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Date Posted: 17:38:23 09/05/04 Sun
Author: Eric
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Buying a 97 tl1000s in 2 days

For a while now Ive been wanting to upgrade from a meer 2000 Katana 750 (starter bike) to something a little more defined in its limitations. My goal is to learn a new bike for next season, and start doing amature racing on professional tracks.

What I've found here is a 1997 TLs that should get me going, but Im posting this to see how the comunity feels this purchase is.

The bike is going to cost me $2800 dollars. THere are 14,400 miles on the original parts: engine, frame, tranny. THe bike has brand new 208 tires (Dunlop). Other new parts include oil, front breaks, front stainless brakelines, battery.

The bike looks good enough to show off, but not good enough for shows. The tank has a 3 inch wide dent which is partially covered by a bra. THe bike had fallen over more than once, and on each side. No plastic is cracked, but there are scratches. Farings have priviously been exchanged for good condition ones. The paint is glossy around these scratches still. The damage does not bother me much and was hardely noticable from 5 feet away. I looked at just about every weld the frame had and found no problems at all with the structure. Every part is there, even the passenger seat and/or cover. The only part that needs to be replaced is the rear break lever, which had been previously broken, and then rigged back together. The brakes still functins and works fine, just the lever snapped and now a bolt is depressed instead of a "foot pad".

THe owner talked a lot about how people abuse their bikes. The sprockets and chain were original and I could tell, yet they do not yet need to be replaced. The owner never had a thing for wheelies, but the wisties. That is a good sign. I believe him because he didnt lie to me at all on the phone.

I was able to take it for a test drive and everything checked out ok. The engine was smooth, the sound was clean, the clutch and everything was perfect. Its the first time I felt such power. It ran great. The engine was nice and dry. THere were no oil marks or drips. The bike had also been garaged for un unknown ammount of time.

I would be the third owner. Im also the third owner of my katana so that doesnt bother me. The bike has a clean title. Again, this would be used for less than 2 hour trips and of course racing. I will keep my katana.

What do you think? What did I miss? How long do these V2 engines last?

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