I picked this up last year off FBMP and as any “Barn finds” there was no title. Price was right and the bike was 100% there but had suffered from sitting in a damp shed of all places.
I hadn’t done anything yet because of ongoing projects and other commitments but yesterday I had to pick up tags at Sec of State so I took in the paperwork and walked out with a title. I had considered several options but hadn’t really looked it over. Having it titled made looking into it a little more tempting. I know it needs a good going over before I even try and fire it up. I put in my test battery and tested the lights and switches. I see no on/off for the headlight and it was on with the key. Normal? Ok circuits work so pull the plugs and check for spark. Huge juicy blue flame on the left, try the right and get one tiny spark then nothing. That should be easy enough to track down and while the plugs were out I squirted some oil into the cylinders for a compression check tomorrow. The bike had a tag on it with a 2003 sticker which if this bike was run that year it was on 23 yo tires at that time according to the manufacture date. Fuel lines and breather hose all look to be factory and this engine had almost zero oil or grime on it just rusty, rusty. 
Slides are stuck in the carbs so those will come off for a good cleaning. I’ll lube the cablesI see that the front master cylinder, lines and caliper were changed that year along with the tubes. There is also a plastic cap on the hub by the speedo gear.
The gauges are great and I see that signal canceling was added this year. Very nice as that always gets me on my 76.
the throttle side looks like the MC puked on it during its sleep so that’s not pretty.
Paint is actually decent for the lack of proper storage, sides are nice just some patina on the top of the tank.
The oil in the engine was super clean and it feels like it has great compression, we’ll find out soon enough.
I hadn’t done anything yet because of ongoing projects and other commitments but yesterday I had to pick up tags at Sec of State so I took in the paperwork and walked out with a title. I had considered several options but hadn’t really looked it over. Having it titled made looking into it a little more tempting. I know it needs a good going over before I even try and fire it up. I put in my test battery and tested the lights and switches. I see no on/off for the headlight and it was on with the key. Normal? Ok circuits work so pull the plugs and check for spark. Huge juicy blue flame on the left, try the right and get one tiny spark then nothing. That should be easy enough to track down and while the plugs were out I squirted some oil into the cylinders for a compression check tomorrow. The bike had a tag on it with a 2003 sticker which if this bike was run that year it was on 23 yo tires at that time according to the manufacture date. Fuel lines and breather hose all look to be factory and this engine had almost zero oil or grime on it just rusty, rusty. Slides are stuck in the carbs so those will come off for a good cleaning. I’ll lube the cablesI see that the front master cylinder, lines and caliper were changed that year along with the tubes. There is also a plastic cap on the hub by the speedo gear. The gauges are great and I see that signal canceling was added this year. Very nice as that always gets me on my 76.the throttle side looks like the MC puked on it during its sleep so that’s not pretty. Paint is actually decent for the lack of proper storage, sides are nice just some patina on the top of the tank. The oil in the engine was super clean and it feels like it has great compression, we’ll find out soon enough.
