The whole deal sounds sketchy.
If he has to start paying someone real money to fix the atrocities this could get very expensive very quickly.
And he'll still be left with a 38 year old P.O.S
I met with him this evening so we could start making a list of the damage. Here are a few more details, it ends up being a bit sketchier.
Bike was bought as-is, he said he test-drove around the previous owner's driveway. Entire transaction took place through Facebook marketplace and he says he can't find the listing chat log or the guy he messaged. Bought on impulse and wasn't sure what he was going to do next. Didn't have have any level of M license at the time.
He said he found a guy out in Caledon who would do his safety locally and that this gentleman worked with Rosy Toes (not sure on the arrangement). Said he would do his safety inspection locally and buddy could pick up the paper from Rosy Toes after. It was this same gentleman that did the work on fixing the bike up so it could be safetied. Buddy says he can't get ahold of him now. Work was good, from what I remember. Bike seemed to run great the last time I saw it before the crash. Thought he'd drive it down the road when he got it back home (trailered over) but he got nervous at a T intersection, ran wide, and dumped it onto the gravel shoulder. Found bits of gravel while working on it.
After digging into it tonight I found some oddities.
Speedo is an aftermarket replacement, brand called Dragon Gauge, looks decent, but it reports only 1100 kilometers. It's not the trip counter, I found a manual for the gauge on a AliExpress listing and cycled through the modes. Original milage is unknown it would seem. Radiator is OEM and has a thermal switch, but the fan does not kick in unless you hit a hidden toggle switch that seems to be wired directly into the battery (stays on with the bike off and keys pulled), also leaks when hot. Handlebar mounts seem to have been chopped and ground off (I'll grab a picture next time) and replaced with clip-ons, I couldn't adjust them to an angle that felt right. Definitely could not lock steering in either direction without them looking wonky, or hitting your knees. Seemed to be burning oil and I thought it was a leak but when I called Twin Seasons, they thought it might be just some oil that made it up towards the air box, when it hit the ground. Idles ok but dies as soon as you let out the clutch, as soon as it starts to engage even a little. If you give it a bit of throttle, it will power through, odd for 750cc. Chain and gears seem ok, alignment is ok.
At this point, I'm just amazed... confused... a bunch of things. A little sad too, this little thing wants to run but it's been beaten up quite a bit. There's a life lesson here, I'm sure.
