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Old August 27th, 2018, 07:03 AM   #10
jkv45
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Name: Jay
Location: WI
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Motorcycle(s): '06 SV650n, '00 Derbi GPR, '64 CA77 Dream 305, '70 CL450 Scrambler, numerous dirt bikes

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Originally Posted by Finesse View Post
these things are SICK and I want one.. but I don't do the kind of riding it wants to do... did you get it running yet?
Well, we tried...

Turns out it's not going to be as easy as I hoped (surprise!)

The kid I bought it from didn't tell me the whole truth, just said it sat for a couple years and wouldn't start.

Truth is it's not running because he or someone messed it up. First clue was a lack of air filter (!), and after not firing up when it should have we pulled the valve cover to find one of the cam lobes was GROUND DOWN! Like there's a bent valve and they GROUND the cam down so it wouldn't hang open. 0 clearance on the exhaust valves as well.

I think the cam timing is off as well, but it needs to have the head pulled to see just what's going on (nothing good...). It may need rings, piston, cylinder, valves, etc. - but it for sure needs a cam.

So no good news this weekend. Honestly, I expected to find a few rookie things but not quite this much.
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