Im tired of fixing motorcycles/atvs anyone wanna re-assmeble all this
10 yr old son blew the transmission on his quad- its now in pieces on the work bench waiting on parts
13yr old fried the starter then broke the recoil starter on his quad-- its now in pieces on a cart waiting on parts
both sons decided to ride the gocart without checking oil and locked up motor -- no room to take it apart yet-- got to get something back together first
neighbors kid cracked the case on his dirtbike -- its now in pieces on my garage floor waiting on jb weld to harden.
I broke the carbs on the gs -- now in pieces on garage floor waiting on parts
neighbors kid asked to ride my dirt bike and blew a seal in the transmission.. its behind the garage leaking oil in a drip pan..
when it rains it pours-- I used to like wrenching but this is getting ridiculous
wow... that is alot of broken.
DAMN! Wrenching is fun when it's to relieve stress, but not when it causes more stress!
Just grab a beer and :cheers:
Yea sound familiar ... except I broke everyhting ... KZ440 needs some carb transplant or other carb work ... runs like sheite and leaks gas ... eli900 broke head from freezing, eli 1000 - oil leak from water pump O ring ... ignore till others are done ... eli 1000 rear ended, Jetswings GS - in pieces, Maxim almost back together, nitehawk back in 1 piece ... whooo hooo ...
Cool.
Srinath.
Dang, I feel left out. I haven't had anything to fix since the chain saw locked up and the water heater sprang a leak last week. :lol:
:cheers:
Don't get me started! 9 weeks on the GS rebuild.
I just puked in my mouth. . .
10 and 13. and they aren't out there fixing their mistakes?
count your blessings, it could be your arms and legs that are broken
Join the "Bike In Pieces Club".
It's a pretty cool club with some very elite members. Our favorite pastime is to not ride when it's beautiful out because our bikes are in, ummmm . . . . . . . pieces.
:thumb:
Quote from: stephanJoin the "Bike In Pieces Club".
It's a pretty cool club with some very elite members. Our favorite pastime is to not ride when it's beautiful out because our bikes are in, ummmm . . . . . . . pieces.
:thumb:
Mine is going to pieces..
Its also not tagged..
Its going to be a while..
if i let the 10 and 13 yr old fix their mistakes i'll have more to do. came home from work today and was told the swimming pool has a leak- found 7 small hole so far then a storm hit- found out my gutters were clogged when the water came in through the sliding door - gotta go mop now.. I think we're gonna sell everything and move to a cave in the mountains. nothing mechanical or electronic to break!!!!
2 1/2 down 2 1/2 to go.
fixed both the electric starter and pull starter on 1 quad, fixed the kid next doors bike. have the engine back together for the second quad just has to be put back in. Now all I need is carbs for the gs then I have room to take apart the gocart. WOOOHOOO. better not cheer to loud they'll hear me and brake something else
you gotta start them somewhare. and the investment in them at this age will be immeasurable in a couple years.
both kids are extremely mechanically inclined. the problem is they have not learned to take there time. usually in the rush tofix stuff they end up breaking something else. I'm working on that with them now. On of the neighbor kids just dropped of another quad (he wants my 13 yrold to fix it) dont really know whats wrong with but Ifigured I'd let hime mess with it for a few days to see what he can do. he seems tobe on the right track, I could smell bad gas from across the yard. My sone had already drained the tank and was disassembling the carb. Guess well see what happens
Quote from: ktrimIm tired of fixing motorcycles/atvs anyone wanna re-assmeble all this
10 yr old son blew the transmission on his quad- its now in pieces on the work bench waiting on parts
13yr old fried the starter then broke the recoil starter on his quad-- its now in pieces on a cart waiting on parts
both sons decided to ride the gocart without checking oil and locked up motor -- no room to take it apart yet-- got to get something back together first
neighbors kid cracked the case on his dirtbike -- its now in pieces on my garage floor waiting on jb weld to harden.
I broke the carbs on the gs -- now in pieces on garage floor waiting on parts
neighbors kid asked to ride my dirt bike and blew a seal in the transmission.. its behind the garage leaking oil in a drip pan..
when it rains it pours-- I used to like wrenching but this is getting ridiculous
Get new kids and move so you also have new neighbors!
Quote from: stephanJoin the "Bike In Pieces Club".
It's a pretty cool club with some very elite members. Our favorite pastime is to not ride when it's beautiful out because our bikes are in, ummmm . . . . . . . pieces.
:thumb:
I address that problem by buying more bikes ... :lol:
Then those break and I well ... buy more ... :lol:
Cool.
Srinath.
WOOOOOhoooooooooooooo second quad is now back together!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3 down 2 to go. rather than putting the gs back to gether I decided to take it further apart, might paint it havent decided yet. next job tackle the locked up motor in the go cart--- then I have my garage back :) :) :) :) :)
yeah, been De sanfording my carport and got most of the inside of my shed back, now starting to reorganise.
