finally got a chance to bring the ball n' chains 1987 GSXR 400 home. after waiting for one of her friends with a trailer for like two months who would never get back to her, i decided to act. picked up a pair of folding ramps (for loading powersport things into trucks and vans) at canadian tire since they were on sale for $99.99 for the pair. went to uhaul, got one of their vans for less than it would have costed for a tow and did it myself today.
its a neat little bike strattling it is nice, seems to fit well. and definitely smaller then the average new R1 or something. i think i much prefer the smaller/older bikes. that being said, LOTS OF WORK needs to be done on it.
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she has 22,500 km on it roughly. grey import from japan. definitely has some road rash on both sides of the bike. whoever the previous owner[s] were, they have definitely laid it down at least once on each side. i can spy new rear signals and flush mount front turn signals. as well as a yoshi pipe which doesn't have the scratches on it. and the worst part is a family friend of Sarah's was checking it out in the garage a few years ago and knocked it over. the clutch lever is bent and clearly does not line up.
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now here is the best part of the day. she had a little pocket bike right next to her big bike in the garage! its also been laid down in the past but i dont mind since its just a toy. gonna fix that bitch up too and have a little fun toy. now our future children can ride a mini moto just like mom and pop LOL.
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