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Post by gdeangel on Sept 12, 2011 16:05:21 GMT -6
This bike sat for 5 years and has 5K miles. Got it for $650; picked it up over the weekend.   Not as good shape as many of yours but not bad for my first bike! |
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Post by Blaine on Sept 12, 2011 17:16:51 GMT -6
Looks pretty good to me.You'd be surprised how much better your bike will look with a good cleaning & loving care.If you didn't do so already:you should change oil,filter,coolant,brake fluid and clean or replace air filters.Put some Sea Foam in a tank of fresh fuel.Also a good idea to install a inline fuel filter & adjust the valves.For safety sake the tires should be replaced even if they look good.Good Luck & Enjoy!!   |
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Post by eaglerider on Sept 12, 2011 20:30:50 GMT -6
;D With the mileage low as it is...good deal. Rest, including the dents in the tank are cosmetic, and should be no big deal to sand, fix, and re-paint.
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Post by gdeangel on Sept 12, 2011 20:32:11 GMT -6
The guy who sold it to me said there was something I could use to clean up the bluing on the pipes... it is pretty noticeable even in the first picture above, but looks worse in person. It was running real rich, would barely start, and idled up at 3-4K RMP.
I've got new new air filters on order. I think I'm going to take it to a shop to have the carbs cleaned and I guess I'll have the valves checked as well. What would you use for the in-line fuel filter and where would you mount it?
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Post by Blaine on Sept 12, 2011 20:56:54 GMT -6
The guy who sold it to me said there was something I could use to clean up the bluing on the pipes... it is pretty noticeable even in the first picture above, but looks worse in person. It was running real rich, would barely start, and idled up at 3-4K RMP. I've got new new air filters on order. I think I'm going to take it to a shop to have the carbs cleaned and I guess I'll have the valves checked as well. What would you use for the in-line fuel filter and where would you mount it? There are products on the market that the manufacturers claim will remove blueing such as BLUE JOB, BLUE AWAY, etc. that are available at your local m/c shop. Some of these products indeed work to remove the blueing/stains, however the heat damage has already been done, and the stains may resurface quite rapidly.Your shop will have the proper filter you need,and will install it when they have the carbs off.  |
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qwerser
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Post by qwerser on Sept 12, 2011 22:49:21 GMT -6
Honestly the carbs aren't that hard to learn if your willing to put in the time to take them off. And it would be better if you knew your bike more by cleaning them tings out yourself. And a fuel filter is like 6 bucks and you can get them at like Ace or even Home-Depot. You just cut your fuel line in half and stick the filter in with some metal clamp things too. also make sure your paying attention which way the flow of the filter is so your actually filtering the gas.
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