Topic: Sometimes...PO's are morons

[RRRToolSolutions]

My 750 came with the optional chopper forks. You simply losened the triple clamps and raised the bike up 6" for that 70's chopper look, or you could lower the bike to normal height for stock positioning..


Worst thing I've ever gotten was a 1975 H2 that it's previous owner sold to a friend of mine as "fully restored". Well, the frame had been painted with it's wiring harness, engine, shocks, battery tray, fenders, forks, ect all intact. Yep, that bike had what it's PO must have thought was the factory-correct black overspray on everything attached to it. The sad thing is that it looked great in it's pictures and on the internet. It took a lot to get that thing back to where it started. This wasn't the case of someone trying to "make do" his intent was to deceive and screw the NO. I gave my friend what he had in it and spent almost 2 years getting it right.

I'm surprised this feature never made it to the options list. A little electric motor and a trim switch could have made this baby convertable on the fly...

[Bob Wessner]

You're just gonna take your carbs with you, right Bob?

They will more likely be the cause of my demise.

[Jonesy]

I'm surprised this feature never made it to the options list. A little electric motor and a trim switch could have made this baby convertable on the fly...

Amusing idea... Like how the Concorde would dip its nose before takeoff?

[DammitDan]

Hydraulics to pimp your ride 

Just gotta be careful of that switch at highway speeds...  Could become a bucking bronco real quick.

HEY!  A new rodeo sport in the making!

[grumburg]

Hi group
       What is the next owner of your, or my, bike going to say about us?
               TomC

Hope he says "That SOB knew what he was doing!"

[jabbadeznuts]

The PO of my baby NEVER cleaned the chain or the front sprocket/oil pump area. I was literally scraping out this mix of goo and muck for twenty minutes. I must have scraped out two or three POUNDS of stuff!

[Heironymous Josh]

Hi group
       What is the next owner of your, or my, bike going to say about us?
               TomC

Hope he says "That SOB knew what he was doing!"

Or, "Man, I can tell by the quality of work on this bike, that the previous owner must have been a real handsome guy, salt of the earth too!"  That's what I think when I look at the work I do.

[Tim2005]

There's loads of possibles for this thread that I can remember.... here's just a few

I was intrigued to discover that a 550 I bought last year had a newly rebuilt engine & a badly blowing head gasket. Just why they'd used a big-bore head gasket on a stock bore engine will remain a mystery.

On an abandoned project 400f I bought, someone had broken a ring as they'd fitted the barrels. Part of the ring, about a inch long, sat on the base gasket face still... and they'd still torqued the head down, cracking the top crankcase as they did it.

Another 400f had 3 handlebar switch units... all of which operated together somehow to turn the lights on/off. Never did figure that one out.

[techy5025]

I am the prior owner on my '70 diecast...can't blame anyone there. 

Fortunately, as the parts died/fell off, the prior owner of the sandcast threw
them in a box...most of which were salvageable.  Rubber, vinyl, and plastics
are hard to salvage though. 

...and Andy, that's a beautiful restoration. 

Jim

[gregimotis]

My P.P.O. left this little mystery for me.  I think it's 14MM, but why it's back there is unknown... I've left it as a good luck charm:

[Bob Wessner]

OK, I say you won the contest.  ;D

[mrbreeze]

My PO problems seem to deal with ignition switches and starter buttons. My 550 had a 3 way lamp switch wired under the seat for an ignition switch (did not work!) and my 500 T had the starter switch wires pulled out of the switch and hanging loose. Just touch them together to start .

When we were kids,my bud had a Kawi 85(ithink thats what it was) with a household 120v ac on/off switch mounted to the side of his bike and it was functional!!! I still laugh about that to this day. Don't remember if it had a faceplate on it. The things people do!!!!!

[Heironymous Josh]

My P.P.O. left this little mystery for me.  I think it's 14MM, but why it's back there is unknown... I've left it as a good luck charm:

Good thing you didn't remove it, it may be structural at this point!

[Spikeybike]

On an abandoned project 400f I bought, someone had broken a ring as they'd fitted the barrels. Part of the ring, about a inch long, sat on the base gasket face still... and they'd still torqued the head down, cracking the top crankcase as they did it.

man, thats bad .... i mean thats really bad  i think we have a winner for all time stupidest PO