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I was feeling left out with all the big boys on the site with their fiddy's and stuff, then I found out that one of the apprentices at work had an XR80 that hadn't started for over 5 years and when it did stop it was running like a real pig.
He doesn't want to sell it, but I nagged and nagged him to give it to me to get running. He thought it wasn't worth selling and he's right. He'll get nothing for it and my offer would be about 1/4 of what they're going for in the paper. I wanted to try it out for size for my son too, (way too big for now). Possession is 9/10ths of the law right? Lets see him get it back!
It looks like a real POS at the moment, but with closer inspection all it will take is a bit of TLC it should scrub up OK.
Steering head bearings and wheel bearings need replacing and a good clean and polish (after I get it fired up). Tyres and chain are spot on all the cables work. Kick starter lever is rs, nothing a bit of welding and grinding wont fix. Plenty of compression and spark, have to ditch the old fuel first. He had the plug thread helicoiled and got piston and rings fitted at the same time and it broke down before he'd finished running it in, so hopefully it is just a carb or timing problem.
So now I have something to keep me occupied for the last couple of weekends of winter. I gave the pipe and the top of the engine case and a bit for the rims a quick rub to get an idea of how far gone it was in appearance, it should scrub up ok with some paint on the tank etc.
He doesn't want to sell it, but I nagged and nagged him to give it to me to get running. He thought it wasn't worth selling and he's right. He'll get nothing for it and my offer would be about 1/4 of what they're going for in the paper. I wanted to try it out for size for my son too, (way too big for now). Possession is 9/10ths of the law right? Lets see him get it back!
It looks like a real POS at the moment, but with closer inspection all it will take is a bit of TLC it should scrub up OK.
Steering head bearings and wheel bearings need replacing and a good clean and polish (after I get it fired up). Tyres and chain are spot on all the cables work. Kick starter lever is rs, nothing a bit of welding and grinding wont fix. Plenty of compression and spark, have to ditch the old fuel first. He had the plug thread helicoiled and got piston and rings fitted at the same time and it broke down before he'd finished running it in, so hopefully it is just a carb or timing problem.
So now I have something to keep me occupied for the last couple of weekends of winter. I gave the pipe and the top of the engine case and a bit for the rims a quick rub to get an idea of how far gone it was in appearance, it should scrub up ok with some paint on the tank etc.
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