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Joe's Bike

It's nice to see the motorcycle didn't go to some goof-ball. Oh wait, you're not some goof-ball are you? Ha, I'm sure it's in good hands. :)
 
Rich, Did you miss the thread where so many of us were lamenting the loss of this bike from the GSR family, or were you just playing it cagy?
 
trevor said:
Congrats!! Are those risers??
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Thanks. I believe the risers are stock and they are at a very comfortable height.

storm 64 said:
It's nice to see the motorcycle didn't go to some goof-ball. Oh wait, you're not some goof-ball are you? Ha, I'm sure it's in good hands. :)
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Thanks, I am up for the task. As proof, the damn thing arrived with some scribble on the tailpiece.....already cleaned it up!

Nessism said:
Rich, Did you miss the thread where so many of us were lamenting the loss of this bike from the GSR family, or were you just playing it cagy?
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Ed, I wanted to be sure it arrived safely (had my doubts, story in itself) and reach out to Joe before posting it's arrival.
 
So, shipping this bike was quite unsettling. I used Uship in the past with great results but early into this one, I had my doubts. At the time I selected the shipper, he had a very good history. Soon after, he picked up a couple of poor reviews.

He missed the first pick up date stating that he went after the wrong bike, as he had multiple bikes on this route. That delayed the pick up by a week+! One of his poor reviews was that his truck was not the best for shipping bikes. I accepted his explanation for the delay and brought to his attention the couple of recent negative comments he had received since I had booked the shipment. He assured all was good.


The bike was actually picked up 10 days late and delivered 12 days later than the original agreement. The bike arrived in a Grumman box truck with a homemade wooden trailer in tow. Joe's bike was in the truck covered, I insisted on this prior to pick up. The bike was tucked up in the right hand corner with the rear wheel up on the truck wheel well. As the bike was being wheeled out of the truck, fuel started ****ing out........he apparently has a habit of checking the fuel petcock to make sure they are in the off position..... an honest mistake that certainly creates issues.

So, as soon as the bike arrived I drained the carb bowls and cleaned up the fuel. Fuel was coming out of the pods. I don't know exactly how much or where the fuel went. Remember, the rear of the bike was elevated for it's 1,700 mile trip.

I will drop the pipe and do an oil change before starting the bike.


After dealing with this situation, I understand there are additional precautions to take when shipping through Uship. It is a valuable resource, but you must do your research and ask all the right questions. A Uship thread is in order.


This is a beautiful bike. Joe has done a fantastic job with it.
 
To answer Trevor's question they look to be bars off an E model 700 or 750.They're about 2" higher with less "droop" than the ES bars. Another who's happy she's stayed in the "family":encouragement:
 
Vmass said:
So, shipping this bike was quite unsettling. I used Uship in the past with great results but early into this one, I had my doubts. At the time I selected the shipper, he had a very good history. Soon after, he picked up a couple of poor reviews.

He missed the first pick up date stating that he went after the wrong bike, as he had multiple bikes on this route. That delayed the pick up by a week+! One of his poor reviews was that his truck was not the best for shipping bikes. I accepted his explanation for the delay and brought to his attention the couple of recent negative comments he had received since I had booked the shipment. He assured all was good.


The bike was actually picked up 10 days late and delivered 12 days later than the original agreement. The bike arrived in a Grumman box truck with a homemade wooden trailer in tow. Joe's bike was in the truck covered, I insisted on this prior to pick up. The bike was tucked up in the right hand corner with the rear wheel up on the truck wheel well. As the bike was being wheeled out of the truck, fuel started ****ing out........he apparently has a habit of checking the fuel petcock to make sure they are in the off position..... an honest mistake that certainly creates issues.

So, as soon as the bike arrived I drained the carb bowls and cleaned up the fuel. Fuel was coming out of the pods. I don't know exactly how much or where the fuel went. Remember, the rear of the bike was elevated for it's 1,700 mile trip.

I will drop the pipe and do an oil change before starting the bike.


After dealing with this situation, I understand there are additional precautions to take when shipping through Uship. It is a valuable resource, but you must do your research and ask all the right questions. A Uship thread is in order.


This is a beautiful bike. Joe has done a fantastic job with it.
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I've never been able to get so much as a quote from U-Ship. I gave up on them last year and ended up paying almost $900 to get a bike shipped across country. Would you mind sharing what you had to pay for shipping?
 
Rich, very nice bike and great that it was one of "us" that got that bike, not to mention a very reasonable price as well.

Nice to hear you managed to clean up the scribble on the rear tail piece. :wink:

Shipping is often a challenge and involves some risk but glad the bike got there without damage other than the fuel issue.

Agreed it would be good to have a shipping thread created and should include USA, Canada, USA to Canada, Canada to USA, or international shipments in the Title of the post for easier searching.


David
 
I've had 2 experiences with Uship in Canada, from Ontario to BC. One was an absolute catastrophe, the other could not have been better. Bike looks amazing, exactly how it did when Joe had it, fantastic.
 
Sure is nice looking example of a great bike.



Nessism said:
Rich, Did you miss the thread where so many of us were lamenting the loss of this bike from the GSR family, ............?
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I did.

Which "Joe" ... ? (1700 miles from Massachusetts) (Is 990 Chicago to Boston)



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Um, who is Joe? What did I miss? Where did that BEAUTIFUL bike come from (please don't say Joe)?

There MUST be a great story behind this whole thing...
 
Who would scribble there name on such a nice motorcycle? Some Kevin guy.
 

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glib said:
I've never been able to get so much as a quote from U-Ship. I gave up on them last year and ended up paying almost $900 to get a bike shipped across country. Would you mind sharing what you had to pay for shipping?
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I paid $530 to ship this bike. After listing a shipment on Uship, I find that you get high bids very quickly. I assume these bidders are hoping you are in a rush and grab their bid. If you wait a day or two, the bid prices will typically go down. You can also name your price and if you have time to wait, someway may grab it if it works well with their route.
 
storm 64 said:
Who would scribble there name on such a nice motorcycle? Some Kevin guy.
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I've posted this story before here but think it applies once again...

I was at Willow Springs Raceway the day Kevin Schwantz was given a tryout on a factory preped 750ES. Can't remember the name of the class he was racing in but it was basically an unlimited class (most bikes were 1000 cc or bigger). He let the field go and when they were about 1/2 lap ahead he took off. By the 3rd lap or so he caught and passed the leader on the outside at the fastest part of the track. Both the bike and him as a rider were vastly superior to his competitors. A friend of a friend, that used to race a factory supplied Yamaha race bike, was in that race and came in and announced he was quitting racing. He was that demoralized. Not sure if he actually quit but you get the point. The ES was Schwartz's first factory race bike and he used it to parlay his way to the GP class shortly thereafter.
 
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