Jfl0528
Cool guy
hey everyone,
A while back I had posted that I bought a 1977 xs sight unseen. I did not know if it ran or not, I just bought it. It was beat up. I ripped the engine out and started buying carbs, intakes, etc. I popped the right side spark plug out and stuck my thumb in the hole while I cranked it to feel compression. Felt fine. I assumed both sides were okay. I thought wrong. Turns out the left side has no compression. Literally zero.
I think that for the price of buying engine rebuild parts or big bore kits, it’s not worth keeping the bike.
Of all the experienced bike builders and riders on here, would you recommend that I spend money on rebuilding it? Or should I trash the idea altogether?
I think it would be a fun little project to make it EXACTLY how I want it. But I’m not certain dumping money into it would be a good idea.
I bought it for $300 this past September, and so far I have $250 into it.
What do we think? I need some guidance, all my friends say trash it.
A while back I had posted that I bought a 1977 xs sight unseen. I did not know if it ran or not, I just bought it. It was beat up. I ripped the engine out and started buying carbs, intakes, etc. I popped the right side spark plug out and stuck my thumb in the hole while I cranked it to feel compression. Felt fine. I assumed both sides were okay. I thought wrong. Turns out the left side has no compression. Literally zero.
I think that for the price of buying engine rebuild parts or big bore kits, it’s not worth keeping the bike.
Of all the experienced bike builders and riders on here, would you recommend that I spend money on rebuilding it? Or should I trash the idea altogether?
I think it would be a fun little project to make it EXACTLY how I want it. But I’m not certain dumping money into it would be a good idea.
I bought it for $300 this past September, and so far I have $250 into it.
What do we think? I need some guidance, all my friends say trash it.