Hey and my bike :)

M0j0 · L Plate Warrior Joined: 02 Sep 2012 Karma :

Just thought id sign up and say hi and show you my bike Smile

Hey all this is the story of my 1984 XT600

I purchased it in feb 2011 as a bit of a dog it had 32km on the clock and a horrible paint job

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I then resprayed it and had it mot'd and it passed first time it then looked like

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It then got stolen in mid march 2011, police couldnt find it and as my excess was so high i didnt claim and just took it on the chin.

26/7/2012 i went into my local bike shop (in the same town i live in!) to look at a white xt they had as a field bike, i told the bike shop owner i had one stolen and he was nice and wanted to make sure the one he was selling wasnt mine so i got my v5 (i never declared it lost/stolen/scrapped to the DVLA) and my vin matched! the police were called sorted some stuff out and as i never claimed technocally meens i still own it! so i got it back there and then (bike owner even delivered it to my house!)

Sadly its a right state! paints terrible, lights and wirings all missing, massive oil leak, chains about buggered, tyres bald and gennerally just been abused Sad

theres no clocks, etc so thats handy! Sad

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Well after a month of work its Mot'd and ready for the road - all work except for valves and stator bolts were done by me and my dad

Its had all new custom wiring for lighting, etc
oil and filter (sorted oil leaks)
chain and sprockets (see below)
Speedo & Rev counter inc new Cables
Carb cleaned & manifold rubbers replaced due to one of the old one split
New Air filters
New Spark Plug

The engine was making a weird noise thought it was the cam chain so took it to a local machenic and he checked and thought it could be the valve clearences so he adjusted them and found the noise was from the stator bolts coming loose and coursing it to rattle all sorted now Smile

starts 100% better now!

Front Sprocket (old one 1 tooth less) - Rear wasnt much better!

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and finnaly a new paint job! not everyones cup of tea but i like it the paints called "fantasy pink", did all the prep and paint my self Smile

swiftb · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Oct 2008 Karma :

Did you paint that with rattle cans?? If so youve done a pretty awesome job! Thumbs Up

nowhere.elysium · The Pork Lord Joined: 02 Mar 2009 Karma :

I'm guessing the new paint job is part of your theft prevention scheme, right? Laughing

Proper result on getting it back, though Thumbs Up

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MattJ · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Nov 2010 Karma :

Although the colour isn't to my liking, you've done an amazing job of painting it if you've done it yourself. I'll be respraying my bike myself soon so if you've got any tips I'd greatly appreciate it.

M0j0 · L Plate Warrior Joined: 02 Sep 2012 Karma :

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Alpha-9 · Super Spammer Joined: 19 Jan 2012 Karma :

You've ruined it Crying or Very sad

red was good, although red Thumbs Down

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Nick 50 · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Jul 2011 Karma :

Another vote for great painting. Quite like the colour actually

Nice piece of luck finding it again too.

Biggest thumbs up for the immaculate garden, want to come and sort out mine??
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Biker Mo · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 31 Jul 2012 Karma :

if theres one thing i cant stand its theives.....did the bike garage forward details of the previous seller onto the police? and have they arrested that **** yet? Mad

M0j0 · L Plate Warrior Joined: 02 Sep 2012 Karma :