With my 550 nearing completion and my normal weekly scan of Craig's List, I just purchased a very functional 77 750 F2.
http://newhaven.craigslist.org/mcy/412664989.htmlWhen I saw the seat in the picture I almost did not call. I said to my self "what the hell - it won't hurt to have a look." Mechanically, the bike is in excellent shape, it needs some significant cosmetic work, but nothing too drastic. I'm thinking of a new seat to replace the comfortable but ugly one that's on there. A fresh paint job - I'm thinking blue or silver would be cool. The Kerker needs to be pulled off and sand blasted and re-coated. Once the motor is repainted, it should look great.
On the Mechanical side, it already has a few nice upgrades, schrader valves to air charge the front forks, braided brake lines and Dyna coils. I will give it a full tune up as soon as I get it home, it could also use a new rear tire as well. I probably paid a couple of hundred too much (I did give him the $1,100 he was asking), but all of the 750's I have seen lately (locally) have either been disasters or pristine (over $2K). Hey they way I look at it the parts alone make it worth it. I guess the side covers are hard to come by? In any case, looks like this will keep me busy for a while.
Of course, any suggestions on where I might take this will be welcome.
