1 You get what you pay for. Sun May 05, 2024 1:47 pm
Ballzac
active member
So I picked up a 86' k100rs from a retired college professor for 250. I was shocked at the price so I proceeded to ask what was wrong with it. First off no title, bummer but that's okay, then he said other than that nothing. Was running before he started the dismantling process before covid happened and he shelfed the project when he got to electrical because it was too complicated for him. The bike was his brother's from PA and he drove it to his house in Princeton in 2020 before half getting it to a scrambler.
Fast forward 3 years I purchase said bike with plans on making it into a cafe. I am excited tearing it down in preparation for repaint since I don't trust said professor used the right kind of paint and want to replace the hardware and gaskets with all new or at least clean what I can. Everything comes off, everything looks good till I get to the crank case and find a very tragic site, at least that's what I currently am thinking. There was no fluid in the bike for god knows how long, there was a mouse making my engine it's living room. Definitely wont be giving this dude a cookie... So my question is, what the hell do I do? I am already out of my dept here just reading and researching what I can do get this bike to where I want and now I guess I have to tear apart and rebuild the engine? Any advice would be appreciated
https://i.servimg.com/u/f60/20/56/25/21/img_5310.jpg
Fast forward 3 years I purchase said bike with plans on making it into a cafe. I am excited tearing it down in preparation for repaint since I don't trust said professor used the right kind of paint and want to replace the hardware and gaskets with all new or at least clean what I can. Everything comes off, everything looks good till I get to the crank case and find a very tragic site, at least that's what I currently am thinking. There was no fluid in the bike for god knows how long, there was a mouse making my engine it's living room. Definitely wont be giving this dude a cookie... So my question is, what the hell do I do? I am already out of my dept here just reading and researching what I can do get this bike to where I want and now I guess I have to tear apart and rebuild the engine? Any advice would be appreciated
https://i.servimg.com/u/f60/20/56/25/21/img_5310.jpg