Author Topic: the stuff i find? (Read 5367 times)

dave500 · « **on:** October 25, 2013, 02:58:57 AM »

a guy at a dump we use gave me this bike today,there was two but the other one was in bits so it got tossed into the steel bin,this hasnt been tampered with,its a 50cc china crap thing,four speed auto clutch,i put some fuel in and it fired right up!chain is rusted stiff,brakes work fine,it stopped again no spark?ill look closer at it later.

70CB750 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 25, 2013, 03:07:07 AM »

Score!

trueblue · « **Reply #2 on:** October 25, 2013, 03:08:55 AM »

Quite often the CDI unit fails on those, it is cheaper to buy a whole motor with new CDI than it is to get just the CDI. But still score

dave500 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 25, 2013, 03:24:53 AM »

ha!
http://www.amazon.com/Chinese-150cc-200cc-SCOOTERS-GO-KART/dp/B007IK1VWG

trueblue · « **Reply #4 on:** October 25, 2013, 03:45:15 AM »

Fair enough

, I've never been silly enough to own one. Only what I have been told by a mate of mine that owns a local bike shop.

70CB750 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 25, 2013, 03:46:39 AM »

Our dump does not allow us take anything out once it is dropped off.

Quite the bummer actually, the typical fix for not running mower, weed whacker and such in Virginia is to toss it.

There was a trash to treasure section, but because people would hang there the whole weekend to get stuff for yard sale, they closed that too.

dave500 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 25, 2013, 03:54:27 AM »

theres unwritten laws for those who work in the garbage industry!

70CB750 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 25, 2013, 04:05:38 AM »

Quote from: dave500 on October 25, 2013, 03:54:27 AM

theres unwritten laws for those who work in the garbage industry!

No doubt! There was this guy bringing in two sea-doos with a trailer, saying they are waterlogged and where to dump them.

Don't you know that next day I saw the whole think parked next to the house of the dump guy?

On the other hand I wanted to rescue two pieces of sliding doors, I use them for windows in my shop, and those sliding doors were in the bin already. I pulled them out, loaded on the trailer and after much heated discussion I had to put them back - because it is to be recycled. Yeah, right, double pane glass door with metal frame will be recycled - they dumped it in the landfill and that was the end of it. This country is run by idiots.

dave500 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 25, 2013, 04:21:52 AM »

yeah its a funny thing,our council run landfills here have "scavengers"that have to pay for the rights to scavenge,this guy employs say four guys and has a couple of light trucks and mini excavators,he piles up steel and alloy,separates copper and lead batteries etc,he also has a shop around the corner where any sort of bric a brac is sold for cheap,like old mowers/weed wackers and things of interest,i get on good with all the crew and can pick through my bins once i empty them and have a chat with them,i might spy something on their collection i like and ask has anyone laid claim to this yet and mostly theyll let me take it.

kghost · « **Reply #9 on:** October 25, 2013, 04:54:34 AM »

Dave scored me a violin the other day.

Kid has been using it.....he's a bit of a wiz with stringed instruments

70CB750 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 25, 2013, 05:12:58 AM »

I gotta give the county some credit - you can still drop of usable stuff at the dump and it goes into a thrift store and proceeds from the sale are used to feed the hungry - pretty good solution in my book, but I could definitely reuse and recycle a lot of stuff that goes into trash now.

Just venting

dave500 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 25, 2013, 05:15:30 AM »

our dumps are so good here we even have a driving range!

tbpmusic · « **Reply #12 on:** October 25, 2013, 06:08:05 AM »

Quote from: dave500 on October 25, 2013, 05:15:30 AM

our dumps are so good here we even have a driving range!

Looked like a big ol' slice to me............

754 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 25, 2013, 10:29:46 AM »

One day i spied mostly all of a crinkly cut Montesa......... Had just turn my back and leave.. Man was I pissed.

Snuck into the dump one hot night to get what I could off a visible gas pump.. Rare one.. Got a tip on that. Went in late evening peeled off what I could. Had to hide in the weeds ac few times,, Feeking thirsty when I got out. It was a rare pump looked like glass and globe may have been intact on dropoff..WTF?
So I had to form a plan.. A guy I knew hired his Grade-Alls out to the city, he has coffee near where I live, asked if he could help.. He made a call..said lets go hope you can lift it!
So got the rest of it whoo-hoo... Had it for a while sold it later with no glass for 600 or 1000.. Ah the good old days..

