So what do you guys think

[nickodemon]

The search is on the link i gave you for the one on ebay is that near you as i'm using my phone at the moment

[nickodemon]

Forgot to ask the max you want to spend?

[Adrian6171]

To be honest nickodemon because of what i will end up getting for mine i,m only looking at £2200[size=1em][/size]

[nickodemon]

Should get a really nice one for that price. I will scour the net tomorrow mate.

[Adrian6171]

Well has to be close and at the latest Sunday.Sorry :'(

[nickodemon]

Here's one from shropshire...............http://www.motorcyclenews.com/mcn/bikes-...=84.968162

[Adrian6171]

Hi pal yea i  looked at this and can,t see the guy dropping so much to meet my requirements,i appreciate all your doing for me.    

[Falcon 269]

The yellow bike with Danmoto can and Akra sticker looks like the one my friend had in my garage here in Spain a few years ago.

The paint job is a Dream Machine one done on a handful of 2001 Fazers in order to shift them from the showrooms.  The original Fazer prices were too high, only a few hundred short of an R1 new.

The bike had been crashed at some stage before he got it.  There was a small dent in the tank where the bars hit it and damage to the fairing, hidden by non-standard Fazer stickers which look like those on the ad photos.  See the small Yamaha tuning fork sticker in the middle of the tank?  That's where the dent is!  I have photos that show the rear mudguard cut down exactly the same as the ad, so I'm pretty sure it's the same bike.

Most telling - and not something that most would notice - is the front left engine mount was mis-aligned in the rubber mounting in the frame cradle.  It didn't seem to affect the way the bike rode but look closely at the motor from the front and you'll see what I mean.  The crankcase casting is fine, it's the part of the frame with the rubber bush in it that's twisted slightly. 

The bike was Full Monty'ed by me and I also fitted the Pazzo levers for him.

My advice is to consider it but don't pay more than £1800 for this one.  Point out that you know some of its history, particularly the crash-damaged frame, and use that to haggle hard.

[Falcon 269]

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a111/G...060087.jpg

Photo of the bike in question outside my house.

[brooker81]

Mike the detective. Good job that's deffo the bike

[Adrian6171]

Nice one Falcon good hunting,so guy,s i,m still on the hunt if you guys can help.

[nickodemon]

Hi pal yea i  looked at this and can,t see the guy dropping so much to meet my requirements,i appreciate all your doing for me.  

It can't harm phoning the guy and offering £2200 cash for quick sale. Simply tell him it's the most you can spend.

[Adrian6171]

I,ve sent that guy a text quoting my best price Shropshire is 92 mile off so not impossible.Will let you guy,s know when he refuses my offer :lol :lol :lol