thanks everyone! great advice. I called the PO and am going over to look at it on tuesday. I have an old poker buddy that holds an engineer degree from MIT and works at a local custom bike shop. I'm going to ask him to ride with me to look it over...

ljpm that's her! the only pic of her but you found it!

philwarner , your BA looks awesome! love the back rest the missing passanger foot pegs! beautiful!

ok, so i talked to the guy. he's had it since feburary... says he lives in a condo with no parking so he's kept it at a storage place for safe keeping. and says it's becoming too much like work having to go drive to get it, ride it, put it back, drive home, etc. He bought it knowing it needed a new front tire and breaks. factored that into the price and had the work done right after he bought it. says he changed all fluids too but...

clear title, no crashes. he did say he gently set it down on its left side in the parking lot at the hd dealership. hit the front break with the wheel turned in a parking spot and couldn't hold it up. some scratches on the mirror but other than that...

also she's sportin the dreaded bridgestones...

I feel much more confident from your words and support. I can't thank all of you enough! I will see her on tuesday (wish it was monday night now... lol) and I'll go from there.

Thanks again Mates! and I'll let you know how it went!

Bird.