Off to Pick up another bike

This weekend I'm taking a road trip from Nashville to Kansas to pick up a 700 Maxim X. I bought it a few weeks ago on E-bay. The bike is in nice shape but will need the carbs worked. This will be bike number seven in the garage. It's getting sort of full in there.

 

Pics? And what other bikes do you have?

 

Pics are always nice and I agree. What other bikes do you have?

 

From oldest to newest:
67 Harley Sportster Miles unknown
73 RD350 5000 Miles
80 SR500 8000 Miles; Bought it out of the show room in 80
80 XS850 13,000 Miles
82 XJ 650 9000 Miles
86 Kawasaki 454 Ltd 9000 Miles
and now
84 XJ 700 Maxim X I forget miles but low. Leave in the morning to pick it up.

I'm running out of space and it's killing me because I want a 900 or 1100.
I'll get some pictures posted next.

 

That's quite a nice list ya got!!

 

Yeah, nice list........but kinda short, don't ya think!?!?

dave

 

Yeah but Dave, we don't all have an aircraft hangar for a garage.......or a very understanding missus.......and as I'm writing this I just finished gutting the bathroom and pulling out a one-piece tub/shower...[not in 1 piece now.. :twisted: ]...all the fibreglass I need.....but she is happy.....and I get to go back into the cave for a while....Hey Ron...you lookin to sell the SR? You can make some room for more XJ's....

Dave

 

Neither do I, I just store them at a number of different friends houses for the winter, then pack them in tight at night during the summer.

Understanding missus? Well, maybe more like "resigned to the fact and happy that I'm out playing with the toys rather than out with some other vice.........." and happy that the messy parts stay out of the house.........most of the time.

DaveF

 

Have you got a good picture of the SR500? is it still stock ? Wiz.
Lets not get into lists, hog.

 

go for it, Wiz...................

 

I got the bike home yesterday. I'm happy with the conditon but will have to get a couple of pieces. It is missing a rear foot rest and associated bracket along with a scratched speedo housing and rear light housing. I need to pull the carbs and get a battery.

Wiz, the SR is full stock. When I bought it I ordered a White Brothers pipe and ran it for a few years but I have the original pipe back on now.

Yammadof - thanks for the offer but the SR needs me.

I'll get some pictures posted soon.

Ron

 

Ron, PM me and let me know what side rear footrest and bracket....I might have what you need. Can't he'p ya with the speedo housing, though....

Dave F

 

Hogfiddles - It turns out I have the foot peg. Now I'm just short the screws and washer. Do you have them?

I'll get pictures posted eventually. I've been really busy lately and haven't been able to pull the carbs yet. It is also dripping coolant from the line behind the alternator. I'll keep you all posted.

 

Gotta give me a little bit more info than that.......screws and washer for what?

Pm me is your better bet.....I may not see this forum for awhile

Thanks,
dave f

 

Sorry it took so long for me to post pictures.

Looks like I need to shrink my pictures for them to post. I guess it will be a little longer.

 

No need to shrink Ron just open a Photobucket account, upload to your album, select the pic, select the 'direct link' from the drop box, then while composing your post here, select the html picture button and paste your direct link. Done.

I too would like to see the SR500 and the RD too. I probably have the parts your looking for as I just cleaned out a garage from a 'tinkerer' who's wife layed down the law-got an 81 XV750 out the deal with a ton of XS, XJ, and XV parts and a few V-star parts. Just realized I haven't updated my list.

 

yeah, what the heck! ive been waitin for some pitures!

go the photobucket route, much better, as the pictures can be full size!