'78 E in Starmist Black
Right matches my first XS.
Seems the ad is weeks old but the bike is still available. Seller is hard to contact but son made an appointment to see it (buy it) next week.
My thought`s exactly.@gggGary could be there in an hour.
nope.@gggGary could be there in an hour.
I am kind of giddy on this. Seller is showing son bike tomorrow. 3400 mile 78 is kind of exciting to me. If mufflers are not rusted through and tins/tank are not bang up this could be a gem.I will have to bargain with son in case he wants to keep it. Who repaints tanks again?
Almost to good to be true - curious to hear the end of this
Me too.Almost to good to be true - curious to hear the end of this
Thanks. 78 was a well developed model. Despite my adolescent indifference at the time. The paint/color was a subtle nod to Norton Comando with gold pinstripe on black. I will find out tomorrow whether it is mine or my son decides to keep it. He is hot for an XS650 so he can ride Smokies in fall. Imagine the ignomy, son waiting for me at the next stop sign.
They buy a lot of motorcycles up there. Minnesota too! The weather keeps the miles off them. Rent a big truck and haul a bunch to the Southland.
Son went to see this bike today and walked away. It ran poorly, he felt the handling was wonky and maybe some put stretched forks on because the side stand was ineffective. Something fell on the left side of the bike and damaged tank and side cover. Son said the exhaust/mufflers were not scratched, dented, rusted. What made son walk is that seller's wife's deceased uncle was the owner and Minnesota has tough title laws evidently. The bike had several lookers last fall and all ran because of title issues. I am waiting for pics from son and from seller. My neighbor @mm1ut1 recently got a bill of sale bonded title in Wisconsin so a '78 project with ultra low miles might be worthwhile.Almost to good to be true - curious to hear the end of this
