double trouble
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This week I went to see a bike that was bought from a police impound lot.
The owner wanted $150 online but we agreed at $100. The bike itself is a trek 920 . The owner was not there when I went to look at it. His baby sitter was. The bike was a total wreck. None of the shifters work. The clutch is an old sturey archer brake cable. There is no kickstand . the gas tank was from a mower and held on with a bungee cord. The idler is a mower metal pulley. There was rust and grease all over it. The brake pads were falling off. The throttle did not move. I am sure there was more , but i'll remember later.
I told the girl that I would pay no more than $80 and handed her 4 20's . The owner never called to ask about the other $20 so I guess he told her to take whatever he could get. I tossed it in my trunk and went home.
The owner had said that he rode it around the block a couple times , but I know that was impossible. So he lied.The fuel line was split as well as the filter. The throttle was jammed wide open. I sprayed the carb with starting fluid and took off. The motor roared to life at full throttle. At least I knew it would run.
I pulled the throttle cable out of the carb and lubed it as best i could. I had some copper and hose for a new gas line. The gas tank was old red color. That got a flat paint job today.
Almost every nut , bolt , and screw was loose including the head. I found out this morning on my first test ride as the bike steamed a bit. The carb still like to jam open and would not come back down to idle.
I used 320 grit on the slide rod and polishing compound on the slide itself. Better but not right yet.
The bike got a severe cleaning and rust removal today. I can not get the old seat post out. I beat on the old one for an hour and finally gave up. The old junk blue seat was swapped for a nice one I had lying around. The post fits inside the old one.
Lots of time was spent with the welded gas tank bracket and I finally gave up and used jumbo tie wraps.
The bike will run and ride now. I'll see how bad the carb idle is tomorrow.
Here are a couple after pics.
By double1trouble1 at 2011-10-07
By double1trouble1 at 2011-10-07
Any tips on why the carb will not come back down to idle very quickly would be appreciated. Overall I am pretty satisfied with the bike , just because i took a pile of junk and made it work.
Just missed out on an old schwinn cruiser today too. That would have been a good $30 solution.
The owner wanted $150 online but we agreed at $100. The bike itself is a trek 920 . The owner was not there when I went to look at it. His baby sitter was. The bike was a total wreck. None of the shifters work. The clutch is an old sturey archer brake cable. There is no kickstand . the gas tank was from a mower and held on with a bungee cord. The idler is a mower metal pulley. There was rust and grease all over it. The brake pads were falling off. The throttle did not move. I am sure there was more , but i'll remember later.
I told the girl that I would pay no more than $80 and handed her 4 20's . The owner never called to ask about the other $20 so I guess he told her to take whatever he could get. I tossed it in my trunk and went home.
The owner had said that he rode it around the block a couple times , but I know that was impossible. So he lied.The fuel line was split as well as the filter. The throttle was jammed wide open. I sprayed the carb with starting fluid and took off. The motor roared to life at full throttle. At least I knew it would run.
I pulled the throttle cable out of the carb and lubed it as best i could. I had some copper and hose for a new gas line. The gas tank was old red color. That got a flat paint job today.
Almost every nut , bolt , and screw was loose including the head. I found out this morning on my first test ride as the bike steamed a bit. The carb still like to jam open and would not come back down to idle.
I used 320 grit on the slide rod and polishing compound on the slide itself. Better but not right yet.
The bike got a severe cleaning and rust removal today. I can not get the old seat post out. I beat on the old one for an hour and finally gave up. The old junk blue seat was swapped for a nice one I had lying around. The post fits inside the old one.
Lots of time was spent with the welded gas tank bracket and I finally gave up and used jumbo tie wraps.
The bike will run and ride now. I'll see how bad the carb idle is tomorrow.
Here are a couple after pics.
By double1trouble1 at 2011-10-07
By double1trouble1 at 2011-10-07
Any tips on why the carb will not come back down to idle very quickly would be appreciated. Overall I am pretty satisfied with the bike , just because i took a pile of junk and made it work.
Just missed out on an old schwinn cruiser today too. That would have been a good $30 solution.
