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Post by putter on Aug 8, 2008 17:17:50 GMT -5
hello peeples
i bought a sr500 in june as a joke and spoof to all the harley riders around in this area and ended liking the bike alot it is a 1978 all original with 3700 miles on the clock when i bought it
the d**n thing still had the original tires on it
alot of the rubber is decent shape but some did not last the 15 years of storage a guy bought it rode it for about 8 mo then figured he didnt like it stored it then forgot about it then gave it to the guy i bought it from he had it in his garage for 5 years then decided he did want it he put 21.7 miles on the bike in 5 yrs
then i got it since i got it i have put about 1300 miles on it but having some probs getting the jeeting right for my alltitude but i think i got now
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Post by StewRoss on Aug 8, 2008 18:06:39 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum. Good that you got such a low mileage machine. The SRs are fun machines. Post some pics of it so we can all have a look. SR  |
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Post by putter on Aug 10, 2008 20:55:09 GMT -5
i tried several times to post a pic now and cant get it to post if you search for jeeper96 in flickr you might see them that way i dont know
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Post by G Man on Aug 10, 2008 22:46:26 GMT -5
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Post by putter on Aug 11, 2008 1:15:47 GMT -5
 thanks for the info it worked this is a pic after i put the avons on it (without tubes sofar no probs what do you think |
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Post by putter on Aug 11, 2008 1:40:57 GMT -5
are there any other guys in the reno area that are on this forum?
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Post by G Man on Aug 11, 2008 6:24:54 GMT -5
That is a minty low miler. Great score!
Mmmm, the possibilities are endless with such a great starting point. Although, mint bone stock is o.k. too!
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Post by StewRoss on Aug 11, 2008 6:29:50 GMT -5
Yes, nice machine! SR |
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Post by putter on Aug 11, 2008 12:44:37 GMT -5
thanks gman and sr i just want to get running reliably and ride the dog poo out o it the bike had to many years of non use now its gona b just the opposite i also have a cbr1000rr 2006 that will compete for seat time my wife has a 2000 ninja 500 and just sold her 89 ninja 600 yesterday at 930pm we also have two quads two three wheelers and of course a partridge in a pear tree
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Post by jdbrees on Aug 13, 2008 6:48:40 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum.
This looks like the bike from Gardnerville, no?
I found it on Craigslist - tried to buy it but the shipping cost put it out of my budget. It seems you have a brand new 30 year old SR!
Congratulations!
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Post by putter on Aug 13, 2008 12:06:33 GMT -5
yes brees it is the one from gardnervlle it would seem new but there were a few things to get right after its long slumber age has proven the bike not to be reliable (rubber rotting,corrosion,unavaliable parts now) but it runs decent now it needs a new pipe on it the orignal is rotting from the inside thats my nxt purchase
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Post by putter on Aug 20, 2008 15:13:33 GMT -5
woo hoo i put low clubman bars on the bike and a set of billet mirrors the bars are a world of change in ride i love emi will post a pic later i rode it 430 miles this weekend and now i have a leakin rear shock guess TIME gets to those to i am sure that mark at Thumperstuff is going to love me
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Post by acmarina on Aug 20, 2008 18:29:53 GMT -5
Clubman bars - where'd you get them?
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Post by solo2racr on Aug 20, 2008 18:43:09 GMT -5
Any dealer that has an account with Tucker/Rocky can get Bikemaster clubman bars. My 2006 catalog shows them at $21.99
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Post by putter on Aug 21, 2008 3:18:11 GMT -5
i got them from parts unlimited they are a tracker style bar 2"up 3.75 back and 31" wide i believe parts unlimited sold them for 89$ kind o pricey but i like them
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