a couple of old classic bike mags, and most people asking about £895 for this sort of bike
up on offer here to you lot only, for the sum of £695
as always I would consider swaps PX etc for not really anymore bikes, but maybe harley parts, or what you got??
thanks
Tony
have just taken it for a ride up the road tonight, and is really nice, very comfy and gearbox etc is great, once warmed up the engine revs well and has no nasty noises
its in the mettalic purple colour with pinstriping, the front pipes have quite heavy surface rust, but been fitted with smart replacement silencers
other recentish parts are rear shocks, battery, tyres, chain and plugs
its showing 25k miles and have no reason to doubt it, footpeg rubbers are excellent and general condition of the bike for its age is very impressive
the laquer on the tank is lifting on the edges of the tank and is really the only let down, the chrome chain guard is good, the rear musdguard is abotu the only bit of the bike that appears to have suffered in any way, 3 or 4 patches of surface rust about the size of a 5p
was mot'd about 1 week ago
nothing at all to worry about, only thing that I would like to change if I was to keep it is the dust cap things on the forks that cover the oil seals, they have obviuosly perished and been repaired with insulating tape, just looks a bit tatty, but no leaking on the forks
speaking of the forks, no pitting on the chrome, the bars and the clock surrounds are also very good
seat is excellent, under the seat all the original stickers are in place, as is the toolkit with a selction of kawasaki branded spanners and pliers etc
side panels are both present and correct, and in excellent condition
all electrics work as they should, although maybe the hazards arent quite right, they onyl work when the indicator switch is moved to off centre??
bike is fitted with crash bars
only things that I can see that arent standard are the crash bars, the silencers and the rear indicators
so then have had a browse around the web and a couple of old classic bike mags, and most people asking about £895 for this sort of bike
up on offer here to you lot only, for the sum of £695
as always I would consider swaps PX etc for not really anymore bikes, but maybe harley parts, or what you got??
thanks
Tony