First off, I would NEVER trade my wife, I can't cook! I traded a 920 Virago that I bought last tuesday and fixed up wednesday for the chopper and $600. Total investment in the Virago? $300 and 6 hours labor. Before you get all excited i'll tell you what i've noticed about the chopper so far. #1 & #4 carbs the screws that seal the sync ports are gone and taped over with silver tape so those 2 have been running lean for sure. instead of overflow tubes, someone connected 1&2 with a piece of hose and did the same with 3&4 so even if gas goes out the tubes it just floods out the engine and washes into the crankcase. The tail light is a trailer light wired with speaker wire, the side covers are aftermarket ones held on with zip ties, front fork tubes are rusted bad and seals shot, there's oil all over the swingarm, and the seat is ripped. The starter button was relocated under the tank, the horn button is gone and the left control housing is cracked. Drag pipes are rusted badly and the tires are cracked badly too. It runs but idles high and it has a new battery but the positive cable end is all chewed up and barely attached. If this was any other kind of bike I would pressure wash it, put it on ebay, take my $400 for it and call it a day but standing there looking at her and all the horrible abuses that have been done to her I can't just move her down the line. She's crying "help me" and I hear her. I don't know wether i'll put her back to stock or leave her chopped but she will get a bath, carb cleaning, full tune up, and all adjustments. After that we'll see where it goes!
