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I've owned a 2001 748R for 3 years now, and for the last 2 it's been sitting in my carport in Guam. Military housing doesn't offer completely enclosed garages either. Guam is a tiny island in the Pacific just above the equator, which equates to a very humid environment. That much humidity leads to lots of metal oxidation. And strangely... mud wasps, which have an disturbing habit of nesting on my tires and exhaust piping. 
Before I leave this duty station I will repair and refit this bike. Hence the build thread.
Only thing that I really have going for me: I'm a US Navy machinist with a complete machine shop and free raw materials at my disposal. Not such a small thing. A good deal of billet parts will probably be going onto this machine.
The end product will be a 748R with most all components tri-colored in the Italian fashion and themed with Washington State (home) in mind.
Before I leave this duty station I will repair and refit this bike. Hence the build thread.
Only thing that I really have going for me: I'm a US Navy machinist with a complete machine shop and free raw materials at my disposal. Not such a small thing. A good deal of billet parts will probably be going onto this machine.
The end product will be a 748R with most all components tri-colored in the Italian fashion and themed with Washington State (home) in mind.