Sergeremi dealer bike has bar ends like mine- incorrectly installed. They do not contribute to vibration reduction as they should because they are hanging 1/4 inch out past actual bar end.
My new 2004 F had that, it looked sickly at first glance. Nice dealer owner correctly explained the mechanism and said its easy to fix. He had the bike for ten months on floor and did not get his guys to fix it including they have nothing to do in winter or most of summer thee days. Maybe they charge him piece work...
Mine also had dried PU glue smeared on end of grip and inside of bar.
Get bike home, remove, find previous mechanic lost the M6 nut thats supposed to be on shaft outside of rubber bushing. They put on M8 nut which of course just rattled around non functionally. Then they gooshed expanding foam PU insulation ($6.00 per can) inside bar, pushed bar end in, let dry, hope for best. They hung out sideways a bit with 1/8 gap.
I removed the ends, the glue (drill spinning and rolled around inside bar) and the M8 nuts, put on $0.15 M6 nuts where they belonged, reinstalled, took 30 minutes all in for both sides, it looks good now and handlebars vibrate 1/3 as before.
Next up is the wet belly I did not notice on dealer floor. Shift shaft seal and something on right too. This is a likely a steam cleaned bike with telltale resistant smudge on kickstand switch mount. Monitor oil level till winter then strip the bike down.
At least my general cosmetics are virgin.
Sergerini dealer price looks like NADA or Kelly book value.
Advantage of using dealer is, if you are time limited, they are actually open for business. I spend 3 midsummer weekends chasing CL sellers who were basically non-responsive and not available on weekends and most had fall/slide damage.
That's rough. Glad you fixed the bar ends, and I hope nothing too serious is wrong with the bike. You would think that by getting it from the dealer you'd get a bike in better shape than from some random internet person, but I guess not.
that might be from your chain... just a thought.
if you find a dealer that really loves bikes more than making money... ask how long they've been out of business ;)
... Not chain, fresh wet is seeping out shift shaft.
Chain is a bit crusty, fresh dealer lube over slight built up crud, a bit stiff. Will look at front sprocket and likely get x ring chain and sprockets next winter.
Its is really clean overall which is what I wanted.
Except for oil leaks mentioned its dry above the bottom and on head. No corrosion anywhere. No scratches of any kind.
Dealer is good guy, following dealer economics. He didn't lie about anything at all. He had it at 3,999 which was way high, then dropped to 26. Book price. He prob made some good money on that except for holding costs over ten months.