Well here she is. I finally got around to pulling this out of the shed the other day.
I know it's really rough, and that's why I've been neglecting to start this project. And I have other project bikes I need to finish. I got it real cheap last fall. It has a title but the guy I got it from said the engine was locked up. The kicker wouldn't move.
So the other day I dragged it out and got three of the spark plugs out after several rounds of penetrating oil. The last one is moving but it's very tight and I don't want to break it (been there, it sucks). So I've been spraying oil in the cylinders and took the stator cover off and the engine turns over! Wooot! Now the kicker moves as well. It actually moves pretty easily. When I get a spare minute, I'll get the other plug out and check the compression. I was expecting to rebuild the engine and will still probably have to, but I'm curious to see where I'm at with it now.
I don't know how quickly I'll be moving on this project. I'm notorious for having some projects last years and others only a couple of months. This week I need to put a new engine in my boat and since I want to get out on the water with it soon, that project comes first.
I would like to turn it into a cafe bike, but we'll see where it ends up.
I know it's really rough, and that's why I've been neglecting to start this project. And I have other project bikes I need to finish. I got it real cheap last fall. It has a title but the guy I got it from said the engine was locked up. The kicker wouldn't move.
So the other day I dragged it out and got three of the spark plugs out after several rounds of penetrating oil. The last one is moving but it's very tight and I don't want to break it (been there, it sucks). So I've been spraying oil in the cylinders and took the stator cover off and the engine turns over! Wooot! Now the kicker moves as well. It actually moves pretty easily. When I get a spare minute, I'll get the other plug out and check the compression. I was expecting to rebuild the engine and will still probably have to, but I'm curious to see where I'm at with it now.
I don't know how quickly I'll be moving on this project. I'm notorious for having some projects last years and others only a couple of months. This week I need to put a new engine in my boat and since I want to get out on the water with it soon, that project comes first.
I would like to turn it into a cafe bike, but we'll see where it ends up.