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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	I wonder what he wants for it 04/11/16 at 10:09:36 And if it'd be worth fixing https://houston.craigslist.org/mcy/5470463472.html
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: I wonder what he wants for it Reply #1 - 04/11/16 at 10:28:53 I briefly looked a long time ago, the v4 carbs are a b!tch to work on.
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: I wonder what he wants for it Reply #2 - 04/11/16 at 10:44:16 says he wants $400, it won't stay in 1st, the gear for the speedo is 'catching' and not run for 2 years so probably needs carbs cleaned carbs hard to reach or hard to fix once out?
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Reply #3 - 04/11/16 at 10:48:08

My neighbor had one that had sat for 8 years without being run, and obviously it needed work to clean out the gunky old fuel. The fuel tank on top drains to the one in the frame....then a fuel pump takes it to the carbs. I cleaned out the old fuel and made sure it pumped....and then moved on to the carbs. The first time it took me 5 hours to get the carbs off the bike....there is a lot of stuff to take off - the worst is a clip that holds a coolant line on the front of the rear cylinders, and it is nearly impossible to get to. I had to clean the carbs, and replace the diaphragms on the slides. Once I got it all cleaned up and back together it ran - but an O-ring on a coolant line went bad and the carbs had to come back off again....GRRRR! I got it all back together again.....and by then the O-rings on the fuel lines between the carbs had started to leak, and Honda no longer makes that part. Luckily there is a fellow that makes replacement tubes who sells on eBay - but one more time everything had to come off. By the 3rd time I could get the carbs off in only a couple of hours.

As soon as I got it together and running.....I sold it and I gave my neighbor half the money. The last thing I wanted was a motorcycle that had a 32 year old fuel pump/water pump/radiator and hoses.

I wouldn't waste my time on it.....especially if the darn thing has transmission trouble.

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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: I wonder what he wants for it Reply #4 - 04/11/16 at 10:55:32 well darn, I thought I wuz gonna score a deal I miss having a real MC
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5835 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: I wonder what he wants for it Reply #5 - 04/11/16 at 14:33:05 Well Art . Part it out on ebay !
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: I wonder what he wants for it Reply #6 - 04/12/16 at 06:55:21 why would I buy a bike to part it out? I buy bikes to ride
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old_rider Serious Thumper Offline Backyard Bill Productions Posts: 3147 flordia panhandle Gender:	Re: I wonder what he wants for it Reply #7 - 04/12/16 at 07:53:28 Art Webb wrote on 04/12/16 at 06:55:21: why would I buy a bike to part it out? I buy bikes to ride So you could make MORE money to get another one in better shape to ride
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Gus Senior Member Offline Thumpers Rock! Posts: 491 Minnesota Gender:	Re: I wonder what he wants for it Reply #8 - 04/12/16 at 08:25:39 I'd call. It might be free for the taking.
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: I wonder what he wants for it Reply #9 - 04/13/16 at 08:56:52 Gus wrote on 04/12/16 at 08:25:39: I'd call. It might be free for the taking. already got that answer, he wants $400 if it weren't for the complex feuling system with the 32 year old electric fuel pump I'd likely go get it
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Gus Senior Member Offline Thumpers Rock! Posts: 491 Minnesota Gender:	Re: I wonder what he wants for it Reply #10 - 04/13/16 at 09:28:26 You can buy less complicated repairs for that kind of money!
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: I wonder what he wants for it Reply #11 - 04/13/16 at 10:24:51 that's pretty much what Dave said
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