02-08-13, 09:17 AM
Aha, the plot thickens then?
I was first told the bike was for sale by a mate last January, i went to look at it and it was in a rather scruffy state cosmetically, no-one was home so i left it at that and bought a BMW R100S.
Fast forward to the middle of July and the beemer needed an engine strip, as it was getting quite tired, so when i was going to Caernarfon for a dental appointment, i called round where the bike had been before and it was still there....except this time it looked like a different bike, very clean and obviously quite a bit of TLC had been lavished on it.
As i mentioned in my opening post, it had been given a full service and had 12 months tax and test, the guy selling it said that he had only bought it originally because his son in law had taken up biking and so he bought the Fazer so they could go for the odd spin together!
He said he want's a smaller bike, as the Fazer was too big cc wise for what he needs.
So, the bike had been stood for quite a while and i imagine that the carbs could well be gummed up slightly, although the smoking has me a touch worried, a broken ring perhaps?
I'll check what i can and then let matey with the dyno check the carbs and maybe a compression test and take it from there i suppose.
I gave £1,500 for the bike, slightly over the top maybe but i don't think i've bought a donkey, apart from these issues, it goes really well.
Thanks again guys, G ; )
I was first told the bike was for sale by a mate last January, i went to look at it and it was in a rather scruffy state cosmetically, no-one was home so i left it at that and bought a BMW R100S.
Fast forward to the middle of July and the beemer needed an engine strip, as it was getting quite tired, so when i was going to Caernarfon for a dental appointment, i called round where the bike had been before and it was still there....except this time it looked like a different bike, very clean and obviously quite a bit of TLC had been lavished on it.
As i mentioned in my opening post, it had been given a full service and had 12 months tax and test, the guy selling it said that he had only bought it originally because his son in law had taken up biking and so he bought the Fazer so they could go for the odd spin together!
He said he want's a smaller bike, as the Fazer was too big cc wise for what he needs.
So, the bike had been stood for quite a while and i imagine that the carbs could well be gummed up slightly, although the smoking has me a touch worried, a broken ring perhaps?
I'll check what i can and then let matey with the dyno check the carbs and maybe a compression test and take it from there i suppose.
I gave £1,500 for the bike, slightly over the top maybe but i don't think i've bought a donkey, apart from these issues, it goes really well.
Thanks again guys, G ; )
Life's a long song....