Hello,
I'm Dave, and I'm from the great suburbs of the Washington DC metro area. I've got a question for you 750 folks out there.
I've got a friend who wants to sell me his neglected 1990 Vulcan 750. From what his mechanic has told him, it needs rebuilds for the carbs, the manifold boot sucks in dirt and moisture, the forks are leaking, the master cyclinder needs replacement and there's a brake fluid leak somewhere on the bike. I say somewhere, because he didn't tell me exactly where, so I assume new brake lines and fittings. Aside from that, it shows the wear from not being parked in a garage and has some surface rust on a few areas. Apparently, the owner before him resprayed the bike black, and you can tell its a less than stellar job.
He wants $1000 for it, and I just wanted to know if this seems like a good deal given the work that needs to be done, or if I should just let him try and offload it for parts or something.
Here's a pic of it. (dial up users beware, its a huge pic) <Pic removed>
Thanks for looking,
Dave
I'm Dave, and I'm from the great suburbs of the Washington DC metro area. I've got a question for you 750 folks out there.
I've got a friend who wants to sell me his neglected 1990 Vulcan 750. From what his mechanic has told him, it needs rebuilds for the carbs, the manifold boot sucks in dirt and moisture, the forks are leaking, the master cyclinder needs replacement and there's a brake fluid leak somewhere on the bike. I say somewhere, because he didn't tell me exactly where, so I assume new brake lines and fittings. Aside from that, it shows the wear from not being parked in a garage and has some surface rust on a few areas. Apparently, the owner before him resprayed the bike black, and you can tell its a less than stellar job.
He wants $1000 for it, and I just wanted to know if this seems like a good deal given the work that needs to be done, or if I should just let him try and offload it for parts or something.
Here's a pic of it. (dial up users beware, its a huge pic) <Pic removed>
Thanks for looking,
Dave