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Whoa!!!! This stuff was still working?

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 3:58 am
by Sandblaster
I figured that I would start this off with a clutch basket from a 01 CR250 :D
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Yes, it was still working although the clutch pull was a bit hard.

Re: Whoa!!!! This stuff was still working?

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 4:08 am
by Motorrad
Here is a fun one.

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Re: Whoa!!!! This stuff was still working?

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 4:12 am
by Sandblaster
From ruins to one of the most comprehensive KX500 engine builds on line.
At least something good came from a bad situation.

Re: Whoa!!!! This stuff was still working?

Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 1:49 am
by Qsixteen
Yes this guy said his carb ran good but had a flat spot down low.

Re: Whoa!!!! This stuff was still working?

Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 1:51 am
by Sandblaster
I wonder why :D

Re: Whoa!!!! This stuff was still working?

Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 6:46 pm
by Sandblaster
No need for pics on this one...

Customer comes in with a real clean 05 YZ250 2T.
Said that he just got it, rode it for about 30 minutes and it died.
It was his first bike.
We got talking about it and he told me that he mixed the oil to fuel perfect.
Me: So how much oil did you put in the gas?
Customer: I put a quart in 1 gallon of gas.
Me: A full qt in 1 gallon?
Customer: Yes.
Me: Well this is gonna cost you big time.
Customer looks very concerned....
I took a plug off the shelf and sold it to him.
Then explained how to mix the oil and told him to drain the fuel in the bike ect...
Customer: That's it?
Me: Yep :D

Re: Whoa!!!! This stuff was still working?

Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 7:06 pm
by Sandblaster
A customer comes in with a 91 YZ250.
He says there is a weird rattling noise.
So he starts is up, Rattle, Rattle, Rattle.
Yep, it sounds like you need a new top end.
Couldn't be, he says, the guy I bought it from says he put a new top end in it last summer and it only has 10 hours on it.
Well, let's take a look, I said...
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The customer was blown away...... ;)

Re: Whoa!!!! This stuff was still working?

Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 9:09 pm
by Sandblaster
No, this didn't run when we got it, but it was running at one point.
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That will go into the aluminum scrap pile

Re: Whoa!!!! This stuff was still working?

Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 9:26 pm
by Motorrad
Sandblaster wrote:No, this didn't run when we got it, but it was running at one point.
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That will go into the aluminum scrap pile

what kind of bike that off of?

Re: Whoa!!!! This stuff was still working?

Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 9:29 pm
by Sandblaster
I think it is a 89 YZ250 but I haven't gotten around to that yet.
If your looking for a junk case of something specific let me know because I have a scrap pile full of them waiting to go to the re-cycler...