DesmoDog
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That title won't make sense as soon as it gets separated from tboooe's thread but oh well, live in th e moment and all.
Anywho's, in 1991 the 851 was unobtainable to me. Not so a bunch of years later. I looked for a while and found one that hadn't been advertised yet but the owner wanted to sell. He had only put about 500 miles on it in ten years of ownership and it was time.
I drove five hours into Canada just to see it, and knew in the first 30 seconds I'd be leaving a deposit. Picked it up a while later, dragged it over the border, and spent about a year whipping it into shape. That first season it came home on a trailer about as often as under it's own power. These days it's pretty reliable.
I was going to leave it all stock, but they just look so much better with high mount Termis, I couldn't resist.
It's also filled in for a couple track days when my track bike hasn't been ready. First ride of the year, 30 year old bike, wet track, what could possibly go wrong?
Anywho's, in 1991 the 851 was unobtainable to me. Not so a bunch of years later. I looked for a while and found one that hadn't been advertised yet but the owner wanted to sell. He had only put about 500 miles on it in ten years of ownership and it was time.
I drove five hours into Canada just to see it, and knew in the first 30 seconds I'd be leaving a deposit. Picked it up a while later, dragged it over the border, and spent about a year whipping it into shape. That first season it came home on a trailer about as often as under it's own power. These days it's pretty reliable.
I was going to leave it all stock, but they just look so much better with high mount Termis, I couldn't resist.
It's also filled in for a couple track days when my track bike hasn't been ready. First ride of the year, 30 year old bike, wet track, what could possibly go wrong?
