A friend of mine has a KZ650 with dirty carbs. He took the carbs off and never cleaned them. Other than that, the bike was running. He's willing to give it to me if I'm willing to drive 500 miles and pick it up.
That's the good news. The bad news is he took the carbs off decades ago. I'm guessing probably 3 decades, or damn near. Could be longer, I'm not sure, but he's been talking about for 25 years so I know its been sitting a looooooong time.
Knowing him, he probably had the sense to at least cover the bike up. Probably. He had less sense back then, lol. It is inside, I think in a heated facility he owns.
Other than the obvious tires and carbs, what would I be getting myself into with a project like this? I'm especially worried about getting into an expensive project (I'm poor) that ends without me having a functional bike. I did that last year, lol. I also really prefer smaller, lighter bikes in the 400 range too, because I was a very late starter, I'm only 5' 7" and have one sketchy knee. Not sure if I should take on this as a project or not. Its hard to find something cheaper than free tho...maybe tires, fork seals, fluid change and carb cleaning and I'll be happily on my way and not mind the extra 100 lbs???