Welcome to VFRworld.com! Log in or Sign up to interact with the community.

Another very rough/sad/roached bike followed me home

Discussion in '1st & 2nd Generation 1983-1989' started by straycat, Jun 4, 2023.

  1. sixdog

    sixdog Member

    Country:
    United States
    Joined:
    Sep 5, 2010
    Messages:
    1,943
    Likes Received:
    881
    Location:
    So California
    Quit !
    Ha ha ha


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
     


    This site may contain affiliate links for which VFRworld may be compensated
    #21
    straycat likes this.
  2. RogueRC24

    RogueRC24 Member

    Country:
    United States
    Joined:
    May 25, 2021
    Messages:
    2,048
    Likes Received:
    1,001
    Pick up some flip flops on the way to see the bike. You seem a little *cough* sick today Capt. GL!
     


    This site may contain affiliate links for which VFRworld may be compensated
    #22
  3. Captain 80s

    Captain 80s Member

    Country:
    United States
    Joined:
    Apr 25, 2009
    Messages:
    7,489
    Likes Received:
    3,564
    If he actually contacted me I still wouldn't be able to leave early. My boss left early for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and I need to be here.

    Otherwise I would bail. Again, I'm not even getting excited. Doesn't matter.
     


    This site may contain affiliate links for which VFRworld may be compensated
    #23
  4. straycat

    straycat Member

    Country:
    United States
    Joined:
    Jun 27, 2017
    Messages:
    1,511
    Likes Received:
    631
    Location:
    Canada
    That is just STUPID CHEAP, someone here HAS to buy that

    Similar bike here listed on kijiji for $15,000 CAD

    7eaacd8e-fedc-40a9-9677-0b71a5a2ea6d.jpeg
     


    This site may contain affiliate links for which VFRworld may be compensated
    #24
  5. straycat

    straycat Member

    Country:
    United States
    Joined:
    Jun 27, 2017
    Messages:
    1,511
    Likes Received:
    631
    Location:
    Canada
    don't you feel "not well" and "need to go home". ?
     


    This site may contain affiliate links for which VFRworld may be compensated
    #25
  6. Captain 80s

    Captain 80s Member

    Country:
    United States
    Joined:
    Apr 25, 2009
    Messages:
    7,489
    Likes Received:
    3,564
    Me and my buddy have sent emails. Mine was sent at minute 12.
     


    This site may contain affiliate links for which VFRworld may be compensated
    #26
  7. straycat

    straycat Member

    Country:
    United States
    Joined:
    Jun 27, 2017
    Messages:
    1,511
    Likes Received:
    631
    Location:
    Canada
    this one posted today at $11500 CAD

    979aeb46-daa0-447e-8288-49eb9fdc20d2.jpeg
     


    This site may contain affiliate links for which VFRworld may be compensated
    #27
  8. Captain 80s

    Captain 80s Member

    Country:
    United States
    Joined:
    Apr 25, 2009
    Messages:
    7,489
    Likes Received:
    3,564
    I have a Family dinner that I can't miss tonite, especially to buy a motorcycle.

    If you "feel" a "FFFFFFUUUUUUUCK!!!" permeate the ether in about 3 hours, it will be the exact moment I get an email as I'm walking up to the restaurant door.
     


    This site may contain affiliate links for which VFRworld may be compensated
    #28
  9. RogueRC24

    RogueRC24 Member

    Country:
    United States
    Joined:
    May 25, 2021
    Messages:
    2,048
    Likes Received:
    1,001
    Lets go the other route. Play cool, don't sweat it and see what happens tomorrow. You never know................................... but chances are your fucked. Just never know. They probably listed the bike and wont' touch their mail for 2 weeks.
     


    This site may contain affiliate links for which VFRworld may be compensated
    #29
  10. sixdog

    sixdog Member

    Country:
    United States
    Joined:
    Sep 5, 2010
    Messages:
    1,943
    Likes Received:
    881
    Location:
    So California
    You gotta know when to hold ‘em
    Know when ti fold em

    Go to dinner Mike …


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
     


    This site may contain affiliate links for which VFRworld may be compensated
    #30
  11. Captain 80s

    Captain 80s Member

    Country:
    United States
    Joined:
    Apr 25, 2009
    Messages:
    7,489
    Likes Received:
    3,564
    Oh, I'm going to dinner. Whatever happens, happens.

