So about a month or so ago a local auction house came up with what looked like a sport bike for sale.  At first I was not interested as I don’t really care for the crotch rocket lean forward bikes.  But as I took a second look at it as a parts bike to sell, it was done more in the muscle bike style of the 80’s.  It was sport styling with an upright riding style with a large inline 4 cylinder engine that would lean well into the curves.  I began researching what I would later learn the crowd calls the “rex”.  After weighing the pros and cons, I decided to shoot for it and pick it up at auction.  I got it for a decent price even after it had been sitting for 2 years in storage or wherever, they were never specific.

Some shots I snapped real quick while at the auction house.

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And here is one with it on a trailer at my house about to be unloaded.

I managed to win the auction but some tool drove the price up to nearly double in the last 15 minutes.  Once I got it home, it wouldn’t turn over.  Sounded like a weak battery even though the AH said it was new.

Picked up a Schumacher XM1-5 charger/tender and put the battery on it overnight.    The next day I put the battery back in and it tried to to turn over but would never fire.  I suppose that is expected when sitting for 2 years.

I pulled the carbs and did a bit of cleaning on the jets then put them back in along with new plugs and fresh gas.  Fired right up.  Idles and reved great.