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A week ago today this happened...
Uncle is up visiting for the next month as he lives in Florida now. He sold the family farm house to my cousin and retired down south, but likes to come up for a bit to help with baling hay and such during the summer.
So...My uncle texts me and asks me to stop by on my way home from work. I show up and he has an old leather jacket that he hard to ride with that he says he'll never fit into again. Fits absolutely mint. Then he gives me an envelope. Inside is this.
It is a 1984 R100RT last edition with 2 miles on the clock. Has never been ridden. Uncle bought it as an investment new in 84, but didn't store it properly. Therefore it needs a bunch of work.
My uncle means the world to me. Taught me so much over the years working on farm equipment and whatever other projects he had going on around the farm.
He bought and restored a 82 vw caddy which he later gifted me as my first car. Helped me work on numerous things over the years. Has helped everyone in the family forever without asking for anything in return.
The way he talked it sounded like he'd love to see it on the road again. It's going to be a huge project but this would be something I'd never think of getting rid of. Sorry for the mush. This got me right in the feels.
So picked it up from the farm today with my uncle's help and trailered it a mile down the road to my place. Sitting safely in the garage now.
And he had the helmet with it!
Interesting story behind it. This was supposed to be the end of the R series bikes when the K series bikes were introduced so they made this last edition in order to commemorate the end of production. When the sales numbers of the K bikes failed to meet the R numbers they reintroduced them into production. The helmet is a Schuberth that was given to all the purchasers of these Last Edition bikes in order to appease them for the failure of their "collectible".
Hopefully will start tearing into it next week!
So...where would you start with a project like this? So much to do...