1977 R100/7 been sitting 20 years

Ken, you're so mean.
Thanks for the tool, I got it today.,
Robert

Looks like it has R60 carbs on it....?

Wasn't this bike just on here recently?
Didn't I suggest ditching the crashbars and fairing mount and just riding it?
Didn't someone agree with me?



Or, am I getting some deja vu?

Edit: Oh, it helps if I read..

It's actually an R60/7
The only year the R60 had a disc brake form the factory.
I STILL say it's a parts bike.
Robert

Robert - there are two different bikes in this thread - one already owned and the other a possible purchase by the OP. The one pictured isn't the one this thread was started about.

Wow..... I am easily confused .... ..I wonder if we'll ever get to see the bike that this thread is about?

me too. i had to read things again. i guess i read "was it this bad" and thought it was "is this bad." now i think i have it figured out.

we definitely needs pics of the bike you're talking about.

Now I get it but now I have a fuckin headache, I need n
many drinks.
Robert

three bones? 34k miles? Unless the crank is frozen, or the barrels electro pitted, it looks mostly sandpaper/blaster from here.
Get one of those cheapo HVLP rigs from Harbor Freight and shoot the frame with PPG one part waterborne urethane. It'll last longer than rattlecan you can use it on the next one. Make sure the oil pump is primed before you turn her over. Great bike...I have some surplus chrome steel tubing for the crossover pipe. Works fine..not as heavy as oem, but not $50, either.
T

damned shame the OP hadn't got an answer on this yet.

Host your pic someplace (smugmug/photobucket etc... it's free for starters at either site, with a limit to mb used) then put the URL for the image into your post here, between "tags" like this: and when you preview the post you should see the picture. Sometimes when you do this, it'll pop up as a little red x in a box for everybody - that's because the site you used doesn't support links to its site - you won't have that problem with these two (smug/bucket) but then again, YMMV.

Now post-up!

Oh yeah, and you can find info in the "ask baldy..." thread.

Here............let's add my archeological find of today .........we'll have more of a choice of "rust buckets" to study.....that'll keep us busy until "Will The Real R100/7, Please Stand Up" ( I'll be sharpening up my knives as this will likely end up on the "Butchers Block"? )

Can anyone tell us what ultimately happened to the old beauty, subject of this thread?

I am five months into a major restoration of an R100/7 that looked nearly as bad. From the photo I would say the bike is definitely a diamond in the rough. If you look beyond the the non-stock bolt-ons, like the crash bars, and imagine them gone you are left with a bike that doesn't appear so bad. At least it doesn't appear to be leaking anything or have any major structural damage.

No doubt, the restoration might be expensive. I am into mine ("before" pictured below) for $5K already, after picking it up for $1500 (Cdn), but I have never had so much pleasure in a hobby as bringing my find back to life. I'm striving to have my bike back on the road in May, in time for the "Ride for Dad" in Victoria. http://www.motorcycleridefordad.org/vis/

I am already keeping my eye out for the next project, and envy you guys who are finding them for under $1000.

I think the sweet spot for purchase is about $1500 or so...at that price, it's a practical thing to put a couple grand into a restoration, but the bike is pretty sound...that is, assuming that one is good a knowing what she/he's looking at, and making sure they pay what the bike is worth and no more than that...I bought mine for $1940, and I think that was a great price, having participated in a couple of forums since I bought it in August of 2009... The guy originally wanted $2800, but I waited three weeks or more before I made contact...at that time, he was a lot softer target....oops, did I just say 'target'?

This is what I was getting at - the difference between hunting for a deal and doing right by a deceased friend and his widow. I'd shoot for the higher side of the price range to help a friend.
edit - different thread? linky oops!

In terms of helping a friend, in my opinion, you're in the right ball park by payin' what it's worth...and only that...otherwise, that trashy old machine is a liability, and the widow has to find somebody to haul it away, and may even have to pay to have it done, so really, it's a liability right now...not a marketable commodity at all, so if you pay a coupla three hundred bucks, that's money to the good...and maybe a little more...something to think about...

craglist WA. has had them on and off for 1 to 2 grand . cheaper then bc by long shot. Down side your need your passport to ride over to take a look.

Hi

I've got a complete front end from my 77" R100/7 , needs rebuilt but no rust and very clean, the under tank master cylinder w/ with SS hose, pipe clamps and brake cable. Other items as well, lets talk. Dean