For Sale: 83 R-something-RT in Md

[Tom Cutter]

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.
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> Bill Dudley
> NJ AM
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> 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
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> Bill Dudley
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