September 14th, 2008.
After looking all around Australia for the RE-5 and many many phone calls I found a person with one (in so so condition) only 50 km from home (great!).
Went to have a look and after a quick 15 min look I bit the bullet and said to the owner i will take it!
So next day I get the trailer and tie her down and off she went to her new home.
Here she is when i got her home. Minus the tank and side covers.
Now I started to relise how much rust there really was under all those bits and peices .
According to VicRoads the bike was unregistered since 1985, so im assuming the bike has been sitting with a couple of owners for the last 24 years.
So noticed there was fuel in the tank (dont ask how old as it would not flow through the fuel tap!!!) must of been just full of rust and gunk.
So I got a bottle and fixed in some premix and some fuel and put it to the carby. Started her over and she started first go! Ran her for a good 20 seconds and shut her down. after all the smoke cleared we noticed some welding rods shoot out the exhaust pipes! previous owner must of used the exhaust pipes as holders for the welding rods!!!!!
