Does Anyone Know Anything About Motorcycles?

[Hudson]

yup, thats the idea there. and fyi its not so much that someone may have thought they were evil knievel (although with a sportbike thats more than likely what happened)...with motorcycles its a not a matter of IF you hit the ground its WHEN you hit the ground...some riders get it out of the way quick and REALLY fuck up (me) and some go years and never even drop a bike. if someone who rides ever tells you they never dropped a bike either they dont ride much or theyre a liar

but yeah see what ya can get out of it, might just be better in the end to try and turn a quick buck as a parts bike. its gotta be worth more than $100 as a parts bike, more if it has a title.

Oh i know. I've been riding dirtbikes since i was 4 years old, and i've had my fair share of wipeouts. None of which were too serious, but still reminded me of the danger that was always present.

I just feel like a squid owned this bike, stunted it until he broke it, then sold it off.

I don't think it has a title, but i really want to ride this thing. It would kill me to watch it go away piece by piece as a parts bike if i could get it going again for anywhere around 1,000$.

[92xjlaredo]

Oh i know. I've been riding dirtbikes since i was 4 years old, and i've had my fair share of wipeouts. None of which were too serious, but still reminded me of the danger that was always present.

I just feel like a squid owned this bike, stunted it until he broke it, then sold it off.

I don't think it has a title, but i really want to ride this thing. It would kill me to watch it go away piece by piece as a parts bike if i could get it going again for anywhere around 1,000$.

lol please excuse my ignorance but yeah. i dont blame ya one bit. when its balls hot out and you just throw some light gear on and go for a cruise...it just dont quite match up to anything else.

[StompJrKz400]

I dont know much about motorcycles but it sounds like you got a good deal , wish you were close to me we could probably know in a few minutes if the motors good and have it up and running in a day ( if the carbs arnt fubar from old gas)

I purchased a bike-ina-box deal a while ago, the sisterbike to yours actually ,was yzf600 for 50 bucks

[StompJrKz400]

One more thing, fzr's are not a pricey bike, parts are cheap, and geared right they can be a funny snappy little 600, but if you going to put money into you probably wont ever get it back out in selling it, if you plan on riding it then enjoy it, if your going to sell it i wouldnt do anything more than try to get it running

[hippie metal]

Give ya 200

[clean4drxj]

If you can't get any paper work or Vin search the bike would be a decent stunter I suppose but without paper work it's not worth shit. As long as that engine has compression and oil press it should run with a little work done to it, dont go peicing it together because before you know it you will have thousands invested. Get it running get paper work and unload it for something better.

[CSaddict]

Motor and street fighter that thing. Safety check all components and ride it.

[Hudson]

I dont know much about motorcycles but it sounds like you got a good deal , wish you were close to me we could probably know in a few minutes if the motors good and have it up and running in a day ( if the carbs arnt fubar from old gas)

I purchased a bike-ina-box deal a while ago, the sisterbike to yours actually ,was yzf600 for 50 bucks

Wish i was closer. Want to see what this things got. I actually think the tank is empty which would be a huge plus for me. Don't feel like cleaning out old gummed up gas out of everything.

One more thing, fzr's are not a pricey bike, parts are cheap, and geared right they can be a funny snappy little 600, but if you going to put money into you probably wont ever get it back out in selling it, if you plan on riding it then enjoy it, if your going to sell it i wouldnt do anything more than try to get it running

My plan for it is quite simple. I'm willing to put some money into it to get it running, but the cost of getting it running cannot exceed the price i could sell it for. Basically, i want to be able to get it running for a price where i could still see a profit (even if it be like 100$). If i can't do that, then i think i'll part it out. I do want to ride the thing though.

Give ya 200

I actually have an expert in 1997 Yamaha YZF600Rs and he says the things worth like 10 million. I'm willing to let it go for about 10,000$ though.

If you can't get any paper work or Vin search the bike would be a decent stunter I suppose but without paper work it's not worth shit. As long as that engine has compression and oil press it should run with a little work done to it, dont go peicing it together because before you know it you will have thousands invested. Get it running get paper work and unload it for something better.

Is there any way to get paperwork? I'm clueless.

How do you tell if an engine has compression if the only way to start it is with a key? I know nothing as you can probably tell. I don't have the key yet, the guy i bought it from is still looking for it. I'd assume i'd need the key, and i'd just remove a plug and stick a compression tester in there and attempt to start it. Correct? Also, what is an "oil press". How do i "oil press" it?

As stated above, if i can fix it for less than what it's worth (so there is still room for profit even if marginal) i'm going to keep it and enjoy it a little bit before turning it for money.

[Hudson]

Here's an update.

My dad just got home. (He was the one to pick the bike up for me.)

He says the problem is in the "Crankcase". I'm not even sure what that is/where it is/what it does, but according to him that was the reason the guy sold it. Not sure if that's just another guess or what, but according to him something is wrong in the crankcase.

Does anyone know if that would be easier to fix/cheaper or what? Thanks for the input as i'm clueless.

I'm going to go pull the left hand side engine cover and see if the engine spins freely without hearing any weird noises, then i'm going compression test the cylinders if the previous test goes over smooth.

[Hudson]

Got my stator cover off.

Didn't realize the thing was magnetic, and kept thinking i was missing a bolt.

I spun the thing under the cover (for lack of a technical term) and it sounded normal (or at least to me) I could spin it by hand (i don't think it's seized) and i didn't hear any metal on metal. I could be on to something here.

Maybe the problem is in the crank case. Here is a video of me spinning the thingy under the stator cover. You should be able to hear the noise it makes.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuMtUSgZXtE[/ame]

[bmxnick7]

That would be the flywheel. You.can turn the fly wheel and the motor turns over. How about if you shift the transmission into a gear and roll it. Does the motor turn over.

[clean4drxj]

The crankcase is the lower half of the motor more specificaly where the crank is located. the rear half is your transmittion, left side(sitting on the bike) is your stator/gen, right side is your your clutch and your starter clutch.

[clean4drxj]

whats the crankcase site glass or dipstick look like.. any oil, clutch fibers in it? that can potention clog your oil pickup tube screen and kill the oiling for the topend.

[Hudson]

That would be the flywheel. You.can turn the fly wheel and the motor turns over. How about if you shift the transmission into a gear and roll it. Does the motor turn over.

Clutch has no tension on it. Think it just needs some adjustment, but who knows, maybe that means something else.

The crankcase is the lower half of the motor more specificaly where the crank is located. the rear half is your transmittion, left side(sitting on the bike) is your stator/gen, right side is your your clutch and your starter clutch.

Thanks for the information.

whats the crankcase site glass or dipstick look like.. any oil, clutch fibers in it? that can potention clog your oil pickup tube screen and kill the oiling for the topend.

Actually appears that the site glass is ... empty? Maybe someone tried to fix something and didn't finish. Who knows.

[04WranglerX]

Maybe it's just low, tilt the bike to that side to see if there's any. The oil should be between those two dots when the bike is straight up and down.