JonTom
Senior Retro Guru
Another recent rescue – this neglected V1000 found itself for sale because the seller’s son wanted a bike he’d seen in K-Mart. True story!
The seller had only ridden it a couple of times in the year he’d owned it, and the guy he’d bought it from had left it untouched in the garage for 10 years. So it was a bit grubby. In fact, the drivetrain looked like it had black chewing gum smeared over it. Grim stuff!
The sale ad only had the one photo (below) but I was chuffed to see it’s 100% original – Coda Performance bar and cranks, Torpedo grips, IRC PiranhaPro tyres, Vetta TT saddle, Ritchey wheels and seat post, funky blue cantis (with original Coda brake blocks) and chainrings, all right where the factory left them. Even the Headshok works (minus the lock out lever, but I never lock suspension so that’s no biggie).
It still needs a chain and cables but here it is after a good wash, a quick fettle and half a day polishing the frame (which came up surprisingly well with just Autosol). I found the NOS black Control Stix locally, swapped the cassette, and a new boot for the Headshok is on the way. I even found some NOS Piranha Pro tyres for it (yet to arrive).
The seller had only ridden it a couple of times in the year he’d owned it, and the guy he’d bought it from had left it untouched in the garage for 10 years. So it was a bit grubby. In fact, the drivetrain looked like it had black chewing gum smeared over it. Grim stuff!
The sale ad only had the one photo (below) but I was chuffed to see it’s 100% original – Coda Performance bar and cranks, Torpedo grips, IRC PiranhaPro tyres, Vetta TT saddle, Ritchey wheels and seat post, funky blue cantis (with original Coda brake blocks) and chainrings, all right where the factory left them. Even the Headshok works (minus the lock out lever, but I never lock suspension so that’s no biggie).
It still needs a chain and cables but here it is after a good wash, a quick fettle and half a day polishing the frame (which came up surprisingly well with just Autosol). I found the NOS black Control Stix locally, swapped the cassette, and a new boot for the Headshok is on the way. I even found some NOS Piranha Pro tyres for it (yet to arrive).
