Glad I found this forum; start off with question

[Akagi]

Yes Akagi was a japanese aircraft carrier in midway.  It stands for Red Castle if you were wondering.  

And thanks for the offer on your bike, but i just bought a 757 on ebay... It will go well with the Carbon Swingarm i bought a couple weeks back

Kind of wondering what kind of shape it is in.  If I will need or want to change the cable housing, etc.  It is a supposedly in working condition, so I might enjoy the bike first before I get to where I want it to be.  But being a 9 year old bike, I am expecting some problems.  I think the front shock is supposedly a bit spongy.  Will see in a week or so I guess.

Exciting times.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7226936696&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

[Frankd3000]

Welcome Akagi and congrats on your new ride! Looks like a good bike at a good price.

1) everything has already been covered, so I won't add.

2) if you need a hand swapping the s/arm let me know and i'll help you out. It's pretty easy, but if you're not mechanically inclined then you might get into trouble. I'm in Toronto. Where you at?

3) about your recent purchase - it'll more then likely take 2-3 weeks for it to reach you. Border crap and stuff like that. PLEASE tell me you told the seller to ship it USPS (NOT UPS!!!!!!!!!). If it hasn't left his posession yet then MAKE SURE it comes up USPS, not anything else. The brokerage fees will KILL your wallet with USP or FedEx!

4) when you get your bike I would highly recommend stripping it down to every last nut and bolt and giving it a "going over". The fork pivots and s/arm pivot should get some attention, too. Cables? See what's on there, but if they're original then dear lord, get rid of them.

If you aren't mechanically inclined and don't have an LBS (that's Local Bike Shop) that'll help you out then again, let me know and we'll see if we can hook up sometime to make sure you're in tip-top shape.

Keep us posted.


Looks like Canada, even better Ontario, just got another member. Ontario - the NEW home of ProFlex! MOHAHAHHAHAAAAAA! That now makes 7 in one state/province. A new record! I think.

Oh, sorry, was I getting carried away again?  
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<----- goes back to sleep, hibernating, as is Frank.

[willem]

Congrats! You're going to love this bike. Every time I ride I'm amazed out haw far ahead of it's time the design was.
Enjoy, ride hard, and post often.
Will [smiley=beer.gif]

[Akagi]

Hey Frank, I am in London.  So I might bug you if I end up breaking more than i fix

As for bike shops, luckily, they are aplenty here, for a small city.  The biike was shipped out today, and I am going to pick it up just across the border; which is great because I get sent out to work fairly often anyways and solves the shippping/huge UPS duty fees.

Yeah, I think I WILL do that complete tear down.  Get to know the bike a bit better and check out the condition of noleen shock and its pivots.  The rebuild (small parts?) kit is what I need I figure?  And I need to order it through ironhorse now or something.  Hmm, need to look into it more.  Should be interesting.