Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

EVO XR!

hen I think back to it now, I realise that the purchase of this 1990 GSX-R750 L should have been published under the headline: ‘What not to do when buying or selling a bike…’ You see, I spotted the advert in Facebook and it was listed as a non-runner that had been stored for the last 10 years, and as it was only £1500 I thought I would go and have a look, after all, what harm could that do? I called the seller and arranged to meet him that night – that’s normally a big no-no, right? Add into the mix that it was a winter night and it was cold, dark and raining. He gave me a postcode to meet

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