Hello, everyone. I'm Desmo Demon and am a new Paso owner (I currently own a 748 and ST2, though). I joined the group on Friday and surfed around a little while before driving 900+ miles, round-trip to pick up my 1987 Paso 750 project bike that will be a back-up/cruising bike for my wife (she currently rides a 1994 Suzuki GSX-750R).

The bike we picked up is currently not running and sits with 29205 miles on it. It turns over, but the previous owner claims it has no spark. I won't have any time to tinker with the bike for another month or two, so I'm just going to do a little more research on the bike. I was told that the bike has a twin Delorto carb conversion, 820cc big-bore kit (installed 4000 miles ago - in 1999), and the common F1s slip-ons. He had put a new battery and voltage regulator on the bike, earlier this summer. Anyway, for $900, I figured I couldn't go wrong at that price. My first step is to find the lost parts I need to reinstall the exhaust, pull the belt covers off to make sure that there isn't a broken belt issue, then try to find this ignition problem (I'm thinking bad ground or a bad ignition module).

Anyway, I'll probably drop in here from time to time to get advise and assistance. Here's a shot of the bike and the webpage I did last night about the bike and the adventurous trip up there....



http://www.desmodemon.com/vicks_paso.html

:thumbup: Looks like a great deal for $900!

Great find - especially for $900! Sucks about the trip to pick it up, but it just makes for a good adventure story. Also - if you had a broken belt, you'd know it, and you'd have bigger problems if you've been trying to get it to turn over (unless the belt happened to break with both valves closed).

Congrats on your find/purchase, welcome to the site and to the world of Paso ownership! Be sure to keep us posted on your progress!

7yo belts - not a bad idea; do you know when they were replaced mileage-wise, too? Cheap insurance, either way, definitely.

re: Tires - I haven't had a problem with the A59/M59s. And decent mileage out of them, too. They may not be super sticky, but I've never had a hairy moment that I couldn't get out of with them. I was surprised by them, put it that way.

Does Dunlop/Pirelli make an appropriately-sized tire for the 16" rim, or are you going to convert it to a larger tire size? In terms of riding it aggressively, I enjoy it on the Paso - it takes more work, but that's almost half the fun. Prior to some recent modifications on my Monster, I could take my Paso through my favorite twisties slightly quicker than I could on the Monster. And you should see Michael (delagem) tear 'em up his Paso.

_Demon

A great find, as it would have been a bargain at twice the price. Congrats.

As for the trail braking, don't do it. Suggest she brakes before turning in.

As for the tires, I've been happy with the Michelins and not tempted to change to 17 in. wheels.