[Kaiser Soze]

Well its not really the right time for me to buy a track bike, but I do have the cash if I wanted to spend it. I wonder what y'all think of this:

An aussie dollar is worth roughly 0.7 of an american dollar, so we are talking $2100 US if I talked him down to $3000 AUS.

Now, the bike has been set up DIY by this guy. He bought it as a wrecked bike, had been in a front end collision. The bike was written off, he bought at auction. Reckons frame is good, wheels good, forks have been fixed. Has put Ohlins damper (he reckons $900 worth alone), rearsets, slip-on, braided lines, hinged fuel tank. He has stripped all the superfluous wiring (blinkers etc) and put on an (unpainted) set of fibreglass fairings. Says the motor has 22,000 ks on it (which is nothing, if true).

Says it has never been raced, just a project bike that he finished off to get rid of, because with kids he no longer has the time. I guess the way to check if it has been raced is to see if all the bolts and stuff are wired in yes?

To me, I kinda think its easier to buy a bike where all this shit has been done, rather than buy a bike and convert it to track status. Im just concerned about the fact that its been wrecked and then wrenched by a guy who is not qualified (now he probably knows his shit, but you know what im saying....)

So, if you were me and you had the cash, what would you do? Buy it or wait? I really only want to buy it if its an awesome deal.

EDIT: Pic added.

 

[Süsser Tod]

I've been riding for 3 years, and back then I was buying my fifth bike. So you would think I knew what I was doing, that is what I thought...


But no, when I got my 'Tuna I got raped, big time. Bike had been in a bad frontal colision, both forks and triple trees were off. But they "looked" fine to me, and the bike sounded like in need of a tune up.

No, it needed all new sparkplug wires, sparkplugs, a jet kit, carb sync, valve adjustment, etc. a major tuneup, plus both forks and the lower triple, steering head bearings, and thats about it. I ended up spending about 1500 in parts before the bike rode like a new 'Tuna.


All that just to say, take it to a mechanic you can trust to have it inspected. I'm a good DIY (I did all the work on the 'Tuna except for the re-jetting and carb sync), but even with what I know about bikes and my DIY experience, I got raped. So better have an expert check it.

 

[ridesideways1]

good deal, but be prepared to fix shit. there's always shit wrong with bikes like that.

 

[Kaiser Soze]

^Thanks guys.

Anyone else? Anyone have opinions on the handlebar setup pictured? He is a fitter/machinist so im assuming its DIY. Im kinda thinking he put the damper on because all of the engineering in the bars would have come out when the standard bars came out.