here is the email that he sent me " Here's the run down... I purchased the bike a little over three years ago. from someone in PA. It had a salvage title due to being a theft recovery...everything cosmetically was rough, mechanically it was good though. The bike was originally blue and white.. Apparently who ever stole it painted it lime green (to disguise it). The kid I bought it from had painted it all flat black but didn't do any of the required repairs to clean it up. The plastic has numerous scrapes and cracks and a few broken tabs. I've repaired/refitted where most broken tabs were. A couple of cracks could use some attention (one that developed during transport from AZ back to here last summer). When I first purchased it I stripped it down and replaced/repaired the following: - Misc missing bolts, screws, brackets (everything was loose) - Front foot pegs - the exhaust can - rear grab handles - foot shift lever - rear tail light and signals w/integrated LEdD tail light/signals - Mirrors - headlight - tank lock, seat lock and ignition (now all keyed alike) - new chain I had the transmission rebuilt last summer to repair a broken shaft and had the front fork seals/oil replaced while it was in the garage. The engine and tranny are excellent per my mechanic in AZ (Track mechanic/former racer). He did the set-up as well and suggested replacing the rear shock to improve even more. The tires (Metzeler) have roughly 600 miles on them. Bottom line is that the plastic is a bit rough, but functional. A coolant leak has developed recently..I'd figured I'd look into it in warmer weather..could just be a bad/loose hose..could be a pin-hole leak somewhere. As for a time to look at it...whenever works for you...it's parked in my garage. I fired it up over the weekend w/no issues after sitting idle for a month. " in another email he told me that the bike now has a clear title " can that be after being salavege ?" Thanks