Author Topic: What's the worst/dumbest thing a PO did to your bike? (Read 66920 times)

nitsua93 · « **Reply #225 on:** November 16, 2012, 08:21:35 PM »

PO of the bike did some very crazy wire splicing in the '70s. He did something around the starter solenoid that I couldn't understand, he replaced one of the fuses with a A PIECE OF COPPER TUBING. He put a Honda Shadow faring on it and did some horrendous splicing in the original headlight housing, which he left behind the faring. Also welded together a very ugly cargo box holder.

PO of the engine decided to weld the case closed where the chain had rubbed a hole into it. That really pissed me off. I used a freaking saline torch to open the thing.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #226 on:** November 16, 2012, 08:40:53 PM »

Quote from: CycleRanger on November 16, 2012, 08:06:44 PM

Found this inside the front hub on my CJ360T.
Looks like the PO used JB weld to glue the pad to the shoe.
Looks like he used some tie wraps to hold it until the glue set.

That's pretty amazing mate, did it work? Cheers, Terry.

CycleRanger · « **Reply #227 on:** November 16, 2012, 08:59:11 PM »

Quote from: Terry in Australia on November 16, 2012, 08:40:53 PM

Quote from: CycleRanger on November 16, 2012, 08:06:44 PM
Found this inside the front hub on my CJ360T.
Looks like the PO used JB weld to glue the pad to the shoe.
Looks like he used some tie wraps to hold it until the glue set.

That's pretty amazing mate, did it work? Cheers, Terry.

Well, yes, I have to admit it did appear to be working ok but I replaced the shoes anyway.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #228 on:** November 16, 2012, 09:07:47 PM »

Quote from: CycleRanger on November 16, 2012, 08:59:11 PM

Quote from: Terry in Australia on November 16, 2012, 08:40:53 PM
Quote from: CycleRanger on November 16, 2012, 08:06:44 PM
Found this inside the front hub on my CJ360T.
Looks like the PO used JB weld to glue the pad to the shoe.
Looks like he used some tie wraps to hold it until the glue set.

That's pretty amazing mate, did it work? Cheers, Terry.

Well, yes, I have to admit it did appear to be working ok but I replaced the shoes anyway.

Good idea mate, as much as JB weld is just about the best thing that a bike enthusiast could ask for, I don't think I'd use it for bonding brake shoes, ha ha!

Bailgang · « **Reply #229 on:** November 16, 2012, 09:28:12 PM »

This isn't bike related but it's still epic none the less. Many of you probably already know about the poor mans posi trick where you weld up the spider gears on a stock differential, well lets just say the dude in the link didn't research the topic very well before struck an arc. One of the comments in that thread said "might want to go over the welds some more, looks like there are a few missed spots" absolutely cracked me up.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/general-chit-chat/763645-welded-dif-what-hell.html

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #230 on:** November 16, 2012, 09:42:12 PM »

Quote from: Bailgang on November 16, 2012, 09:28:12 PM

This isn't bike related but it's still epic none the less. Many of you probably already know about the poor mans posi trick where you weld up the spider gears on a stock differential, well lets just say the dude in the link didn't research the topic very well before struck an arc. One of the comments in that thread said "might want to go over the welds some more, looks like there are a few missed spots" absolutely cracked me up.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/general-chit-chat/763645-welded-dif-what-hell.html

Ha ha, now that's funny!

Cabilao · « **Reply #231 on:** November 18, 2012, 03:53:39 AM »

i have the carb intake of #1 cylinder welded to the head for whatever reason. plus some funny screws to hold the float bowels. and lot of mighty gasket on every cover. guess there is more to follow since i just started to put the bike in pieces.

Mainerider · « **Reply #232 on:** November 18, 2012, 01:03:23 PM »

Had one in the shop the other day, the current owner couldn't be bothered with finding even a correctly oriented pair of clapped-out 30year-old oem rear shocks. No, Mensa Man finds a a POS pair with a clevis foot lower mount; unfortunately, his frame also had clevis foot shock mounts. Hmmmm.... clevis shock, clevis frame mount.... what to do...wait! I'll simply bash one of the two frame 's clevis feet inward on each side of the bike, then drop the shock clevis over the now-deformed frame clevis mounts. Then, I will attach them with the wrong pitch bolts, screwed in at a cockeyed angle... Can't teach stupid...

70CB750 · « **Reply #233 on:** November 18, 2012, 03:34:43 PM »

Guess this qualifies: the guy I bought engine fork and wheels from took apart running 78 CB750F to have a frame to build electrical scooter.

Stev-o · « **Reply #234 on:** November 18, 2012, 04:06:45 PM »

The PO of my red 550 failed to connect the three wires to the voltage regulator upon reassembly. The bike was not charging, and it was about the most simple repair I have ever done.

750K · « **Reply #235 on:** November 18, 2012, 05:16:12 PM »

PO of my bike is a good friend of mine, the worst thing he really did was cross thread the #2 spark plug and the only maintenance he did for the 3+ years he owned it was oil changes and plugs. He didnt lube or adjust the chain for 3 years, haha.

His biggest mistake was actually selling it to me and buying a 68 BSA chopper that now has a cracked bottom case somewhere, you pour oil in and it just dumps it right out again. He shoulda kept the 750 and done the repairs it needed, my gain I guess.

harisuluv · « **Reply #236 on:** November 18, 2012, 05:20:55 PM »

Hmmm... I think some things are missing here?? Notice "ignition" switch that was rigged. I later discovered that those "handlebars" are actually a very very heavy steel pipe >.<

>.<

This is ONE way to do risers...