    Nothing will come of this for me tho. I'm cool with that.
     


    This site may contain affiliate links for which VFRworld may be compensated
    #31
  12. Captain 80s

    Captain 80s Member

    Country:
    United States
    Joined:
    Apr 25, 2009
    Messages:
    7,489
    Likes Received:
    3,564
    Ordered a cider down at the Boathouse. Sat down in the shade, got my phone out... Email notification.

    Walgreens digital receipt. Well my blood pressure did go up I suppose.

    :-(
     


    This site may contain affiliate links for which VFRworld may be compensated
    #32
  13. straycat

    straycat Member

    Country:
    United States
    Joined:
    Jun 27, 2017
    Messages:
    1,511
    Likes Received:
    631
    Location:
    Canada
    see, your a closet GIXXER lover after all
     


    This site may contain affiliate links for which VFRworld may be compensated
    #33
  14. Captain 80s

    Captain 80s Member

    Country:
    United States
    Joined:
    Apr 25, 2009
    Messages:
    7,489
    Likes Received:
    3,564
    Hah!

    But I'm an openly profit lover.
     


    This site may contain affiliate links for which VFRworld may be compensated
    #34
  15. RogueRC24

    RogueRC24 Member

    Country:
    United States
    Joined:
    May 25, 2021
    Messages:
    2,048
    Likes Received:
    1,001
    shhh who isn't
    hehehe
     


    This site may contain affiliate links for which VFRworld may be compensated
    #35
  16. Captain 80s

    Captain 80s Member

    Country:
    United States
    Joined:
    Apr 25, 2009
    Messages:
    7,489
    Likes Received:
    3,564
    Don't think I would sell a 86 Limited Edition. Well... Not immediately.
     


    This site may contain affiliate links for which VFRworld may be compensated
    #36
  17. sixdog

    sixdog Member

    Country:
    United States
    Joined:
    Sep 5, 2010
    Messages:
    1,943
    Likes Received:
    881
    Location:
    So California
    A true capitalist!!! I love it!!!
     


    This site may contain affiliate links for which VFRworld may be compensated
    #37
  18. straycat

    straycat Member

    Country:
    United States
    Joined:
    Jun 27, 2017
    Messages:
    1,511
    Likes Received:
    631
    Location:
    Canada
    Well, the Junk Yard Slabbie (yes, I bought it at a salvage yard), is quite F'd, this one is gonna challenge me every step of the way

    I got the electric's working (Bad contacts, blown fuses, seized stop & started buttons etc), made a key (first foray in to key cutting), got it to turn over off the starter button, got spark but I have no compression in 2 cyl and only 25-40 lbs in the other 2.

    Thinking stuck rings, I soaked the cylinders for 5 days in acetone & trans fluid, then in penetrating oils etc, cranking it over in between. today I put 10w30 in to see if the rings would seal up and compression is still the same, so im guessing the valves may have corrosion or are stuck open or ? so looks like the engine may have to come apart. I may pop the valve cover off and see what the valves are doing.

    Carbs are not stuck the flat slides still move nicely, no shyte or mouse nests in the air box

    I removed 5 litres of water from the fuel tank, zero fuel in it, I now have that soaking in 20 litres of vinegar but may do electrolysis on it instead. it has a leak, no surprise there

    Drained engine the oil which thankfully was just oil, no water in there
     


    This site may contain affiliate links for which VFRworld may be compensated
    #38
  19. Captain 80s

    Captain 80s Member

    Country:
    United States
    Joined:
    Apr 25, 2009
    Messages:
    7,489
    Likes Received:
    3,564


    This site may contain affiliate links for which VFRworld may be compensated
    #39
  20. sixdog

    sixdog Member

    Country:
    United States
    Joined:
    Sep 5, 2010
    Messages:
    1,943
    Likes Received:
    881
    Location:
    So California
    A little more money but you can at least go see it … beautiful lines


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
     


    This site may contain affiliate links for which VFRworld may be compensated
    #40
Related Topics

Share This Page