Hi Everyone! First post here... Found some awesome threads surfing for ideas for my bike and found some great contributions going on here.
First bike I've owned. I've rode around a bit before on some street and dirt bikes so I'm excited to get this cruiser cruising.
Found this bike on craigslist for a whopping $50. Listed as "Needs Work" by some people moving out of town. PO indicates it has sat for a year but did run a year ago. He said the bike got parked for some military duty and when they returned a week later she'd been vandalized/beaten up. She definitely needs some cosmetic work: Obvious to me is tank is bashed, front left and rear right turn signals, ignition ripped off, seat lock drilled, shifter pedal bent.
Couldn't get it to start initially then my neighbor helped me clean the float bowls and jets. We finally got her to start after she spit some hairball out and brown smoke she'd run but kind of smokey (oil burning?). I've got her to turn over a few times since then and even rode her down the street. Need to curb my desire to cruise while I haven't done general maintenance. I'm sure you have an idea of my excitement of riding.
Goals / Concerns:
- Fuel tank rust, looks clean but I want to put an inline filter on there to ensure no garbage in my carb
- Clean carbs or rebuild carb
- General Maintenance and cleaning.
- Functional and cosmetic repairs.
I'll probably have more questions and believe I've found some answers here already.
And for the Images
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First bike I've owned. I've rode around a bit before on some street and dirt bikes so I'm excited to get this cruiser cruising.
Found this bike on craigslist for a whopping $50. Listed as "Needs Work" by some people moving out of town. PO indicates it has sat for a year but did run a year ago. He said the bike got parked for some military duty and when they returned a week later she'd been vandalized/beaten up. She definitely needs some cosmetic work: Obvious to me is tank is bashed, front left and rear right turn signals, ignition ripped off, seat lock drilled, shifter pedal bent.
Couldn't get it to start initially then my neighbor helped me clean the float bowls and jets. We finally got her to start after she spit some hairball out and brown smoke she'd run but kind of smokey (oil burning?). I've got her to turn over a few times since then and even rode her down the street. Need to curb my desire to cruise while I haven't done general maintenance. I'm sure you have an idea of my excitement of riding.
Goals / Concerns:
- Fuel tank rust, looks clean but I want to put an inline filter on there to ensure no garbage in my carb
- Clean carbs or rebuild carb
- General Maintenance and cleaning.
- Functional and cosmetic repairs.
I'll probably have more questions and believe I've found some answers here already.
And for the Images
[attachment=2:2vfep9f6]0407091847 (Large).jpg[/attachment:2vfep9f6]
[attachment=3:2vfep9f6]0407091846 (Large).jpg[/attachment:2vfep9f6]
[attachment=1:2vfep9f6]0407091847a (Large).jpg[/attachment:2vfep9f6]
[attachment=0:2vfep9f6]0407091853 (Large).jpg[/attachment:2vfep9f6]
