TOXXIC Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Zip ties, and duct tape!! Sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobicus Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Ugh. Sorry dude. Had no idea. I figured as such. We were talking about it, and someone asked me if I thought the guy who sold it to me knew about it. I said "Naw, he's a dealer. He took it in on trade, the tech looked at it, it ran, that's not something they'd notice. " No worries, still not sure what I'm going to do. I've got a guy who thinks it can be welded, I figure it's worth a shot to see if he can weld it before I look at a motor swap. If it doesn't work, I'm out the cost of the guy's time. The theory is that the stainless pin that the weld won't stick to the stainless pin that holds the starter gear. So if he welds around it, we should still be able to pull the pin and clean up around it with an angle grinder/dremmel. That, plus a new stator cover should hold it. I don't want to fix it such that I know it's going to break over time, even though my plan is to fix it over the winter and sell it in the Spring. Not my style to sell something that I KNOW is fucked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superhawk996 Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 (edited) I'll second (or third?) the JB weld. I don't see the pin, bolt, nut relationship tho so I won't say it'll work. Edited October 12, 2015 by superhawk996 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR71BLACKBIRDXX Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I'd tell you that your engine case is cupped..... But I'm sure you don't want to hear it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBLXX Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Wait until Hobi finds out the BMW I sold him was totaled dis-assembled fixed and re-assembled with gorilla glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer212 Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 I've got another batch of beaters to post up here - not sure I should now...feel bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBLXX Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 You should ya crook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cecome Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 always like bike pics....post em up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furbird Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Scott, you shouldn't feel bad at all, it's not like they're certified pre-owned. They're as-is beater bikes, you would have no clue if somebody is hiding something like that unless you tore every bike down before you sold it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBLXX Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 He knew - he's a typical dealer. All about the profits. His kids are wearing Jordan's because of that sale. He flys around in his private plane - while people like Hobi used that bike to drive around the city to collect cans to provide food for his kids. So sad. (Scott knows I'm totally breaking balls) I'm sure he priced these bikes knowing exactly what the buyer could find when they looked under the hood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeXTrain99 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Post them up Scott. disclose what you know. That's as fair as any reasonable person can expect. We trust you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkxx Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Post up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockmeupto125 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Post up. I'm headed north today, so can't be tempted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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