Fwd: For Sale: 83 R-something-RT in Md

[William Dudley]

F.Y.I.

REPLY TO HENRY if interested.

>> From: Henry Sherwood <henry.sherwood at gmail.com>

Bill Dudley
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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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