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okeedokee i got a bit of time to give it a look-see yesterday before getting called into work midday and having to leave it.
i unbolted my seat, and pulled the plug that used to lead to the ignition switch, so there weren't any wires sticking out the side to hot wire it, you'll hafta lift the seat and short out the plug to start it now. ive also chained it down, but for now that the best i can do to secure it.
i actually had pulled the tool-case cover off the bike about a week before, and hadn't gotten to replacing it, so i do have intact lock that matches my key. i still have my key though, i hope they can just use that. i think ill look into pulling the pins out of the gas tank cap and just use a screwdriver for that.
as far as the shifter linkage rod, i broke that about a month ago and fashioned myself a new one out of a bolt, a 1 1/2 nut, and a tap and die kit... that was intact still.
if i had ran it for more than about 45 minutes or so, id get the dreaded "cam chain sound" from the right side, so i know i was needing versaglens adjuster but just hadn't bit the bullet yet. the motor didnt, sound different from before, so i dont think its gone yet but i only rode for about 30 feet before stopping... it was my impression that the motor simply seized once the adjuster died, so i think im partially ok, however i know this is something that will blow up on me soon so this will get fixed with everything else.
id be very willing to purchase the ignition switch and gas cap from you verslagen, and probably your tension-er and plug too, i get paid Friday so ill contact you then... i gotta call a locksmith too to get a quote for what it'll cost me to re-key too. Will the local Suzuki dealership be able to do that?
the rolling chafting/metal-on-metal noise happens even while the engine is off and you are rolling it by foot, so a rock wedged where its shouldn't be might be a good guess at the culprit, and a easy fix too if thats the case. ill try to get a phone recording of it making the noise, and take a few good pictures of that before i tear into it further.
dealership isnt open Sunday or Monday, so ive got to wait a bit to get a gasket before tearing into it, I'm in a apartment i dont want to start without being very ready. the pulley cover looks like it comes off with just a wrench, is the belt cover the same way?
SoC, honestly, i was hoping to learn about jetting, and maybe doing a carb swap and a wiseco piston, and while right now a engine swap feels beyond my skill/tool level, but, if i get to a point where i think i will need it, I will happily take you up on the offer...
I think Im wiling to spend, both in time and money, more than what i put into the bike to get it working again, just as a "(expletive) you, thief, you wont ruin things for me, ill fix it" sorta thing. This bike will ride mountain roads again, so help me.
thanks guys ill get some pics of it torn apart and well figure out where to go from there. who knows, maybe this'll be a new unknown problem that'll get fixed and added to the knowledge here.
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