MOT advisory/ corrosion questions

[Riknos]

So I'm looking at getting a Hornet - I fancy trying one to get it out of my system I suppose.

Looked at a mk1 year 2000 one today and on the MOT there was an advisory for "Steering notchy" - the seller reckons this is due to the wiring causing it to be stiff? That true or is it something else?

Also - looking at another one that I haven't viewed yet as it's quite far away - seller reckons it's pretty rusty as left out in the rain. He says it's just the handlebars (and I can see the gear levers too) but just wondering what else could have issues? He says the chain and sprockets are new, anything else that doesn't like a lot of water exposure? dodgy electrics maybe?

[Riknos]

CoolHands said:

they sound a bit st. What's your budget? The notchy one is headbearings which is not easy / cheap to sort.

Hmm interesting. Ideally I don't want to be spending more than a grand.

If it's not easy / cheap to sort I don't fancy doing that then. Fully prepared to get the spanners out and do some work at this end of the price spectrum, may look into diy head bearing change...