Thursday, February 11, 2010
Sold Enough??
Well, I think I've sold my jewelers bench and shotgun to generate enough cash to complete my bike. The new owner of the bench is supposed to pick it up Saturday so I can pay the "Rancom" on my heads & cylinders on Monday and start the process of putting my bike back together. This should also leave enough cash to title & register it as well as pay for the insurance for the year and allow me to get a decent Brain Bucket. We'll See!!
Monday, February 1, 2010
It Begins JAnuary 9, 2010
OK, After 30 years of waiting I find an 89 Harly FLT with 71,000 miles on craigslist and drive 6 hours to pick it up. It was advertised as "come and drive it home". So, for obvious reason (It was New Jersy in January) I wasn't going to drive it home but was picking it up in my buddy's pickup truck. We get there and it's already running... problem??? The seller said the battery was dead. OK, it starts right up when I shut it off but made a funny popping sound. The seller said the rear exhaust was loose... I can deal with that. We load it up and head for home. When we finally reach my friend's house where we'll be working on it, we offload it and check it out. Of course it won't start, the battery is dead. WHile it's charging I head home to change and am back within an hour. My friend has bas news for me... it's not the rear exhaust, it's a blown head gasket!
OK, I can deal with this. The previous owner said he's planned on replacing the gaskets this winter but hadn't gotten to it. HE even had a full upper gasket set he included with the bike. So we start to strip the bike to take the heads off.
1st Warning! The gas tank bolts had no nuts on them. They were just stuck in the holes and would have fallen out with in 30 miles of riding!!!
2nd Warning! Only 1/2 of the head bolts were tight! So my buddy and I talk about it and we're going to have the heads checked and a valve job done just in case. I don't want to have to rebuild this during the summer when I'd rather be riding. My buddy kow a place that always treated him right. An upper rebuild should only cost between $400 - $500.00. So he drops the heads and cylonders off that week.
January 19, 2010
Just heard from my buddy helping me rebuild my bike. NOT good news. HE told the guy at the shop my whole budget for this rebuild was $500.00. Well, the rebuild is done and it came to $975.00! ! ! WHAT? ! >? No phone call or anyting. Neither of us are very happy to say the least. So now I have to part with a few choice posessions to come up with the cash to pay the ransome on my heads and cylinders. ...to be continued...
OK, I can deal with this. The previous owner said he's planned on replacing the gaskets this winter but hadn't gotten to it. HE even had a full upper gasket set he included with the bike. So we start to strip the bike to take the heads off.
1st Warning! The gas tank bolts had no nuts on them. They were just stuck in the holes and would have fallen out with in 30 miles of riding!!!
2nd Warning! Only 1/2 of the head bolts were tight! So my buddy and I talk about it and we're going to have the heads checked and a valve job done just in case. I don't want to have to rebuild this during the summer when I'd rather be riding. My buddy kow a place that always treated him right. An upper rebuild should only cost between $400 - $500.00. So he drops the heads and cylonders off that week.
January 19, 2010
Just heard from my buddy helping me rebuild my bike. NOT good news. HE told the guy at the shop my whole budget for this rebuild was $500.00. Well, the rebuild is done and it came to $975.00! ! ! WHAT? ! >? No phone call or anyting. Neither of us are very happy to say the least. So now I have to part with a few choice posessions to come up with the cash to pay the ransome on my heads and cylinders. ...to be continued...
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