For Sale: 83 R-something-RT in Md

[Edward personal]

Hi I’m interested in buying at that price if I can get it shipped to Jersey shore. My mobile is 917-327-2233
Edward Poplawski

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> On May 15, 2020, at 1:38 PM, Tom Cutter via NJAirheads <njairheads at casano.com> wrote:
> 
> Guys-
> 
> I don’t know the bike, I did do the cylinder work for Henry.
> I will say that Henry Sherwood is a 100% upright, good guy. Honest to a fault.
> 
> This bike is certainly worth more than he’s asking.
> 
> If I had room in my garage...
> 
> Tom Cutter
> Rubber Chicken Racing Garage 
> Yardley, PA USA 
> RubberChickenRacingGarage.com
> 
>> On May 15, 2020, at 1:16 PM, William F. Dudley Jr. <dud at casano.com> wrote:
>> 
>> f.y.i.
>> 
>> Bill Dudley
>> NJ AM
>> ---------- Forwarded Message -----------
>> From: Henry Sherwood <henry.sherwood at gmail.com>
>> To: Maryland Airheads <mdairheads at mail.casano.com>
>> Sent: Fri, 15 May 2020 12:36:44 -0400
>> Subject: Re: Fw: Wanted- 80s-90s R80-R100
>> 
>> Thanks Bill, I've emailed Charlie and for any one else who is interested, I
>> am selling my 83 RT.  If anyone has a better idea of price, please let me
>> know,
>> 
>> I have a blue 1983 RT with luggage and I live in Arnold MD, about 8 miles
>> from Annapolis.
>> 
>> I bought the bike in the early 2000's.  It has  41,200  miles on it.  The
>> year before the Bloombury rally, I had the heads done because of the
>> recession problem.  After 1000 miles, the wrist pin circlip gave way on one
>> of our MD rallies in Hancock MD.
>> 
>> Tom Cutter had the cylinder relined for me.  Mark Dulaney helped with the
>> bearings, replaced the timing chain, just because we were there.  Mark
>> thought the crank looked ok.
>> 
>> I rode the bike to Bloomsbury without any problems other than it was hot as
>> hell.  After that I had some problems with cervical stenosis, and my MRI is
>> a little scary to be riding on a motorcycle.  Then rotator cuff problems,
>> followed by heart valve replacement and more complications.
>> 
>> Finally I got the nerve to ride the bike again, took it to Chris Kennedy's
>> Technobarn and one of the attendees who came in a car, backed into it in
>> the driveway.  That put some small short cracks in the windscreen and a
>> small crack in the fairing.  I replaced the mirror and it is a cosmetic,
>> not a functional problem.  That seemed like a bad omen to me and I parked
>> the bike and drained the gas tank.
>> 
>> The death of my friend and neighbor, Mark Lipschitz absolutely killed my
>> nerve to get back on the bike.   I was thinking of selling the bike to
>> Bob's.  I am moving in July and I absolutely need to get rid of the bike.
>> 
>> Having been out of the hobby I am not certain what to ask,  $2000?  Back
>> when I was riding, the bike had new cables, tires, push rod seals, neutral
>> switch.  I can send pictures if you friend is interested.
>> 
>> Henry Sherwood
>> henry.sherwood at gmail.com
>> ------- End of Forwarded Message -------
>> 
>> 
>> Bill Dudley
>> 
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