my FIRST water pumper......

[edog]

From what I can see it don't look bad at all.

[Hoosier_Daddy]

hey hoosier daddy i think your wrong i lost a blaster out of the truck at 50 mph and it was nothign but a ball of junk when it stoped cartwheeling. and i hit a treestump at 15mph and complettle broke a 350x frame in half so it doesnt take serious abous ejuty a hard enough hit at the right angle

OK, I didn't realize it would do that much damage that way. I'm glad to be wrong on this one.

[SeaBass8]

Hey Im not trying to knock you or your purchase. As long as your ok with it thats all that matters.

What ever the problems are with the forks/trips/frame can all be corrected.

I can certainly relate to your situation tho... I bought a 86 200x for 300$ at night and when I got it home and started really looking at it I figured out that the forks were bent, the frame was bent, the rear axle was bent and the swing arm was junk. So now Im doing a total restore (non-professional) and thats what I planned to do anyway.

Have fun with it!

SeaBass8

[Dirtcrasher]

Yep, that left fork is bent and like Johnnie says - a frame can be easily bought and swapped. It looks to be all near original which is saweeet!!

If it runs good and other parts are good, your well on your way.

My easy way of checking for an even "slight bend" is:

Get the front tire off the ground and loosen up all 8 bolts or take em out.

Get 4 screwdrivers and GENTLY tap them inbetween the open part of the tripple clamp. Sometimes it has to be done on an angle up or down as to not hit the fork tube itself.

Then just grab the tube and spin it. You'll see the lower tube moving all around like crazy even with a tiny bend.

I've done this when buying bikes just to prove the owner wrong.....

It takwes about 5 minutes and the tire and everything else can stay on.

[saleen_n_around]

I just ordered a new set of silver Maier plastics off eBay and have a tank and shrouds coming from ITrike, so all I need now is a good headlight....anyone?

[sbjones73]

that looks to me like a really good find. !!!!!!!!!!good luck and keep us posted with pics!!!

[saleen_n_around]

Yep, that left fork is bent and like Johnnie says - a frame can be easily bought and swapped. It looks to be all near original which is saweeet!!

If it runs good and other parts are good, your well on your way.

My easy way of checking for an even "slight bend" is:

Get the front tire off the ground and loosen up all 8 bolts or take em out.

Get 4 screwdrivers and GENTLY tap them inbetween the open part of the tripple clamp. Sometimes it has to be done on an angle up or down as to not hit the fork tube itself.

Then just grab the tube and spin it. You'll see the lower tube moving all around like crazy even with a tiny bend.

I've done this when buying bikes just to prove the owner wrong.....

It takwes about 5 minutes and the tire and everything else can stay on.

Nice method DC, and yes the forks are bent. When I lifted the front end, there was no head bearing play and the trips don't flop to one side or the other, so I think the neck is still true vert, but a pair of forks will make a difference...

[RacerRichie]

Nice find the R's are going up in price for sure. Good Luck with it.