My GS is getting closer. The GS850 needs the wiring in the fairing redone, tires and a seat cover. My TX650 needs the tank cleaned and the headlight put on. My Triumph chopper in is pieces. My BMW R75 needs fork seals, exhaust, battery, tires, the usual. Just not enough hours in the day when you work 6-7 days a week. Need to get some of these done, so I can get rid of them.
just finshed fixing the go cart... only 1 left to fix :P
got both quads fixed , kid flipped 1 and broke throttle off-- stripped the teeth of the fronbt sprocket on the other---- YEA i get to order more parts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
time to tell your kids they can't ride the bikes if they can't take care of the damned things
hey thats not too bad I've been replacing part after part on my rm125 since last race season when I seized my engine. worst of all I've already missed 2 events this season, but once I got wrenching I wanted to make it the best it can possibly be. So far 184cc race head, new pvr ignition, new camshaft, new aluminum bbr frame, bbr exhaust, clutch springs, timing advance, inverted jpp front shocks, bbr rear shock, bbr intercooler, and alot of other small stuff. You think thats all? Gotta get my Aquatrax R-12X ready for the water, get my wileyco on the GSF, re-torque the cylinder head bolts on my friends crf250, bore out my friends yzf125 and replace the pistons and on top of all that the only time I have to work on all that is 1am-3am after I get off of work.
cheers :cheers:
my son stripped the front sprocket on the 250 and the float broke on the dirt bike. neighbors kids bike is back with carb problems ands the 110 atv now has no brakes. but the go cart still works. I replaced the the sprocket on the 250 the other day, got done and rolled it backwards to adjust the chain.. guess what ---rolled it over my snap ring pliers and punctured the front tire :x :x :x . more money and more parts wahooo. maybe I should get stock in bike bandit :dunno:
Ok ... I had to jump in here.
Here is my list, starting from today and going backward.
1) Blew the head gasket in my 1969 Austin Mini Cooper and warped the head. Just got the head back a few days ago with new valve seats and guides, adjusted the the valves three times yesterday, got the car running nicely, and then poof, when I turned on the headlights to take the car home after spending 12 straight hours on it, something short circuited, and now the car is dead.
2) Had kickstart problem with my 1993 Honda NSR 250 SP. Took gearbox apart, turned the motor over by hand, unbound the crank, put everything back together, got the bike running. Rode for 10 minutes and then it seized. Probably bad crank bearings ... pulled the engine out and there its been sitting on the workbench because all my time lately has been consumed by number 1 and number 3. If it is bad bearings, I'll probably have to get them from Japan, Thailand or Australia, if the one or two parts houses in the US don't have them. (In this case, though, the headaches are worth it because this bike, when running properly, is amazingly fun to ride ... and there is nothing that looks or sounds like it virtually anywhere in the US.)
3) Radiator hose tore, causing my 1980 Austin Mini to overheat. Did the mandatory peek into the radiator, saw oil where it shouldn't be, and took the (again) warped head to the machine shop. Now they tell me there are internal cracks that cannot be repaired. Car is now sitting in a corner of the garage as I steal parts off it for number 1. Oh well, maybe this means that once I get some money, I'll get a ported Longman head for this one and build a real 140hp, 1400lb Mini.
4) Bought a scooter (cheap) from a friend so I wouldn't have to commute in the Minis after I totaled my (liablity insured only) 1994 Honda Civic. A week into riding the scooter the motor died. It don't know if it seized ... I've been busy enough with numbers 1-3 that I haven't even looked at it.
5) I have a 1989 Honda NSR 250. The bike is ready to ride ... except I can't find the key for it. Anywhere. I know that I could go to the dealer and (probably) get a key made if I brought them the ignition.
But I think I'll save this task for the day when I take a look around at the four crippled vehicles sitting in the garage and decide that, on this day, I'm not going to fight the shadetree mechanic's constant battle with headaches and frustration. Then I'll clean and put away my tools and do something else. Like drive to the motorcyle dealer where I'll spend a nice hour or so gazing at the line of new bikes that I can't afford ... and then find new inspiration to go back and get the NSRs up and running.
- Adam
ok I think you got me beat. both 4 wheelers are now repaired and working still. the go cart is up for sale (so I'll never have to fix it again). The gs is almost done. then I can start on the 2 project cars I have (70 chevelle ss -- partially resotring/modifying, and a 67 camaro drag car). oh yeah , the riding mower died tonight- the deck rusted and several key welds broke. Im waiting on some sheet metal patches from dad to repair -- I guess it never ends!!
Quote from: ktrimok I think you got me beat. oh yeah , the riding mower died tonight- the deck rusted and several key welds broke. Im waiting on some sheet metal patches from dad to repair -- I guess it never ends!!
Naw, I don't think so. You're a dad and a homeowner - that's a lot more responsibility.
I'm a single renter. So when things like break, like the toilet did the other night, the fix is (usually) just one - sometimes two or three - phone calls away. And my share of the utilities covers the grounds maintenance, so I never have to get near a hedgetrimmer or mower.
I have enjoyed reading about your onslaught of mechanical disasters. At least what's been frustrating for you has been entertaining for others ... maybe because we can emphathize all too well.
well if you thought that was humorous here's some more. the other night the pool filter self destructed (bearing in the pump decided to eat itself) got that fixed but not before the pool turned green... The kids and I were planing on going to Haspin acres to ride dirtbikes/atvs tomorrow and celebrate my oldest boys birthday. got home about 7:00 tonight and went out to give the dirtbike and atvs a once over. the dirtbike wont run-- sent the wife after a plug now its fine. started the small atv went around the yard "yikes" no brakes. found the rear break lever had split factory weld and the cable came out. clamped it and rewelded now its fixed. checking the big atv -- the chain was loose again (just tightened it thursday) -- tried to tighten it but couldn't get it right. it would tighten, I turn to pickup a wrench, turn back it has 3" of slack again. tried again and noticed that the axles was rocking back and forth 3" inches. looked around and noticed wheel bearing grease covering the inside of the skid plates.. Pulled the rear axle out and found the bearing had self destructed.. dont know why it had plenty of grease, no water or dirt in the housing. :dunno: :dunno: so much for spending the day in the mud with the kids :( . maybe it was a sign that we shouldnt go riding :dunno: