Around early September last year I got to chatting to a mate who's basically given up on biking and had pretty much abandoned his 2006 600 Hornet to the elements for about 2 or 3 years. It lay up, under a cover, on the street, outside his house. The fella was never sympathetic towards his bikes in the past and one way or another, his bikes usually ended up at mine for a full service and a rake of new parts every other year, so, I actually know the bike very well.
Picked it up at the end of September and went about identifying any major work the bike needed. Mechanically, the bike is sound, cosmetically, it's bad. Parts have furred up and/or rusted. The chain only ever got lube on top of lube and never cleaned. Knowing what all was needed for the bike, we agreed on a price and I loaded it up and heading to it's new home.
It is very low mileage for the age,
But condition isn't great,
Picked it up at the end of September and went about identifying any major work the bike needed. Mechanically, the bike is sound, cosmetically, it's bad. Parts have furred up and/or rusted. The chain only ever got lube on top of lube and never cleaned. Knowing what all was needed for the bike, we agreed on a price and I loaded it up and heading to it's new home.
It is very low mileage for the age,
But condition isn't great,