This is my 1987 CBR1000f that I picked up after the last owner passed away. Hopefully I can get her running before riding season is over.

 

Nice find!!!

 

i agree +1

 

cant beat $300.

 

Thanks guys. "can't beat $300" is what I told the misses. It was actually $400 but he said if I bought an 84 Ninja 900 with it he would take $600. So I called a friend and we went halfsies!!!

 

im surprised you wanted to split a deal like that, haha.

 

that's pretty sick man! I'd rock the hell out of it!

 

Well he already has an 1100 Katana (late 80's) so his future wife needed a bike and I figured I would help out plus save myself $100. She ended up wanting something smaller anyway and he kept it as a second bike.

Speaking of, he came by my house today and we got the old girl to run on her own for about 30 seconds before I shut it down because of lack of oil and coolant. That's the good news. The bad was it had a loud clacking sound when reved the engine. Much louder than cam chains or the such. Be it would die down when rpms dropped. I assume it was lack of oil. So the adventure ends there until I decide to fill the fluids and drop a battery in her. I'm kinda busy trying to get my photography business moving with its own momentum.

Other things that happened:
1. Assumed the last rider wheelied the bike and dropped it because
a. the tailight assembly shows signs of scrapes and the center plastic is
broke.
b. we noticed that the throttle cable is stretched
2. Spoke with a reputable bike builder here in Indy (built the Indianapolis
Colts themed 'Busa that appeared in 2 Wheel Tuner) and he's going to
stretch my swingarm 6-8" and lower my bike about an inch (I'm 5'4").
I know some guys don't like that look but I do and I think it's better for my safety and comfort with my bike. I'm not a track racer and don't have that many opportunities to ride the twisties so......I'm sticking to the plan. Now if I still lived in outside of Napa Valley in California then I could hit the twisties.
Until next time, ride free!!!