RE: bot 81 with only 3900 miles for $300

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RE: bot 81 with only 3900 miles for $300

RE: bot 81 with only 3900 miles for $300 
Gregory A Rowley said 2009-09-25 03:42 
 
I bought one with 7900 miles for $200. However I found multiple issues I´m still trying to resolve from the bike sitting so much. The brakes are a mess because the fluid dried up into a glob in the master cylinders, lines, and calipers and the calipers rusted frozen also. The same happened to the carbs with frozen slides. The starter solenoid was bad too. Other than that, I´ve picked up parts off of EBay and have had it running but still working on the brakes. Once ready I expect it to be a fun bike. Neglect can be the worst enemy of a motor vehicle. 
 
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