Post by thumperbill on May 31, 2007 0:09:53 GMT -5
So I find what looks to be a great bike.
portland.craigslist.org/mlt/mcy/340989698.html
Drive 1.5 hours one way to look at it in the hottest day we have had so far this year. The guy made it sound sweet over the phone. No oil leaks, one rusty shock, and one minor ding in the tank. Otherwise a nice clean bike.
Turned out to be nothing more than a parts bike. Fork tubes were not just rusty, they were flaking all the way to the seals. Every chrome part was unusable due to the serious rust pitting. No way to clean it when its so far gone. Shock shafts were in the same shape as the forks and his good spare was just as bad off. This thing looked like it sat outside in salt air for years. Leaking oil everywhere and I mean everywhere. Tried to tell me he spilled it topping it off but the top of the rocker cover and the frame was dry.
Then he gets insulted when I point out the obvious problems with the bike. Told me "well, I can get this or that" no problem. Sad part it it needed more in parts than what he wanted for the bike. Actually made an offer thinking if nothing else it would be a good parts bike. The only parts worth dealing with were the exhaust which was a Supertrapp and Mikuni carb conversion.
AGHHHH is there no truth in advertizing anymore or are people willing to pay this much for a bike like this? Was hoping to get another nice SR500 to keep close to stock and add to the collection.
Watch out for it I think he is going to try to ebay this one and try to sucker someone.
Bill
portland.craigslist.org/mlt/mcy/340989698.html
Drive 1.5 hours one way to look at it in the hottest day we have had so far this year. The guy made it sound sweet over the phone. No oil leaks, one rusty shock, and one minor ding in the tank. Otherwise a nice clean bike.
Turned out to be nothing more than a parts bike. Fork tubes were not just rusty, they were flaking all the way to the seals. Every chrome part was unusable due to the serious rust pitting. No way to clean it when its so far gone. Shock shafts were in the same shape as the forks and his good spare was just as bad off. This thing looked like it sat outside in salt air for years. Leaking oil everywhere and I mean everywhere. Tried to tell me he spilled it topping it off but the top of the rocker cover and the frame was dry.
Then he gets insulted when I point out the obvious problems with the bike. Told me "well, I can get this or that" no problem. Sad part it it needed more in parts than what he wanted for the bike. Actually made an offer thinking if nothing else it would be a good parts bike. The only parts worth dealing with were the exhaust which was a Supertrapp and Mikuni carb conversion.
AGHHHH is there no truth in advertizing anymore or are people willing to pay this much for a bike like this? Was hoping to get another nice SR500 to keep close to stock and add to the collection.
Watch out for it I think he is going to try to ebay this one and try to sucker someone.
Bill
Also the little woman doesnt care as long as they are not all over the driveway and yard. 
