YEA! IF ITS THE 2-E MODEL RED WITH GOLD PINSTRIPE IT AINĀ“T WORTH RESTORING IT HAD AN ON-GOING IGNITION AND COIL PROBLEM NEVER STARTED ON THE FIRST KICK! ALSO, THE CAM CHAIN ADJUSTER BROKE OFF MORE THAN ONCE WHEN I HAD IT BACK IN 78. YOU CAN IMAGINE THE DAMAGE THIS CAUSED INTERNALY. SORRY, TO BE THE BEARER OF BAD NEWS IF YOU HAVE THAT MODEL. WISH I HAD BOUGHT A KAW OR SUZY BACK THEN..BUT GOOD LUCK ANYWAY.... A 1970S; JAP BIKE NEIGHBORHOOD MECHANIC.
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