A buddy and I went and picked this up yesterday, free! The previous owner said he wasn't getting any spark. He even threw in a full printed shop manual with wiring diagrams and an illustrated parts book. We took it back to my friend's house (it is technically his, at least for now) and fiddled with it for a while, and I decided the wiring needed to be gone through to get rid of the electrical tape and afro-engineering, so it ended up at my house.
I took off all the enduro stuff, lights, etc, and a huge pile of the wiring. Only 4 or 5 wires were actually needed for the ignition circuit, so I got all that together, and got a little bit of spark out of it, and then discovered the ignition coil is cracked open.
I also took the carb apart, and cleaned it thoroughly (the fuel inlet to needle seat passage was completely clogged).
This is the bike with most of the accessories removed, including the huge rotten *** seat, and broken fenders. Most likely going to keep it this way.
I was bored today, so I decided to make a little flattrack-style seat to replace the massive stock unit, as it was so rotten, and I like a lower riding position.
Took some scrap OSB, and did a little sawing and sanding with my grinder:
Much lower profile, the old seat was even with the rear kick-up on the subframe:
Added some steel to allow it to slide into the stock frame mount, and provisions for some kind of rear latch mechanism (zip ties for now):
Add some shoddy upholstery work, and there it is.
Any comments?
I took off all the enduro stuff, lights, etc, and a huge pile of the wiring. Only 4 or 5 wires were actually needed for the ignition circuit, so I got all that together, and got a little bit of spark out of it, and then discovered the ignition coil is cracked open.
I also took the carb apart, and cleaned it thoroughly (the fuel inlet to needle seat passage was completely clogged).
This is the bike with most of the accessories removed, including the huge rotten *** seat, and broken fenders. Most likely going to keep it this way.
I was bored today, so I decided to make a little flattrack-style seat to replace the massive stock unit, as it was so rotten, and I like a lower riding position.
Took some scrap OSB, and did a little sawing and sanding with my grinder:
Much lower profile, the old seat was even with the rear kick-up on the subframe:
Added some steel to allow it to slide into the stock frame mount, and provisions for some kind of rear latch mechanism (zip ties for now):
Add some shoddy upholstery work, and there it is.
Any comments?
