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" Dave? You bought what? Why the hell did you buy that thing? " When it comes to friendship and support, no one can beat the people I hang around with. I could just FEEL the love in that e-mail...
I recently sold the 1987 Yamaha FZR1000. My third FZR in ten years. I have had enough of FZR's and was looking to move on. Neat bikes, but a pain to work on. This one has been in my garage since last summer and I had gotten as far as stripping the frame, cleaning it, installing a new wire harness and spare engine. The bike was rough, real rough but I know them very well. I knew them so well that during that summer I sold TWO pick-up trucks worth of FZR parts for $300.00. Ten years worth of parts. I had planned to buy a new bike, and the FZR just held no more interest for me. A quick posting on the SRNE For Sale Forum found a buyer in Bob from Empire GP. He does sportbike repair and this FZR would make a great parts bike. Sight unseen, he sent me a check. Bob is my new best friend! I did not plan on buying this Suzuki. I was looking at picking up a new Kawasaki ZX-12R or a Moto Guzzi Daytona. However, a guy at the Post Office I pick up from was asking me if I had wanted his old GSXR-1100 for cheap. Curious, I went and looked it The bike was rough, but was all there. The price was $1800.00 and I picked it up that Saturday afternoon. Fred also owns a Moto Guzzi and a Concours, so he can't be too bad of a guy!
After the Suzuki was loaded in the back of the official SRNE Support Vehicle, Fred also gave me a new battery that was still in the box, and new oil filter and a Clymer service manual. As I was driving away, I could have swore I heard Fred's wife give a loud cheer. Hmmmm...... I did it. I have ANOTHER Suzuki GSXR. It slowly sunk in. This would be my fifth air/oil GSXR. I previously had a 1986 and 1987 GSXR-750, and two 1987 GSXR-1100's. One of the 750's I turned into a 1986 7/11 ( 1100 motor in a 750 chassis). That bike had EVERYTHING. However, I was tired of the old GSXR's and wanted to try something different. Hence, FZR1000's. I was not sorry. Not remorseful. I wanted this GSXR and now I have it. On the way home, the van smells of very old fuel. I look behind and there is a puddle of fuel on the van floor. I pull over and find the petcock is on PRIME. I put it on ON and head home. A bad sign? The bike is unloaded and photo's are now taken. I also get a good chance to look everything through. What is the bike missing, and what will it need? Tires are good Metzelers, but they have sit for a long time. No chain guard, bad footpeg bracket, a U-Haul trailer license plate light, various wrong fasteners, some mis-matched bodywork. Needs a fork seal, battery is shot. The dash lights come on, but the bike won't turn over ( probably the clutch safety switch - bypass it later).
The right side rider footpeg is actually a passenger peg, the right side middle has a couple cracks in it, the left side panel that goes over the footpeg is missing all of its mounting tabs and is zip-tied to the bike. The CDI is encased in plastic that was stolen from Mom's Tupperware supply, too. The fairing upper is in good shape, and the lowers are also in good shape, just scratched. A lot of little things to make one slightly nuts, but then I expected this. The bike is in good shape overall. The motor looks good, and the frame looks fine. The wheels and brakes are straight, and all the calipers have good pads in them. All three rotors are also in good shape. At this point, I am still thinking about bringing the bike back to stock condition. However, this will change shortly....
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