Phil Tarman
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If anyone's interested in mine, let me know.
Wanted NT700V Motorbike
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I just saw a silver one with only 1800 miles on it on FB marketplace in DFW area, but he wants $6K for it. It's pristine
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A 15 year old bike with 1800 miles on it.. I would run away, if any fuel was left in it it would be a lot of work.
I'd rather have one with 60k miles on it...
I'd rather have one with 60k miles on it...
I have one with 90K if you want it!
It would be an interesting engineering study....So what goes bad over time since it is not used? Certainly, the entire brake system is suspect and if a bike has a hydrolic clutch, that system also. Possibly disimilar metal corrosion here and there....Fuel injectors.....even sensors....
And yet, we have the case of the Kee bird, a B29 that did an emergency landing in 1947 in Greenland. In 1995, at great expense, a team went up there with four new engines and props and tried to take off, but a jury rigged generator leaked fuel and caught the plane on fire.
Kee Bird - Wikipedia
ST1100Y
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- ST1100Y, ST1100R, NT700
Every single seal, O-ring, etc... hardens and seizes... attempts to start rips the frozen contact patches apart -> seepage & leaks...
Condensate and acid in sitting in the engine oil like forever...
Pitting/corrosion between rings and cylinder walls...
Gunk from dried out/crystalized fuel remains contaminate the entire system...
Depending on storage conditions/climate, rotted rubber lines and wiring, corroded electrical connections and contacts...
Rodent infestation, like nests in air filter/intake, gnawed wiring and lines...
At the baseline one could get a real gem, but should be prepared to do a complete rebuild... not as simple as "just throw a new battery and some fresh fuel in and go"...