We already had one 81, which my son was quick to claim. I picked up another today and am looking forward to he and I building these together. Today's find - or at least the story - is a 1981 with spoke wheels and under 800 orginal miles. I have the title from the original owner who was an older gentlemen that bought it new, rode it very little, then parked it outside While the overall condition is on the rough side, and it's currently not running, everything suggests that the mileage story just may be true. The plugs look great, the oil looks very clean, almost no wear on front brake rotor, no noticeable wear on grips, footpegs, etc. Everything under the seat (battery, fuses, etc. looks like new (battery is dead, of course), original tires with no noticeable tread wear.
I hope it wont take too much to get it running again. Carbs pour gas everywhere.
Planning on taking the carbs from my son's bike, since it runs well and is currently taken apart, and putting them on and crossing my fingers.
Looking forward to my son and I finishing our builds this Spring and riding together. We'll get pics up when there is something to look at and you can all judge the winner of our build-off.
He's already ordered a David Bird looped hard tail for his. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with mine.
I hope it wont take too much to get it running again. Carbs pour gas everywhere.
Planning on taking the carbs from my son's bike, since it runs well and is currently taken apart, and putting them on and crossing my fingers.
Looking forward to my son and I finishing our builds this Spring and riding together. We'll get pics up when there is something to look at and you can all judge the winner of our build-off.
He's already ordered a David Bird looped hard tail for his. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with mine.