dutchcool
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Post by dutchcool on Aug 25, 2008 12:51:01 GMT -5
The 26th i will have a look at this 1981 SR 500 ! Made a bid of........... €700,- ! ...........   which me luck !   |
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Post by joneill4 on Aug 25, 2008 15:40:29 GMT -5
Oh that ain't so fugly. I got much worse on mine. I would be much more concerned with the odometer. Does that really say 60000K? Actually it's about where I'm at.
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dutchcool
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Post by dutchcool on Aug 25, 2008 16:03:13 GMT -5
Yip 60 K  I'm not worried to much about that, it's a Yamaha remember ! Piston, P.rings, chain, sprockets, valve,seals, dirty hands, men i love this bike already !  |
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Post by sjef on Aug 25, 2008 16:20:09 GMT -5
Hallo dutchcool,
thought about it too, but there aint no more room in the shed for another one . do not tell me to put it in the house , they
are already there,
anyway good luck, 700 euro is a fair price
regards sjef
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dutchcool
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Post by dutchcool on Aug 26, 2008 0:58:05 GMT -5
Hallo Sjef ! I can't get away with parking the bike in the living room, i once have tried that with my GT ATB, benjamin touch it and .....Kadang ! a nice mark in the new Maple floor ! Had to put on a MISTER NICE face for weeks and i was lucky wifey was forgiving This would be my 5th SR ( not simultaneously), and this one resembles the one i had Down Under the most, ( see tales from the road ).........will bring back good memories ! PS what do you think happened to the seat ? |
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dutchcool
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Post by dutchcool on Aug 26, 2008 1:06:37 GMT -5
I now realize the name Dutchcool might give you the idea that I think of my self as the most cool guy in the world, although i don't have a low self esteem,.. the name was piked for an other forum and it relates to my professional life,..I'm in to transporting heat from the inside to the outside !
( Refrigerant sniffer ) But that aside!
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Post by StewRoss on Aug 26, 2008 1:29:25 GMT -5
Good luck with your purchase... SR |
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dutchcool
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Post by dutchcool on Aug 26, 2008 14:56:36 GMT -5
I bought the bike under the condition that the seller would fix the registration papers, they were incomplete The engine runs fine, but the chrome is....................missing Made a nice ride on it ! Will let you know if the pieces fall together. |
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Post by sjef on Aug 26, 2008 16:57:47 GMT -5
Hallo Dutchcool,
geen idee what is wrong with the seat,guess you have found out already.
hope for you it is not a great hassle to complete the papers.
you should not expect the chrome to be that bad from the pics.
if needed i still have a pile of n.o.s. chainguards pedals etc.
regards sjef
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dutchcool
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Post by dutchcool on Aug 27, 2008 14:07:48 GMT -5
Owner will fix the papers, he is half way! The swap will be about next week or so, it had never taken me that long to buy a SR ! I might need some parts Sjef, the bike's caretaker didn't have a proper shed, it spent years under a plastic bikecover. (Clochard) Chaincover is rusted badly, right shield is missing, but first of all i will take care of the fluids and filters. Bike rescue is on its way ! |
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dutchcool
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Post by dutchcool on Sept 13, 2008 10:54:42 GMT -5
Today was the transfer, went with the train and drove it back ! Oh man what a feeling the last time a drove a SR was aprox 15 years ago,........well its like that was yesterday !! I took a longer route ofcourse ( off course ! ) The bike has 62000k on it but still feels athletic to me ! exept for weak legs and brakes !  Now i know were all the rust is coming from ! Holland wetland ! |
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