First time rider and owner.
I had a long term car project that I finally tired of and ended up trading a few parts for the bike plus cash. They were parts that would of been hard to sell, and I figured the bike would be easier to sell if it came down do it.

I took a basic riders course at a local school last weekend, and have only ridden it short distances so far. I keep finding lots of little things wrong with it, besides the obvious road rash. It does have a salvage title.
I have all the original plastics, just with various levels of damage. All of it can be fixed though.

The gear shift lever/rod was bent bad, the clamp on the end of it was loose and wobbly. The rear sprocket was missing a nut. Throttle grip is a bit sticky and doesn't return as it should. The clutch lever and the cable need to be replaced. Someone had used a suzuki pivot bolt in it, which had way to much slack in the lever. So the lever it self has worn down, plus the threaded end of the clutch cable has wobbled around in it to much.
So, so far it's just a bunch of small random things, including hacked wiring.

The good news is it's only 15k miles, and seems to run well. Starts right up.
The carb was replaced, has an f2 rear swing arm with a wider 360 tire (so i was told).
I've been reading and researching, as I go about inspecting bits of the bike and learning whats what.

 

Welcome to the CBR Forum,

And thanks for posting pictures of your bike. I've found you can park more bikes than cars in your shed

Take is slowly with your riding and the pleasure and mental benefits will come! Go over your bike thoroughly - better to be safe than sorry. Ask any questions you need on the forum, there are plenty of vastly experienced people who will be able to help.

Cheers, SB

 

Thanks!

It needs a complete going through. It's going into my storage unit for the next couple of weeks. I'm starting a new job, and training has me in a different state.
Once Im done with training, and get some paychecks, I'm going to build a list of things to fix/replace. Nothing fancy, just the needed items.
Like a new chain and sprocket for starters:/ The previous owners seemed to never bother cleaning the chain, just put lube over the gunk on it.
The last guy used something he called chain wax.... It was white and filmy and everywhere.
He said he took a link out of the chain, and showed me how the sprocket teeth are worn.

 

Look like a nice little project. And that certainly isn;t a 360 tire. Maybe you meant 160, which is still probably a little big. Download the manual and learn as much as you can about the jobs you are going to do before starting the work... it will save you a ton of headache.

 

Welcome to the forum.

Sell the bike? Nonsense, unless it's to buy another... There is no turning back once you've been on 2 wheels.

Good luck in getting it all fixed up.

 

as the saying goes "4 wheels move the body, 2 wheels move the soul". welcome to the forum. enjoy the bike. have fun with it. bikes aren't near as complicated as cars are. i much prefer bikes to cars (obviously)

 

hi and welcome to the forum and 2wheels, as said just take your time

 

Welcome to the CBRF... Looks like you will have quite a bike on your hands after its all sorted out... Keep us posted... Looks really good...