FergusonMisfit
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Ok here we go, putting up the info on getting my bike back to riding condition. But for the back story here we go. Pardon my messy garage, got divorced and moved out, then back in so i havent had time to clean this winter.
Been looking for a new bike for the last year at least. Test rode some buddies bike's zx-10, zx14, Gsxr 1k, yadda yadda yadda, and of course my buddies Busa. At the same time a friend was rebuilding his 2000 in the garage at my place. I always loved the lines and big bodies other guys complained about, so i set out to find one.
Enter Craigslist.
Ad was like this, 05 low miles, stock minus exhaust, replaced tank factory had dent. Blah blah blah, 3000k or best offer.
Did a bunch of research, asked the guy about miles, he said around 2400, i called BS.
So i had my busa friend go and look at it for me, i know enough about bikes but it seemed too good to be true, figured a guy who put almost 80k on his gen one would know more than I.
He sends me a pic and calls with details.
Behold it is too good to be true, bike has been modded, a bit more than the exhaust, has mainly vanity parts, chrome and billet, ignition has been punched out, airshifter, factory undertail hacked to poop, tires rotted (date stamed 2002), left side rashed from going down.
He says it runs but has a engine noise he cant pin point. On the bright side he says the miles are legit, title matches and some of the factory parts look barely worn, (brake discs), buddy says he haggled the guy and got him down to 2600 but he wont budge.
I told him to run like his ass was on fire. He leaves and goes to lunch, owner calls him back, and says if he can get 2k today it can go. So i weighed my options and pull the trigger, worst case i get it for 2 put 1500 in it and have a decent low mileage busa. So i go to get it.
Loaded it, and pulled into the wash bay to clear 3 years worth of dust off of it. Body is rough on the left side whole fairing is scraped with a few fairing bolt holes cracked. Right side is pretty good.
Fast forward to home, i started stripping it down, didnt take deconstruction pics but im sure most have seen the skeleton.
As i dig i find more crap, wiring harness has been clipped and butt jointed in several places for seemingly no reason, 2 redundant kill switches, fork seals are toast leaking like a 10 cent whore, sprocket cover busted as i now know is common, and it has naturally been home to a family of mice. Every bit of foam shredded and packed into the tail, piss and mouse turds galore, and tailwiring toast. On the good side,
Begin the repairs
New fork seals(all ballz) fixed the mess of wiring, solder iron and heat shrink replacing the butt connections, removed air shifter, cleaned the hell out of it, and found the source of the engine noise. Has a brocks manual cam chain tensioner, and it it LOOSE. Tighten the tensioner per brocks suggestion and tadaa engine noise gone. So now its running ok and most of the BS fixed, time for new shoes!!!!!!
Finally back on her own 2 feet. Now we are at the present, waiting on the billet sprocket cover from D&D racing to get here. Hopefully the noises from the clutches were due to the crack cover not fully holding them free.
Lastly deciding what to due with body work
05LE color i guess, debating on factory paint and repair or something new and fancy. What do you think, here is what im working with.
Been looking for a new bike for the last year at least. Test rode some buddies bike's zx-10, zx14, Gsxr 1k, yadda yadda yadda, and of course my buddies Busa. At the same time a friend was rebuilding his 2000 in the garage at my place. I always loved the lines and big bodies other guys complained about, so i set out to find one.
Enter Craigslist.
Ad was like this, 05 low miles, stock minus exhaust, replaced tank factory had dent. Blah blah blah, 3000k or best offer.
Did a bunch of research, asked the guy about miles, he said around 2400, i called BS.
So i had my busa friend go and look at it for me, i know enough about bikes but it seemed too good to be true, figured a guy who put almost 80k on his gen one would know more than I.
He sends me a pic and calls with details.
Behold it is too good to be true, bike has been modded, a bit more than the exhaust, has mainly vanity parts, chrome and billet, ignition has been punched out, airshifter, factory undertail hacked to poop, tires rotted (date stamed 2002), left side rashed from going down.
He says it runs but has a engine noise he cant pin point. On the bright side he says the miles are legit, title matches and some of the factory parts look barely worn, (brake discs), buddy says he haggled the guy and got him down to 2600 but he wont budge.
I told him to run like his ass was on fire. He leaves and goes to lunch, owner calls him back, and says if he can get 2k today it can go. So i weighed my options and pull the trigger, worst case i get it for 2 put 1500 in it and have a decent low mileage busa. So i go to get it.
Loaded it, and pulled into the wash bay to clear 3 years worth of dust off of it. Body is rough on the left side whole fairing is scraped with a few fairing bolt holes cracked. Right side is pretty good.
Fast forward to home, i started stripping it down, didnt take deconstruction pics but im sure most have seen the skeleton.
As i dig i find more crap, wiring harness has been clipped and butt jointed in several places for seemingly no reason, 2 redundant kill switches, fork seals are toast leaking like a 10 cent whore, sprocket cover busted as i now know is common, and it has naturally been home to a family of mice. Every bit of foam shredded and packed into the tail, piss and mouse turds galore, and tailwiring toast. On the good side,
Begin the repairs
New fork seals(all ballz) fixed the mess of wiring, solder iron and heat shrink replacing the butt connections, removed air shifter, cleaned the hell out of it, and found the source of the engine noise. Has a brocks manual cam chain tensioner, and it it LOOSE. Tighten the tensioner per brocks suggestion and tadaa engine noise gone. So now its running ok and most of the BS fixed, time for new shoes!!!!!!
Finally back on her own 2 feet. Now we are at the present, waiting on the billet sprocket cover from D&D racing to get here. Hopefully the noises from the clutches were due to the crack cover not fully holding them free.
Lastly deciding what to due with body work
05LE color i guess, debating on factory paint and repair or something new and fancy. What do you think, here is what im working with.
