So I've been in touch with Jimbob (not his real name) for a while now about buying up his beautiful, and very reasonably priced ZX7 J2. On October 21, 2010 we work out a deal and today, Jimbob sends me some close-ups pictures of the bike.
Jimbob lives quite a distance away and has kindly volunteered to drive the bike to me so I don't have to make the journey. Having already made the decision to gut the bike and build it from the ground up, I agree to buy the bike based on inspecting some pictures... this is what every 'how to buy a used motorcycle' guide tells you NOT to do, but what do they know :p
So anyways, from what I can gather from the pictures, Jimbob's bike is fairly clean considering its almost 20 (thats like 100 in bike years). I expect there will be things that need to be replaced and other surprises along the way... but surely thats all a part of the fun (words I'm sure I'll eat in less than six months).
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With just about 60,000kms the clocks and cockpit are still mighty sharp |
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Huzza! The headlights work! She's ALIVE!! |
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A handsome mug shot reveals an alarming gap between the front fairings and the headlamps. |
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Side fairings are looking foonkay like a moonkay ... |
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... Aww crap who took my blue sticker??!! |
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Whats sexier than exposed metal? Nothing! Well some things... |
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Who's got color matched seats? I've got color matched seats (or rather, I will very soon) |
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The tank is looking very clean indeed. Usually on a bike this old the paint is scratched to shit from regular vigorous humping. Thats right. Vigorous Humping. |
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Can't wait to scratch this bitch up... Don't judge me. DON'T JUDGE ME! |
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Similar to the headlights, there seems to be an alarmingly large gap between the tail light and the tail plastics |
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Wheels and rotors look good, but from what I've read the four pot Tokico calipers gotta go |
After having seen these pictures, I can't wait for Jimbob to drop the bike off. Once its in my grubby little hands, the first order of business is to take it for a spin and have a professional look at it.
For a complete gallery of these pictures, go to my
Photobucket Album.
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