1978 400-2E $950
Tis the season for parting and chopping. This one is a runner and is still registered and insured (yes, title).
I have the '400' side covers which i got from the Reverend. Winterized now (black socks are stuffed in the airboxes) seat off, battery out, etc. The seat is in great (not quite excellent) shape--3 tiny tears are starting about 1-2 inches. BTW seat was bought on e-bay; I also have the original - torn up but good for re-doing and selling or turkey-knife carving it into your preferred shape. Year-old XS Power AGM sealed battery is kept fully charged.
As a parts bike you'd be getting your moneys worth. . . as a runner it will need the usual old-bike upkeep such as dressing/gapping the breaker points. I've held onto it with plans to enter it in AHRMA (historic racing) in the Novice Historic Production - lightweight class. Plans change and now I'm glad I didn't start into drilling and safety wiring every bolt and nut. With that in mind, I never replaced the SECOND(!) failed speedometer or the jumpy tachometer (Plans would have required only a single reliable tach). Oddly, the trip meter still counts the miles to the next gas station.
Tank has zero rust and Por-15 has held up flawlessly.
One-kick startup (4 or 5 when cold).
IRC GS-11 (3 and 3.5") tires in very good condition.
I didn't clean it, polish it and WD-40 every cooling fin this year (yet?) - it must be time to sell it. Past summer I put 500-600 miles on it.
Tis the season for parting and chopping. This one is a runner and is still registered and insured (yes, title).
I have the '400' side covers which i got from the Reverend. Winterized now (black socks are stuffed in the airboxes) seat off, battery out, etc. The seat is in great (not quite excellent) shape--3 tiny tears are starting about 1-2 inches. BTW seat was bought on e-bay; I also have the original - torn up but good for re-doing and selling or turkey-knife carving it into your preferred shape. Year-old XS Power AGM sealed battery is kept fully charged.
As a parts bike you'd be getting your moneys worth. . . as a runner it will need the usual old-bike upkeep such as dressing/gapping the breaker points. I've held onto it with plans to enter it in AHRMA (historic racing) in the Novice Historic Production - lightweight class. Plans change and now I'm glad I didn't start into drilling and safety wiring every bolt and nut. With that in mind, I never replaced the SECOND(!) failed speedometer or the jumpy tachometer (Plans would have required only a single reliable tach). Oddly, the trip meter still counts the miles to the next gas station.
Tank has zero rust and Por-15 has held up flawlessly.
One-kick startup (4 or 5 when cold).
IRC GS-11 (3 and 3.5") tires in very good condition.
I didn't clean it, polish it and WD-40 every cooling fin this year (yet?) - it must be time to sell it. Past summer I put 500-600 miles on it.
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