(07-06-18, 06:19 PM)Hugh Mungus link Wrote: That looks to be a good buy and it's not a bad price.
The panniers look to be the slim-line one's. You can still get a fair bit of kit inside them.
Money has been spent in the correct areas - just make sure the exup valve works if it hasn't been removed. If the bike struggles to rev beyond 6,000 rpm the exup valve is stuck.
I went to see it, somehow it didn't feel quite right. It's a german import with the speedo in kms only, but apparently it's been recalibrated to show miles? so when it says 60 kmph it's actually 60 mph. Heard of that before? the rear shock was showing quite a bit of corrosion as were the exhaust header bolts, and the screen just looked weird. the guy also did all mods himself and said he wasn't a mechanic so I guess there's trust issues there as no service book although he had all receipts
I found another one but without the luggage, and one with the luggage but a hundred bloody miles away.
https://www.gumtree.com/p/yamaha-motorbi...1299647960 this one has axel covers or something on the front, haven't seen those before, what are they for? and the shock is yellow so could be the r6 mod? it's quite corroded on th ebottom so worried about the exup valve, although can't see from the pics.
and then this one looks mint https://www.gumtree.com/p/yamaha-motorbi...1300408180 but i don't get why he says he has a beowulf can but it's the standard on the pic
maybe i'll be cheeky and check if the first guy will sell me his luggage set only...