Ah yes....you can see the rust eating it up... To bad as I like that year and you dont see many around, least not in N.E. There all shredded and turned into washing machines...
I got an 87 Nissan I drive....was in sweet shape 4 yrs ago, one owner 76k on it, garaged...Its got 110k on it now, the bed, cab mounts, fenders, you name it, its rusting to chit... :damnit: Things runs mint though...only thing i ever did in 4 yrs for parts was 8 plugs and a fuel filter...
I do the upkeep religously on the motor though...sucks when they rust away... sucks even worse fixxing that chit...
My cousin is really big into street bikes and just bought a 2003 (I think...might be an '02) Ducati M800. He had a 2000 Kawasaki 600 something-or-another, and I rode that for about a week while he was on vacation in May...
When I twisted on the Duke, I damn near flipped it over backwards....
....going 65.
I've heard that Honda's newer 600's are real screamers.
If I were in your shoes, I'd be whoring the bike out while I had it.