My outlook the last several years has been to not get too interested in women who aren't as least as old as my bike. Having grown tired of dating angry old hags I decided a change was in order
The 1980 Yamaha XS1100 I've been running around on was getting long in the tooth, add to that the fact that second gear went out on the transmission last May. Both studs on cylinder #2 had been broken off flush with the head for over a year, a jumble of clamps and various metal bits where used to secure it on. Then there's the oil leaks, several of them. I've been looking for a replacement since this last summer and I found it last weekend.
It's a 2001 Kawasaki Voyager XII with 52k miles, owned by an 83 year old man. It has a relatively new set of Michelin Commanders on it and feels nice and solid. For what I paid I feel as if I stole it from the old boy but I gave him his full asking price without a single quibble.
The XS had reached full-on rat bike status having never been washed in several years, the aforementioned oil leaks and about 50 punk and other related underground stickers on it. The Voyager is like riding in a car compared to the XS and to tell you truth is pretty boring, it's going to take awhile to get this bike into a similar state of decor.
The 1980 Yamaha XS1100 I've been running around on was getting long in the tooth, add to that the fact that second gear went out on the transmission last May. Both studs on cylinder #2 had been broken off flush with the head for over a year, a jumble of clamps and various metal bits where used to secure it on. Then there's the oil leaks, several of them. I've been looking for a replacement since this last summer and I found it last weekend.
It's a 2001 Kawasaki Voyager XII with 52k miles, owned by an 83 year old man. It has a relatively new set of Michelin Commanders on it and feels nice and solid. For what I paid I feel as if I stole it from the old boy but I gave him his full asking price without a single quibble.
The XS had reached full-on rat bike status having never been washed in several years, the aforementioned oil leaks and about 50 punk and other related underground stickers on it. The Voyager is like riding in a car compared to the XS and to tell you truth is pretty boring, it's going to take awhile to get this bike into a similar state of decor.
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