So I found a 3rd gen a couple years ago on craigslist Wisconsin, and purchased it, from a couple of shared pictures. No keys, no title, and an attempt at resurrecting/registering the title at some point but no follow through from p.o. . What I was told, 'The bike has been in the back of my body shop, covered with dust for what I'm assuming is a VERY VERY VERY long time, I've forgotten it's been that long.' So I paid the man. I made plans to take a month off, bring my wife, my o.g. 3rd gen, pick up the bike, and stop to ride at various locations on the way there and back. We were set. Right around that time, my wife was notified she'd need to stay because a fellow employee found out she had health issues that needed immediate attention. The bike sat for 2 more years. Between my work, her work, and keeping busy with family, I finally had time to schedule a pick up and drop off this last December. I rubbed my eyes at the odometer, 20,444 miles. Looks at though it was dropped on both sides as the rider pegs broken off of both sides, small scrapes on lower fairings not broken, but scraped, o.g. vfr grips still in tact, a dash plastic, missing bar end missing. Other than that she is stock, clean, complete. am still working on her once or twice a week in small increments. I ordered tires Monday last week, and they showed yesterday. Upon inspection of the tires on the bike, i find these dates both Bridgestone BT050, and new still with the rubbers nubbins on them. Knowing that, i have no reason to believe that these aren't actual miles. I'm shocked. More later.
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