Liamthedevastator
It's dingaling'n time
I picked up a 1972 Yamaha R5 350 for $800 today... as a student I can not afford this but I reached a kind of pre-life crisis where I am searching for some kind of risk. I suppose I figure it would just be good to get pushed out into a situation where I really have to bust my arse to make sure I don't get screwed by my decision. It kind of feels like a Chuck Palahniuk kind of situation except I haven't shot my face off and I'm not a terrorist insomniac!
The bike is all together, and for the amount of rust on it it's in remarkable condition. Corrosion is unbelievable but the inside of the tank looks almost completely mint except for the diarreah lookin' sludge in it. I'm going to get a hold of some acetone and ATF to unstick the bolts and tear into this thing while the XS is getting it's valve seats cut. On the plus side, the engine also turns over and it's getting compression so I am skeptically, but giddy-ly, optimistic about this bike!
I'll be living on the edge of trouble for a bit, but I'm excited to be getting outside of my comfort zone. Here are some photos for you guys to, uh, barf over I guess Enjoy! Oh yeah, 9000 original miles. This thing is a two smoker
The bike is all together, and for the amount of rust on it it's in remarkable condition. Corrosion is unbelievable but the inside of the tank looks almost completely mint except for the diarreah lookin' sludge in it. I'm going to get a hold of some acetone and ATF to unstick the bolts and tear into this thing while the XS is getting it's valve seats cut. On the plus side, the engine also turns over and it's getting compression so I am skeptically, but giddy-ly, optimistic about this bike!
I'll be living on the edge of trouble for a bit, but I'm excited to be getting outside of my comfort zone. Here are some photos for you guys to, uh, barf over I guess Enjoy! Oh yeah, 9000 original miles. This thing is a two smoker