Weekly Roundup: EXUP, Hoes Down Edition

I've been hinting at it for about a week now, but today was supposed to be the day that I took possession of a one-family-owned 1992 Yamaha FZR1000 Genesis EXUP. Well, that's not strictly correct. Monday was supposed to be the day, but the bike didn't start when I went to pick it up. Not to worry, the owner told me; he'd get it running. Which he did, on Wednesday. Sent video and everything. But it didn't start again today. So I'm still not an owner --- and at this point, it looks like we're veering strongly into nevergonnahappen.com territory.

The EXUP was the first modern Japanese 1000cc repli-racer. Voted as "Bike Of The Decade" by Cycle World, it reigned in effortless five-valve-per-cylinder supremacy over the class until the CBR900RR Fireblade appeared in the mid-Nineties. Capable of ripping a 10.6-second quarter-mile at close to 130mph, the FZR1000 has upside-down forks, a Deltabox aluminum frame, and all sorts of other cool stuff. This EXUP, however, is having some serious fueling issues. I don't have the time or knowledge to fix those issues myself, so I think this deal is all but dead.

Alright, let's see what we have in the hopper from this week.

Brother Bark talked about being afraid to go racing but doing it anyway. He also handed out some pro-Mazda advice.

I delivered a Chrysler 200 rental review and a brief screed about ALPR data sold to private investigators. For R&T, I tackled the thorny ethical issues surrounding supercars and their owners before considering the importance of being Acura.

Tune in next week, where I'll be talking about the joys of box-van operation and MUCH, MUCH MORE!