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Old January 30th, 2022, 07:55 AM   #14
spotmaxdog
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Name: Terry
Location: Pensacola FL
Join Date: Jan 2022

Motorcycle(s): BMW R1200GS, R1100S, Suzuki GR650, Ninja 250 Pregen

Posts: 24
Previous owner was like, “i couldn’t get it running, i cleaned the carbs, replaced ignition and plugs, replaced the battery, and changed all fluids”

Translated.. “i broke the **** out of the carbs, went to autozone and got a random $3 spark plug that fit in the hole because all spark plugs are the same, got a $30 battery from Walmart that doesn’t even fit in the battery box, and overfilled the oil with about 1 gallon of gasoline because my eBay tank petcock leaked gas from the vacuum diaphragm directly into the cylinders.” Ironically the cylinders jugs were perfect because the rings were stuck in their grooves. No scoring from the hours of cranking with gasoline washing down the cylinder walls wondering why it wouldn’t start.

At this point I’m treating every system he touched as broken until proven otherwise.
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