member3480
RICH
I just finished up a rebuild on a 4 cylinder bike. New top end rebuild. Had to get a set of used jugs because they don't make cylinders for this bike anymore. A good set of pistons and a brand new set of rings. Sucks when you can't get new parts. New gasket kit and I did a complete valve job on the head and because its a shim motor change out shims.
Now motor came out great very good compression after I had to clean up newer cylinders and make sure each piston fit was perfect. Now you would think that after all the hours on a bike that maybe worth $1500. that when I tell the owner he needs a new BATTERY he would just say get one. NOPE this guy wants to put a battery from another bike in this one to ride it home. $53.00 for new battery am I missing something???? Bike came to me running on this battery but low compression and oil leaks all over. But battery dies overnight just sitting and if I jump it bike starts right up and runs. Have you ever heard the saying throw good money after bad. Plus I have no way to ride bike because he jumps tags from one bike to another.
Am I crazy??? I got bad battery can't test but around my house on grass and he just wants to get on bike NO MILES TEST NOT Broken in and he thinks he can jump on highway do 70mph for a hour to his home and I got to give WARRANTY..
Is it me or wouldn't you want everything if you just paid $850.00 in parts and labor on a bike that was dead and brought back to life.
Now motor came out great very good compression after I had to clean up newer cylinders and make sure each piston fit was perfect. Now you would think that after all the hours on a bike that maybe worth $1500. that when I tell the owner he needs a new BATTERY he would just say get one. NOPE this guy wants to put a battery from another bike in this one to ride it home. $53.00 for new battery am I missing something???? Bike came to me running on this battery but low compression and oil leaks all over. But battery dies overnight just sitting and if I jump it bike starts right up and runs. Have you ever heard the saying throw good money after bad. Plus I have no way to ride bike because he jumps tags from one bike to another.
Am I crazy??? I got bad battery can't test but around my house on grass and he just wants to get on bike NO MILES TEST NOT Broken in and he thinks he can jump on highway do 70mph for a hour to his home and I got to give WARRANTY..
Is it me or wouldn't you want everything if you just paid $850.00 in parts and labor on a bike that was dead and brought back to life.