I'm not sure buying a bike in an unlit garage at night from a friend of a friend is always a good idea.
The friend of a friend's friend laid the bike down in 1989 and never got back on it. Everything that WAS chrome either needs to be replaced or painted. My budget will be the determining factor.
The last time I owned a bike was in the early 80's, a v45 Sabre - and before that, a dohc CB750, a cb650, cb550, '74Kaw 900, cb350-Four, and a cb360.
Recently I got a little raise at work - 6 months after my review was scheduled, and they made it retroactive! First thing I did was to get on ebay and start looking.
I found out there is rarely anything near me in the price range I was looking in, so instead of waiting patiently (my wife's suggestion), I bought the '78 750K.
Figured buy the bike ($200.00), fix it up, and still remain within budget (1,000). It still looks plausible.
Really, the only the only good thing about it is that the motor turns over, and seems to have good compression.
Hey, that's a start.
By the way, have you done much 2-up riding? The manual says 360 lbs is the maximum, and with me at 220, the windjammer, and a couple of leather saddlebags full, I figure we will be at the limit.
How critical is it?
How will it affect performance - cruising speed, mileage, etc?
Thanks
