Author Topic: What's the worst/dumbest thing a PO did to your bike? (Read 67032 times)

Jay Ace · « **Reply #275 on:** December 16, 2012, 06:58:48 AM »

Quote from: Terry in Australia on December 15, 2012, 06:53:08 PM

A giant spark from a brake light wire? If that's the case, you've got a major electrical fault mate...........

That was my whole point. I didn't do any of the wiring ... PO did ... and left it like that.
It's a project bike so I am not riding it.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #276 on:** December 16, 2012, 01:14:09 PM »

Well, to make it right, the best thing you can do is buy a whole new wiring harness and ditch the rats nest that the PO left you with. "Giant sparks" don't ordinarily come from brake light wires, so the best thing you can do is start from scratch with a new harness. Cheers, Terry.

trueblue · « **Reply #277 on:** December 16, 2012, 04:07:53 PM »

Quote from: Terry in Australia on December 16, 2012, 01:14:09 PM

Well, to make it right, the best thing you can do is buy a whole new wiring harness and ditch the rats nest that the PO left you with. "Giant sparks" don't ordinarily come from brake light wires, so the best thing you can do is start from scratch with a new harness. Cheers, Terry.

Just remember Terry size is all relative. I mean, someone who thinks it is necessary to put a 350 chev into a motorbike would think a 3" d!<k is huge

. If Jay Ace hasn't actually seen a large spark maybe a spark thrown by a 12v wire to earth would be "giant".

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #278 on:** December 16, 2012, 06:48:00 PM »

Well that's true, blue..........

lucky · « **Reply #279 on:** December 17, 2012, 06:59:42 AM »

This thread could go on for ever or until you throw up.

How about this:
I was a mechanic at a dealership.
The first Honda 250 scrambler arrived and was a beautiful metallic red.
It was there for 3 or 4 hours, then a person came in and took it for a test ride.

He did not come back by dark.

The next morning when I came into work the motorcycle was in the shop by the big roll up door.
It was hardly recognizable as a motorcycle.
He wrapped around a palm tree at around 100mph.

A week or two later the guy walks in the shop on crutches!!! WOW
All the mechanics were amazed he was still alive.

Godffery · « **Reply #280 on:** December 17, 2012, 08:12:04 AM »

Some times education is both expensive & painful.!

Apexxn · « **Reply #281 on:** December 17, 2012, 11:31:41 AM »

He made it look like this:

But after reading what some of you guys have gone through I feel better about mine.

70CB750 · « **Reply #282 on:** December 17, 2012, 11:51:11 AM »

Did he run a pizza delivery business?

Apexxn · « **Reply #283 on:** December 17, 2012, 12:31:50 PM »

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #284 on:** December 17, 2012, 12:52:04 PM »

Quote from: Apexxn on December 17, 2012, 11:31:41 AM

He made it look like this:

But after reading what some of you guys have gone through I feel better about mine.

I actually like that bike, and I love the seat, the original 400F seat looked horrible! Cheers, Terry.

Apexxn · « **Reply #285 on:** December 19, 2012, 05:12:00 PM »

Can't say I like the style of that "Goldwing" seat but it sure is comfortable.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #286 on:** December 20, 2012, 04:00:53 AM »

Quote from: Apexxn on December 19, 2012, 05:12:00 PM

Can't say I like the style of that "Goldwing" seat but it sure is comfortable.

That's it mate, put a different seat on it for local riding, but keep that sofa for long trips, and your butt will thank you! Cheers, Terry.

Apexxn · « **Reply #287 on:** December 21, 2012, 06:30:10 PM »

You know what I was going to sell that seat but I think your right, I'm going to keep it.

I plan to participate in that carry Godzilla around the world ride so it will come in handy.

mjstone · « **Reply #288 on:** December 22, 2012, 08:24:30 AM »

GZ likes comfy seats.

MJ

MoMo · « **Reply #289 on:** December 22, 2012, 08:31:55 AM »

I took one of those big, ugly albeit comfy seats and made a comfy solo seat for one of my 400 fours...larry

Apexxn · « **Reply #290 on:** December 22, 2012, 05:59:33 PM »

That works with the overall look of your bike.

If I didn't see that you are in PA I'd swear someone in England built that bike, nicely done.

MoMo · « **Reply #291 on:** December 22, 2012, 06:02:42 PM »

Quote from: Apexxn on December 22, 2012, 05:59:33 PM

That works with the overall look of your bike.

If I didn't see that you are in PA I'd swear someone in England built that bike, nicely done.

thanks for the compliment...Larry

geminimotors · « **Reply #292 on:** December 22, 2012, 07:09:49 PM »

I recognize that seat cover! I had a seat and sissy bar w/ the same pattern. I did the very same thing for a Dirtbag challenge build. I made it fit well on the cut down seat pan and adapted the matching sissy bar and pad. Ultimately went with a sprung solo seat.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #293 on:** December 22, 2012, 08:41:39 PM »

When I bought my CX500 that had been sitting in the PO's garage for the last 14 years after he fell off it, obviously I couldn't start it, but the owner told me that while it was really quiet at idle, once you "give it the berries", it had "quite the bark!"

Once I took it home and installed a new battery, cleaned the carbs etc, I fired it up and went for a ride. I "gave it the berries" and sure enough, there was a loud noise coming from under the engine, with no real increase in power or speed. Hmmnnnn.

I pulled the exhaust system off and discovered that the "H Box" (that joins the header pipes together) was rusted out, hence that wonderful "Bark" that the PO was waffling on about, ha ha! I welded the holes up and it was much quieter, and probably a bit more powerful too.

krusty · « **Reply #294 on:** August 17, 2013, 10:58:37 PM »

Maybe not the worst thing a PO has done but certainly dumb. PO decided to paint the engine of my CB350F but didn't want any over spray on the cam cover!! Yep silver painted cams.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #295 on:** August 17, 2013, 11:51:11 PM »

Fark!

cfeste · « **Reply #296 on:** August 18, 2013, 11:58:29 AM »

My CB750A had the brake pad glued on with some sort of gasket from a can all over the back side. Also the points cover was glued on the same way because of one missing screw (or lots of rain? The cover was all banged up), with lots of gasket residue flying around in there. And since gasket from a can worked so well on those things, it was also used on one of the carbs, which I guess was leaking! Gasket residue in there too...

Moffman · « **Reply #297 on:** August 18, 2013, 01:39:25 PM »

http://youtu.be/CU606TeniVg

Not my video but never fails to make me laugh.

CycleRanger · « **Reply #298 on:** August 18, 2013, 02:59:22 PM »

Quote from: Moffman on August 18, 2013, 01:39:25 PM

http://youtu.be/CU606TeniVg

Not my video but never fails to make me laugh.

The guy filming has as limited a vocabulary as the bikes PO had mechanic skills....

Dave Voss · « **Reply #299 on:** August 18, 2013, 07:53:31 PM »

The first CB550 that I owned (inherited actually, it was literally found behind a pile of wood in a barn...) didn't have any fork seals in the forks, but instead had tightly wound strips of burlap sack stuffed under the (cracked) dust boots. These soaked up water and ruined the fork tubes with rust. This was before the days of digital cameras, so no pictures taken.

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Author Topic: What's the worst/dumbest thing a PO did to your bike? (Read 67032 times)

Jay Ace