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[CaptainKyle]

Well I finally cleared out enough roomy to get this 85 home that I aquired up here. I think with a little elbow grease and some tinkering she will clean up really nice.

 

[jfeagins]

I wonder why the black side covers?

Wish mine was that low on mileage after all these years.

Are you keeping this on Kyle, or cleaning it up for sale?

 

[blaxmax]

Looks just like the canadian '87 i am working on right now- same color too.
13,000 kilometers and has been sitting for 10+ years.

 

[bazwell]

Looks pretty good Kyle. Nice and original looking. I guess they must have scratched a side cover?

 

[marsmax85]

How could any body neglect a beautiful bike like the vmax ! Glad you got it Kyle revive that beast !

 

[CaptainKyle]

After about an hour and a half of tinkering. I am impressed the wheels look like new there is not one rock chip in the fork tubes. The diff and swingarm look almost perfect. I hate that they punched the baffle other than that and a big battery mod and the mirror stems and the few powder coated parts it's pretty much original down to the handle grips. The paint has a few nicks but for 30 years old over all looks good.

 

[CaptainKyle]

I wonder why the black side covers?

Wish mine was that low on mileage after all these years.

Are you keeping this on Kyle, or cleaning it up for sale?

Well I bought it to clean up and sale. I am gonna have a hard time letting go of it though. I am going to strip the powder off the side covers and either leave them natural or have them done to match the scoops.

 

[CaptainKyle]

Looks pretty good Kyle. Nice and original looking. I guess they must have scratched a side cover?

Guy said he just wanted them black there going back silver real soon.

 

[scuff]

Looks nice good find !

 

[CaptainKyle]

Looks nice good find !

Did not figure I could go qrong for 800 bucks & came with all new carb diaphrams , new VR, New stator & 3 Busa calipers & 3 late model rotors. The guy swore 2nd was good & he has been strait up with me on everything

 

[SpecOps13]

:clapping:Wow, what a change for only a couple hours work............

 

[Bill Seward]

Give you 50 bucks for it...

 

[CaptainKyle]

Give you 50 bucks for it...

Lol so much clean stuff here if I happen to run across some cash where I don't have to sell it. I will tear it down and use it for parts to rebuild 217

 

[bazwell]

Guy said he just wanted them black there going back silver real soon.

They have a fairly thin electrpplated finish that just about anything will mark.

 

[CaptainKyle]

They have a fairly thin electrpplated finish that just about anything will mark.

I was just happy they were still on the bike. I see so many 85's with the wrong side covers. I am still trying to figure out rather to paint the bike or just clean it good and put it on ebay as a mostly original barn find.

 

[CaptainKyle]

So if nothing changes it looks like were going to Thunder so if I can should I try & hold on to this thing & sell it to some lucky individual at Thunder.

 

[Rollie]

What # '85 is it ?

 

[CaptainKyle]

what # '85 is it ?

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