Rescue project
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:53 pm
First, if the PO of this bike is on the board, my apologies for the following description.
Second, to the Mods: If you want to move this to buy/sell, suits me, but I'm not selling it, just passing along a poor Rockster's plea for help.
There's a 2004 Rockster on the lot at Performance Honda/Suzuki in Charlotte NC. About 15K miles. Bag racks but no bags. The passenger seat is MIA; the dealer didn't know if they had it (the metal piece that either replaces the seat or is under it is there). it's been de-striped, so all the bodywork is flat black, except the oil cooler shrouds, which are gloss black. The wheels are black, but don't look factory. I wondered if it might have been a ravaged Edition 80, but there's no white anywhere, and the forks are blue, not black like in the photos I've seen. The valve covers are black, but I can't tell if it's powdercoat or paint. Some doofus painted the valve cover harware with gloss black paint. They also painted the sparkplug covers black, but it's flaking off. The CF fender has suffered a couple licks; the clearcoat doesn't look good. Heated grips, but the rubber is in rough shape, at least on the left. Tires are fairly new; I didn't see the brand. It starts easy, and sounds quiet. They "serviced" it there, but the salesman didn't know exactly what was done. The engine is smooth and strong. The transmission shifts really well. It appears to have Roadster shocks on it, as it is lower than I expected--maybe a little lower than an R1200R. It handled strangely, kind of flopping into turns, rather than rolling smoothly in. That could have been tire pressure, the lower position, or shot shocks.
Having said all that, I think that it's a fundamentally sound bike, and with some TLC, it would make a nice ride for someone. I think they're asking $6995 for it, but don't quote me.
Just thought I'd post it up for the collective, and maybe this orphan could find a home.
Second, to the Mods: If you want to move this to buy/sell, suits me, but I'm not selling it, just passing along a poor Rockster's plea for help.
There's a 2004 Rockster on the lot at Performance Honda/Suzuki in Charlotte NC. About 15K miles. Bag racks but no bags. The passenger seat is MIA; the dealer didn't know if they had it (the metal piece that either replaces the seat or is under it is there). it's been de-striped, so all the bodywork is flat black, except the oil cooler shrouds, which are gloss black. The wheels are black, but don't look factory. I wondered if it might have been a ravaged Edition 80, but there's no white anywhere, and the forks are blue, not black like in the photos I've seen. The valve covers are black, but I can't tell if it's powdercoat or paint. Some doofus painted the valve cover harware with gloss black paint. They also painted the sparkplug covers black, but it's flaking off. The CF fender has suffered a couple licks; the clearcoat doesn't look good. Heated grips, but the rubber is in rough shape, at least on the left. Tires are fairly new; I didn't see the brand. It starts easy, and sounds quiet. They "serviced" it there, but the salesman didn't know exactly what was done. The engine is smooth and strong. The transmission shifts really well. It appears to have Roadster shocks on it, as it is lower than I expected--maybe a little lower than an R1200R. It handled strangely, kind of flopping into turns, rather than rolling smoothly in. That could have been tire pressure, the lower position, or shot shocks.
Having said all that, I think that it's a fundamentally sound bike, and with some TLC, it would make a nice ride for someone. I think they're asking $6995 for it, but don't quote me.
Just thought I'd post it up for the collective, and maybe this orphan could find a home.