70CB750 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 25, 2013, 10:37:13 AM »

Criminal mind, Frank, criminal mind

I was dropping off some scrap metal and right where I stopped were 4 suitcase weights for compact John Deere. When the guy turned his back, I loaded them in the trailer - till this day I use them on my Kubota.

Wish I could scout the scrap metal pile for my needs

dave500 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 25, 2013, 01:18:53 PM »

its a department store!

dave500 · « **Reply #16 on:** October 25, 2013, 08:36:56 PM »

ok so i thought id drop the rotor side cover and found this as half a cup of water ran out!ah me thinks,ill do some good here.

so i made it look like this,im surprised that starter chain even turned and its clutch wasnt frozen?

fired up second kick then it carked it again after a minute,better find a cdi unit?the coil and stators seems to ohm out ok.im surprised it ran at all being so wet downstairs.
found a cdi unit in sydney,15 bucks delivered,photo is the same as the one on the bike,same colour connector plug and all,thats why we stay away from bike shops true blue?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/CDI-Ignition-5-pin-scooter-70-90-110-125CC-Pit-Dirt-Bike-ATV-/221197549360?pt=AU_Motorcycle_Parts_Accessories&hash=item338066bf30#ht_2766wt_1075

they gotta be making these things for .50cents?same part but US.
http://www.motopartsmax.com/index.php/main_page/product_info/products_id/500/tID/2/cPath/117_14/eID/1

dave500 · « **Reply #17 on:** October 28, 2013, 01:51:52 AM »

got the little thing going this arvo,i was in the dump where i got the bike and pulled the incomplete one they had out of the scrap bin,the engine is all in bits but it had the cdi unit so i nabbed that along with the coil,the stator,carby and throttle and handle switches,chucked the cdi on the bike and away it goes second kick!

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #18 on:** October 28, 2013, 03:18:21 AM »

Nice Dave.....

Killer Canary · « **Reply #19 on:** October 28, 2013, 03:22:08 PM »

Whatcha gonna do with the little stinker, Dave?

Stev-o · « **Reply #20 on:** October 28, 2013, 06:03:04 PM »

Quote from: Killer Canary on October 28, 2013, 03:22:08 PM

Whatcha gonna do with the little stinker, Dave?

Good little pit bike to ride around the rubbish depot!

dave500 · « **Reply #21 on:** October 28, 2013, 08:24:45 PM »

i did a deal with christo,we have a combined david silvers order,he pays my share for the bike he has two sons whoull love it.

Christo · « **Reply #22 on:** November 02, 2013, 04:16:01 AM »

Thanks to dave, my two sons aged 8 and 11 love it. They keep yelling around the house " CANT BELIEVE I HAVE A MOTORBIKE".

So the story is that i brought it home and they went bananas. Had to unload it from my truck. Cameron my eldest had to be the one to wheel it in from the road. There were a few kids hanging around in the street generally playing. Im sure he wanted to show off his new toy. Anyway got it in, headed straight for the rear of the yard and away they went. First time ever on a dirt bike. After telling them multiple times to go slowly and smoothly on the throttle my eldest launches for the garden and fence. Stopped short with plenty of laughs. Anyway all good from there. Eldest has been practising. Had a little electrical issue but i think thats now sorted. They are de stickering the bike from how it came and are starting to re sticker it with some of dads ones. Im sure they will want there one ones in due course. Tomorrow we might clean it together. We might also go looking for a proper helmet. They been using there bike helmets? Anyway while this is going on, mum is inside rolling her eyes probably wondering if her two young boys will also now be spending most of there free time in the garage or talking about bikes, or wondering when can we head out for a ride like there dad does all the time...I hope so hahah. Will post some photos soon. Big thanks again to Dave. He's a True Blue Top Bloke....

kghost · « **Reply #23 on:** November 06, 2013, 03:00:55 AM »

Good Stuff Christo!

dave500 · « **Reply #24 on:** November 08, 2013, 02:31:22 AM »

heres the wreck i scavenged from the steel recycle bin,scored the cdi unit that got christos going and the engine that was in bits,kept the carb and switches were the same,slightly different engine so i did a gruesome disc grinder slice of the barrel and head and ports and reassembled it for educational purposes,hey you wanna post a pic of that engine christo?ill keep my eye out for more of these,ive always disreguarded them,good source of parts.

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