Round at my girlfriend's parents farm, I dug out an old trail bike. Its been in a barn for 10 years and not moved since they got a quad bike.
Its had all the lights and instruments stripped off and has a few plastics missing.
After dragging it out the barn, removing the minging air filter, checking for spark, draining stale fuel and topping up with some 2 stroke premix we ran it off and bump started it.
It ran but stalls on letting the clutch out. Also won't kick start. Gear selection is a little hit and miss.
I removed the carb and cleaned out a load of build up but ran out of petrol to try starting again.
I'm going to see if I can get it to run well enough to do a few laps of the field and then I'll strip down and give it some paint.
This just dropped through the door:
A Haynes manual of the old school where they actually show you how to strip the engine and gearbox right down.
Its never going to be road legal but I will use it for running round the farm and lanes on.
Starting a shopping list:
Air filter
Fresh gearbox oil
Chain and sprockets
Big tin of black hammerite
And probably a hundred other things when I come to take it apart.
First time I've ever had a motorbike let alone a 2 stroke water cooled beast so any advice appreciated. To be honest I was staggered the thing started and ran, now I have these wild ideas of rebuilding it.
Its had all the lights and instruments stripped off and has a few plastics missing.
After dragging it out the barn, removing the minging air filter, checking for spark, draining stale fuel and topping up with some 2 stroke premix we ran it off and bump started it.
It ran but stalls on letting the clutch out. Also won't kick start. Gear selection is a little hit and miss.
I removed the carb and cleaned out a load of build up but ran out of petrol to try starting again.
I'm going to see if I can get it to run well enough to do a few laps of the field and then I'll strip down and give it some paint.
This just dropped through the door:
A Haynes manual of the old school where they actually show you how to strip the engine and gearbox right down.
Its never going to be road legal but I will use it for running round the farm and lanes on.
Starting a shopping list:
Air filter
Fresh gearbox oil
Chain and sprockets
Big tin of black hammerite
And probably a hundred other things when I come to take it apart.
First time I've ever had a motorbike let alone a 2 stroke water cooled beast so any advice appreciated. To be honest I was staggered the thing started and ran, now I have these wild ideas of rebuilding it.