Hacked off signals.

Fog lamp? Headlight? You decide.

Bike lowering: You're doing it wrong.

Looks solid.

Ugly.

This was my favorite: Fishing line brake light switch.

*shrug*

This is a new Carpy prototype.

I'm confused too.

Looks pretty industrial, huh?

Honda OEM?

madScientist · « **Reply #237 on:** November 18, 2012, 06:06:42 PM »

Glued the bowls to the carburetor. I wouldn't have figured it out if I hadn't seen the excess on the side of number 3...

Scariest application of heat I've ever done...

Stev-o · « **Reply #238 on:** November 18, 2012, 06:45:40 PM »

Haris - you just buy that? Unbelievable.

harisuluv · « **Reply #239 on:** November 18, 2012, 07:41:20 PM »

Nah that was my first 550 I bought for $150. I had a build thread for it but I haven't updated it in a looooong time. Just need a seat and paint, it's pretty nice now!

DustyRags · « **Reply #240 on:** November 18, 2012, 08:31:23 PM »

A PO put a too-thin washer under the lock nut for the cam chain tensioner on a '76 CB550. No biggie, except s/he then couldn't lock the adjust because the nut was biting the end of the threads on the tensioner lock screw, rather than locking against the cylinders. In an attempt to hold the lock screw in place while cranking that nut down, s/he broke the slot at the end of the screw, and then stripped out the lock in the tensioner.

Then my friend bought it, rode it for three years or so with the cam chain tensioner unlocked, and passed it to me. I tried to adjust the cam chain, and ended up doing a top-end rebuild.

When it was done, I couldn't get the stupid tensioner to lock in place. It felt like I was fighting myself... tossed a second washer under it, and boom, problem solved. If the PO had done that instead of forcing it, he could have saved me a top-end rebuild and saved that poor bike a lot of pain.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #241 on:** November 18, 2012, 10:45:42 PM »

Quote from: Stev-o on November 18, 2012, 04:06:45 PM

The PO of my red 550 failed to connect the three wires to the voltage regulator upon reassembly. The bike was not charging, and it was about the most simple repair I have ever done.

When I was 10 years old, I had a "Paper round" which I did on my bicycle. I'd deliver a couple hundred newspapers two nights a week after school, all for the princely sum of 2 bucks a week. One day I rode past a house and stopped to watch a heap of Aboriginal kids pushing each other around on a Honda QA50 "Amigo" mini bike.

I asked them what was wrong with their minibike and they said "It doesn't go, we think it's buggered", so I said "wanna swap me for my bicycle?" They said "yep", and as I'd finished my round we did the trade and I pushed the little Honda home, wondering to myself what my folks were gonna say when they found out I'd given my bicycle away.

As I'm pushing it along the road, I noticed that there was a wire hanging off the ignition coil, so I reconnected it, gave it a kick, and if fired right up. I rode it home, but my folks still weren't happy that I'd traded my bicycle without their permission. "What the hell" I thought to myself as I listened to my dad lecturing me, "you can't please all the people, all the time"............

shinyribs · « **Reply #242 on:** November 18, 2012, 11:10:28 PM »

Not my bike,but the PO of this bike was complaining of a slipping clutch and clutch chatter

simply appalling...

CycleRanger · « **Reply #243 on:** November 19, 2012, 06:43:02 AM »

Quote from: shinyribs on November 18, 2012, 11:10:28 PM

Not my bike,but the PO of this bike was complaining of a slipping clutch and clutch chatter simply appalling...

My god! I'll bet he never changed the oil either....

thenewbie · « **Reply #244 on:** November 20, 2012, 02:29:16 PM »

Hose clamps to install the mounting bracket for a vetter fairing... unless thats a common practice idk... i thought it looked sketchy

MCRider · « **Reply #245 on:** November 20, 2012, 04:15:22 PM »

Quote from: Cabilao on November 18, 2012, 03:53:39 AM

i have the carb intake of #1 cylinder welded to the head for whatever reason. plus some funny screws to hold the float bowels. and lot of mighty gasket on every cover. guess there is more to follow since i just started to put the bike in pieces.

many threads here recently about trying to remove that spigot and stripping all the threads out of the head. There is no need to remove it. Welding it back in is a fix, JBWeld or appropriate epoxy might be more elegant.

WhyNot2 · « **Reply #246 on:** November 20, 2012, 04:22:39 PM »

Plastic Exhaust Hangers;

Wonder how long they would have lasted::::::::::::::::::::

Stev-o · « **Reply #247 on:** November 20, 2012, 06:35:59 PM »

Quote from: budlite282 on November 20, 2012, 04:22:39 PM

Plastic Exhaust Hangers;

Wonder how long they would have lasted::::::::::::::::::::

5 min max!

DustyRags · « **Reply #248 on:** November 21, 2012, 08:10:02 AM »

Lasts forever as long as you don't ride and/or that cylinder never fires

flybox1 · « **Reply #249 on:** November 21, 2012, 08:20:58 AM »

he could have at least used a SS zip tie FFS

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Author Topic: What's the worst/dumbest thing a PO did to your bike? (Read 66920 times)