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Okay, I'm not entirely happy about it... rather bitter-sweet. I have a bike now, but I f'ed up the right-side bedrail on my truck because I'm an idiot. I had driven 7 hours in a row and I guess I was way too fatigued to be unloading a bike from the truck. I pulled the wrong strap. RIGHT STRAP FIRST not LEFT! I realized it the millisecond that I was flicking the latch.... then FWAP!!!! the bike fell on my right-side bedrail.
Okay, pics. I'll start with the good stuff -- the bike. It's a 1990 Kawasaki EX500. It has plenty of road rash and cosmetic damage from years of use and from being laid down 2 owners ago. Mechanically, it has lots of new parts (chain, sprocket, battery, starter.. something-or-other, fresh rear-tire). It needs some TLC. It needs fork seals, new grips (both parts given to me by seller, I have to install), and the fairing has a significant amount of damage. I am in search of a good '89-93 EX500 fairing... by "good" I mean not cracked up. Color and paint condition don't matter. This one is toast, but it will work while I learn to ride!!!
Now the truck damage:
Thanks for all the advice here. I think I will now be a regular fixture on the site. Don't expect me to be out riding til the MSF course at the end of the month, though. Heh. I managed to put around in 1st gear in my driveway, but also managed to scare myself a bit in the process... so I parked it in the garage and came inside. heh.
-Michael[/img]
Okay, pics. I'll start with the good stuff -- the bike. It's a 1990 Kawasaki EX500. It has plenty of road rash and cosmetic damage from years of use and from being laid down 2 owners ago. Mechanically, it has lots of new parts (chain, sprocket, battery, starter.. something-or-other, fresh rear-tire). It needs some TLC. It needs fork seals, new grips (both parts given to me by seller, I have to install), and the fairing has a significant amount of damage. I am in search of a good '89-93 EX500 fairing... by "good" I mean not cracked up. Color and paint condition don't matter. This one is toast, but it will work while I learn to ride!!!
Now the truck damage:
Thanks for all the advice here. I think I will now be a regular fixture on the site. Don't expect me to be out riding til the MSF course at the end of the month, though. Heh. I managed to put around in 1st gear in my driveway, but also managed to scare myself a bit in the process... so I parked it in the garage and came inside. heh.
-Michael[/img]