Just bought a hurricane
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RE: Just bought a hurricane
damn shame you'll be walking away from it. but it's probably a good thing. there was probably a very good reason why the owner had the deal fall through on him. the previous potential buyer probably knew there was something amiss with the bike and decided not to bite. and the owner just wanted to unload it quick.
are you selling bike as a whole or as parts. not that i need anything but i'm sure there are members on here that would find this a good opportunity to get replacements or spares.
be patient, there are always bikes for sale and if you don't get one or find one you like, they'll be others. i was looking through the 4-sale rags for a few years before i ended up with my current ride. i had always wanted a hurricane/f1 but they are few and far between and even fewer are in decent shape.
at least with an f2 you can get decent aftermarket parts. with the previous model, you gotta get very creative.
good luck on your bike search.
are you selling bike as a whole or as parts. not that i need anything but i'm sure there are members on here that would find this a good opportunity to get replacements or spares.
be patient, there are always bikes for sale and if you don't get one or find one you like, they'll be others. i was looking through the 4-sale rags for a few years before i ended up with my current ride. i had always wanted a hurricane/f1 but they are few and far between and even fewer are in decent shape.
at least with an f2 you can get decent aftermarket parts. with the previous model, you gotta get very creative.
good luck on your bike search.
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RE: Just bought a hurricane
well I think my dad and I are going to "get creative" as michigan puts it . We're going to go ahead and have the guy work on it to get it in good running order. We went and picked it up yesterday and the bike ran great except for the clacking. No black smoke, no trouble starting, didn't bog at all (since I did run it up and down the street), it shifted through all the gears, all the lights and gauges work, sounds GREAT with the Vance and Hines exhaust...so I'm hoping we have a diamond in the rough here. We havent' been able to find a bike where everything works on it for anywhere close to $2000, so this might just end up a better deal. Wish me luck.
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RE: Just bought a hurricane
ORIGINAL: thasgrdady
I'm not sure which model pipe it is, but it sounds good. I'm going to take the bike in today. The guy working there thinks I'm nuts, but oh well.
I'm not sure which model pipe it is, but it sounds good. I'm going to take the bike in today. The guy working there thinks I'm nuts, but oh well.
are you selling bike as a whole or as parts. not that i need anything but i'm sure there are members on here that would find this a good opportunity to get replacements or spares.
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RE: Just bought a hurricane
performance... ha! from a 15+ year old bike? maybe with a lot more money and downhill in a hurricane. no pun intended.
i know how you feel, but sometimes as with many old things, old car, old bike, old lady, you just gotta be patient. you're going to learn alot from this bike, because once you get into fuel injection, it's a whole nother ballgame.
keep the bike a little longer and maybe you can have 2. a runner and a project.
i know how you feel, but sometimes as with many old things, old car, old bike, old lady, you just gotta be patient. you're going to learn alot from this bike, because once you get into fuel injection, it's a whole nother ballgame.
keep the bike a little longer and maybe you can have 2. a runner and a project.
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RE: Just bought a hurricane
alright well I called the shop and the guy doesn't sound like he really wants to do it. He said that there could also be a problem with the crank, and replacing that could cost anywhere up to $900.
So I thought I might post what the engine is doing on here and see if anyone has any advice as to what I should do.
It starts up and runs great, but when it gets up to about 3k rpm, something starts clacking in the engine. As engine speed increases, clack speed increases. But it doesn't clack at idle or when i rev it up slowly until it gets to about 3k rpm. Hopefully you guys can help.
So I thought I might post what the engine is doing on here and see if anyone has any advice as to what I should do.
It starts up and runs great, but when it gets up to about 3k rpm, something starts clacking in the engine. As engine speed increases, clack speed increases. But it doesn't clack at idle or when i rev it up slowly until it gets to about 3k rpm. Hopefully you guys can help.
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RE: Just bought a hurricane
clack, you say?
hmmm, try this.
take a long screwdriver. one that will reach far into the engine bay and will keep you a little bit away from the engine heat. some noises get reverberated throughout the engine case. what this does is narrow and amplify the noise through the handle.
now, take the handle end of the screwdriver and put your ear at the end of the handle. take the pointy end of the screwdriver and place it where you think the noise is coming from. you need to have it on the engine case, not near it. you should be able to narrow down the area from which the noise is loudest as you listen through the handle. place the screwdriver at various points around the engine cases, underneath, over top, sides, front and back.
post back up where you narrowed down noise to be coming from. you'll probably have to have someone roll on the throttle while you hunt for the noise.
hmmm, try this.
take a long screwdriver. one that will reach far into the engine bay and will keep you a little bit away from the engine heat. some noises get reverberated throughout the engine case. what this does is narrow and amplify the noise through the handle.
now, take the handle end of the screwdriver and put your ear at the end of the handle. take the pointy end of the screwdriver and place it where you think the noise is coming from. you need to have it on the engine case, not near it. you should be able to narrow down the area from which the noise is loudest as you listen through the handle. place the screwdriver at various points around the engine cases, underneath, over top, sides, front and back.
post back up where you narrowed down noise to be coming from. you'll probably have to have someone roll on the throttle while you hunt for the noise.