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[buckeyebike]

Hah, I was making sure everyone was still awake last night . . . Hard to put a price on these old machines, but for sanity's sake, Tim is correct Did I mention the frame/engine numbers match?

Got the bench seat off in prep. for the solo seat. The rear fender and frame under the seat, which have never been exposed, were coated with a film of no idea what- took lots of elbow grease and 1/2 gallon of gasoline to get it off. The paint underneath is excellent, thankfully. FWIW, gasoline is one of the best goo removers- it is safe on paint.

After seat removal and a bit more polishing:

 

[Hoosier Daddy]

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[buckeyebike]

Met the original owner at the DMV to get the title taken care of. The title was an original Wisconsin title, took the lady at the DMV 5 minutes to figure out how to fill it out and even then she had to improvise.

The fellow said he had a '53 Harley and he traded it on the R60 when it was new. The reason- shaft drive. He said the chain drive on the Harley was continually filling with Wisconsin sand at the lake where they had a summer house. Thank you Harley Davison As an engineer, he also liked how the front suspension was designed so that when the suspension compressed and released it did not directly impact the headlight positioning while on the road.

When I asked if he had any literature or the original manual he said that it was in the storage compartment in the side of the gas tank but he had lost the key- it is like a treasure chest.

Denfeld solo seat on the way. Hope to have it back on the road this weekend.

There is a spot in the garage reserved next to younger cousin:

 

[SONICJK]

Even at an order of magnitude higher its still a helluva deal.
Buckeye I want to see a picture of your whole collection at some point.

 

[Kanticoy]

...I want to see a picture of your whole collection at some point.

Absolutely +1!

 

[butzer489]

Yes please. From what I've seen you have a garage I would love to covet.

 

[CarbsAndCylinders]

I have always wanted one of these

 

[CarbsAndCylinders]

I have always wanted one of these

and now this one is mine ;D

 

[buckeyebike]

Buckeye I want to see a picture of your whole collection at some point.

It's not that impressive- I just like old bikes ;D Presently, I have the bikes all over the place, even in the dining room (haha) as we are preparing to build a new house and are living temporarily in the farmhouse on our property. When the new house is done, I will get them together for a family photo. I have to wait until the house is done and my wife is happy. So far the strategy of spreading them out has worked- if I put them in one place, she will be able to count them

 

[Redbird]

So far the strategy of spreading them out has worked- if I put them in one place, she will be able to count them

I like the way you think

 

[Tim]

If you buy smart, like that R60, the collection appreciates in value every day. It's an investment that you can enjoy much more than any stock or bond

 

[teazer]

I have always wanted one of these

Isa that your new ride? Looks like an M (75) with pods, stock carbs and an OMAR's Torque Canon exhaust. Nice. Welcome to the triple club.

 

[Green199]

Bought some pancake filters to replace the cheap, shit, bent, chinese pods that came with my bike!

Should clean up nicely!

 

[TurdFurguson]

Bit the bullet and picked up a bell rs-1 with transition shield. Pretty solid deal at moto gp. Paid 270 for the lid and 90 for the shield.

 

[VonYinzer]

 

[Brodie]

Nice Von, parts are coming quick for that bike.

 

[Brodie]

Just purchased a new Roc City Cafe seat for my SR. Bloody nice looking and strong to boot. Now the wait for it to get to Australia haha.

 

[compoundcycles]

1993 xr650l is the next project. Any XR builds around here? Im looking for some info and inspiration. Thinking about starting another build thread. PM me.

 

[CarbsAndCylinders]

Isa that your new ride? Looks like an M (75) with pods, stock carbs and an OMAR's Torque Canon exhaust. Nice. Welcome to the triple club.

Yes, pods with stock carbs, I will probably change the carbs. Not sure about the chamber, it is supposed to be good for low to mid power and I think I would rather have top end power but they sound very nice so who knows. Do you have any advice for this triple?

Brian

 

[whynot]

Just got this in the mail: