Post by JohnRogerOhanlon on Nov 9, 2010 7:56:07 GMT
I can't resist the FZ bargains on ebay these days....especially after several pints of Guiness!!!! so recently I slapped a bid on a rough FZ down in Penzance which had been messed with more than a jigsaw puzzle in a kindergarden. Anyhow I cleared it with her indoors by promising a weeks holiday in Cornwall-you know the old two birds with one stone....never works does it?
Anyhow, on the photos it did look rough but when we got there it was DOG ROUGH. Well for 200 snotters I thought I would take it on the chin. It had been semi converted into a sort of streetfighter with a sort of chopper inspiration and the lights/indicators on the back were like christmas tree lights (strips of led's) finally it had been left in the garden after the previous owner lost his inspiration. 400 miles later and back at home in the NW England I decides to strip the old girl of some of the undesirable ideot lights and stupid wing mirrors which I am hoping to sell to someone who has a Hardly Dangerous to re-coop ome of the losses-well those clowns have got more money than sense....
So once all the irritating rubbish was off she started to look much better (all the fairings had been scrapped by previous owner and the wiring harness had about 3 rolls of insulation tape on) I decided to try and get her going. Now I have a number of these bikes that have been left in rotten damp places for years and EVERY ONE has started up EASILY with jump leads and fresh petrol (you can see my Eddie Lawson first start here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMoVueaSTWE ) but not so the old Penzance babe......
After a couple of minutes of trying I decided to explore the spark plugs as I thought it was an ignition problem that was holding her back. Then I looked at the little spark plug drainage holes in the side of the barrell and guess what? they looked like they had been bunged up with a powdery stuff! These nuncas should stick to reading Batman comics and listening to AC/DC than adulterating good bikes-if they want to look like a turkey why don't they go out and buy a Harley and grow a goaty beard?
Anyhow after a little poking with a small allen key what looked like gallons of water came gushing out-great I thought....
After that I prised off the plug caps and stuffed some kitchen roll down to absorb the rest of the moisture. Then tried again to start it up. I have to say I have never heard such a tight engine from standing for a while-no rattles/smoking-absolutely Brilliant.
As there is so much missing rather than restore to original I am going to make it into a Sprint bike all in Black and Gold (Draught Guiness Colours)
I will post some photos soon.....
John
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Anyhow, on the photos it did look rough but when we got there it was DOG ROUGH. Well for 200 snotters I thought I would take it on the chin. It had been semi converted into a sort of streetfighter with a sort of chopper inspiration and the lights/indicators on the back were like christmas tree lights (strips of led's) finally it had been left in the garden after the previous owner lost his inspiration. 400 miles later and back at home in the NW England I decides to strip the old girl of some of the undesirable ideot lights and stupid wing mirrors which I am hoping to sell to someone who has a Hardly Dangerous to re-coop ome of the losses-well those clowns have got more money than sense....
So once all the irritating rubbish was off she started to look much better (all the fairings had been scrapped by previous owner and the wiring harness had about 3 rolls of insulation tape on) I decided to try and get her going. Now I have a number of these bikes that have been left in rotten damp places for years and EVERY ONE has started up EASILY with jump leads and fresh petrol (you can see my Eddie Lawson first start here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMoVueaSTWE ) but not so the old Penzance babe......
After a couple of minutes of trying I decided to explore the spark plugs as I thought it was an ignition problem that was holding her back. Then I looked at the little spark plug drainage holes in the side of the barrell and guess what? they looked like they had been bunged up with a powdery stuff! These nuncas should stick to reading Batman comics and listening to AC/DC than adulterating good bikes-if they want to look like a turkey why don't they go out and buy a Harley and grow a goaty beard?
Anyhow after a little poking with a small allen key what looked like gallons of water came gushing out-great I thought....
After that I prised off the plug caps and stuffed some kitchen roll down to absorb the rest of the moisture. Then tried again to start it up. I have to say I have never heard such a tight engine from standing for a while-no rattles/smoking-absolutely Brilliant.
As there is so much missing rather than restore to original I am going to make it into a Sprint bike all in Black and Gold (Draught Guiness Colours)
I will post some photos soon.....
John
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