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Hey guys!
So, this guy I know has an 80 SG (like mine) he's been trying to make run, and is giving up on it. He's trying to sell it to me as a parts bike ($200). I looked at it with him, and it's obviously a great deal. Everything's there, though I think he'll probably steal the emblems off it first. It seems to be a carb problem that's got him frustrated. He can spray ether in the carbs (with airbox off) and the bike runs fine til the ether runs out, but it will not run from the gas lines. He said he's had the carburetors out and cleaned 3 times now, but the same problem. Do you think it's probably still just dirty carbs? Clogged jets or something?
Either way I'm going to buy it. I can always use the spare parts, but I was wondering if it's something fairly simple I can fix and have another running bike? The only other things wrong with it are it needs rubber, and fork seals (and probably springs).
Ideas?
Thanks
Eric
So, this guy I know has an 80 SG (like mine) he's been trying to make run, and is giving up on it. He's trying to sell it to me as a parts bike ($200). I looked at it with him, and it's obviously a great deal. Everything's there, though I think he'll probably steal the emblems off it first. It seems to be a carb problem that's got him frustrated. He can spray ether in the carbs (with airbox off) and the bike runs fine til the ether runs out, but it will not run from the gas lines. He said he's had the carburetors out and cleaned 3 times now, but the same problem. Do you think it's probably still just dirty carbs? Clogged jets or something?
Either way I'm going to buy it. I can always use the spare parts, but I was wondering if it's something fairly simple I can fix and have another running bike? The only other things wrong with it are it needs rubber, and fork seals (and probably springs).
Ideas?
Thanks
Eric
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