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320icar · 05-19-2014, 12:29 PM

so as i said, i wasted no time before dissecting her on the operating table. it has some recent work done like new tires, new gear oil, rebuild carb etc. battery was flat dead but its a kick start so whatevaaaa.

welp, might as well see if she runs. turn the key on, set the choke, and first kick she fired right up! completely smoked out my friend behind me who was working on his triumph of course. after about 10 seconds she sputtered down and died. spend the next half hour adjusting stuff but she wouldnt fire back up. nurse! hand the me the scalpel!

Untitled by 320iCar, on Flickr

Untitled by 320iCar, on Flickr

sit rep: i could see some particulate in the fuel filter, and the fuel had a slight yellow/amber colour to it. decided to pull the carb an check it out. itself is very clean, but once i took the fuel bowl off i could see sediment and fine particulate sitting at the bottom of the bowl. i knew then right away that clearly the gas in the tank was no good LOL. pulled the tank and drained it. i can see that the tank has been sealed before with what looks like a really thick white material. never seen it before though in a tank.

at this point i have figured out how god damn easy this bike is to work on. give me half an hour and some socket wrenches and i can have that thing down to a bare frame. i was contemplating cleaning it up and getting collector plates for it, but a bike like this is soo cheap to insure anyways, why bother? cut it up and have fun with it, and ride the balls off of it.

so i figured hell, lets make this a great looking cafe racer! here are the things i need to do
1) fix gas tank, make sure it has spark, get it running smooth
2) find or make a cafe seat pan, and seat
3) delete the battery, find a nicer oil reserve container
3) tuck wiring and hide electrics
4) tear down and paint accordingly

i already know what im going to paint it like as well. gulf racing motherfuckers! im pretty much going to model it after my giant road bike. more info to follow as things progress..

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05-19-2014, 12:29 PM	#2
320icar RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Richmond Posts: 8,469 Thanked 14,968 Times in 3,904 Posts Failed 471 Times in 216 Posts	so as i said, i wasted no time before dissecting her on the operating table. it has some recent work done like new tires, new gear oil, rebuild carb etc. battery was flat dead but its a kick start so whatevaaaa. welp, might as well see if she runs. turn the key on, set the choke, and first kick she fired right up! completely smoked out my friend behind me who was working on his triumph of course. after about 10 seconds she sputtered down and died. spend the next half hour adjusting stuff but she wouldnt fire back up. nurse! hand the me the scalpel! Untitled by 320iCar, on Flickr Untitled by 320iCar, on Flickr sit rep: i could see some particulate in the fuel filter, and the fuel had a slight yellow/amber colour to it. decided to pull the carb an check it out. itself is very clean, but once i took the fuel bowl off i could see sediment and fine particulate sitting at the bottom of the bowl. i knew then right away that clearly the gas in the tank was no good LOL. pulled the tank and drained it. i can see that the tank has been sealed before with what looks like a really thick white material. never seen it before though in a tank. at this point i have figured out how god damn easy this bike is to work on. give me half an hour and some socket wrenches and i can have that thing down to a bare frame. i was contemplating cleaning it up and getting collector plates for it, but a bike like this is soo cheap to insure anyways, why bother? cut it up and have fun with it, and ride the balls off of it. so i figured hell, lets make this a great looking cafe racer! here are the things i need to do 1) fix gas tank, make sure it has spark, get it running smooth 2) find or make a cafe seat pan, and seat 3) delete the battery, find a nicer oil reserve container 3) tuck wiring and hide electrics 4) tear down and paint accordingly i already know what im going to paint it like as well. gulf racing motherfuckers! im pretty much going to model it after my giant road bike. more info to follow as things progress.. Untitled by 320iCar, on Flickr Untitled by 320iCar, on Flickr Untitled by 320iCar, on Flickr