Hey guys..
I took my bike which i bought 2nd hand in October last year to the mechanic for some work on the exhaust.
Horror of Horrors.....when the lefthand faring came off the mechanic asked me to take a look at the radiator. The bolt that is supposed to hold the radiator to the mount was sheared, and the radiator was held on by CABLE TIES!!! I freaked!
Fortunately for me this was prior to going on a decent ride and so i told the trusty mechanic to give the bike a good examination. This was the only thing that he found wrong with it and suggested that it was probably broken when the previous owner changed the pipes.
So a bit of grinding, drilling and re-tapping later it was all fixed...
But like my post says - Second Hand Horrors - beware of second hand bikes no matter how good they look and make sure you take it to a good reliable mechanic for a once over before you start the serious stuff.
Any other horror stories??
Paul.
I took my bike which i bought 2nd hand in October last year to the mechanic for some work on the exhaust.
Horror of Horrors.....when the lefthand faring came off the mechanic asked me to take a look at the radiator. The bolt that is supposed to hold the radiator to the mount was sheared, and the radiator was held on by CABLE TIES!!! I freaked!
Fortunately for me this was prior to going on a decent ride and so i told the trusty mechanic to give the bike a good examination. This was the only thing that he found wrong with it and suggested that it was probably broken when the previous owner changed the pipes.
So a bit of grinding, drilling and re-tapping later it was all fixed...
But like my post says - Second Hand Horrors - beware of second hand bikes no matter how good they look and make sure you take it to a good reliable mechanic for a once over before you start the serious stuff.
Any other horror stories??
Paul.