Motorcycle diary of Joy Dutta

Some guy wanted to buy my concours and he drove down 250 miles from Redding on a pickup truck with his 16 yo son. I even knocked off a few hundred bucks from my asking price. He took a short test ride and came back with a disappointed face, claiming too much rattle in the fairing. It was nothing less than a surprise when I found out the fairing belly pan had 2 screws missing from the ends, a common problem on the concours. He declined the deal and drove away.

Today I found a pair of machine screws at home depot which matched the threads of the fairing screws, and had a beautiful fit with washers I already had at home. Problem solved, and all for 45 cents.

I feel really sorry for the guy, he must have spent near 100 bucks on gas and 10 hours of driving.

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