Purchased an srad

TheSmiler · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Apr 2011 Karma :

Hi all I've purchased an srad600 for £250 obviously needs some work but a nice project. Now I'm wondering before i start is it worth getting the owners manual. I've just purchased the haynes manual is it worth having them both Question

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TheSmiler · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Apr 2011 Karma :

CaNsA · Super Spammer Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Karma :

I like the SRADs, they are pretty awesome.

But for 250 ponds.... the engine will need opening up.

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Teflon-Mike · tl;dr Joined: 01 Jun 2010 Karma :

Needs as followed;
(£250-300) Both tyres
(£150ish) Clutch looking at (very hard)
(£????) Indicators looking at (one flashes on either side)
(£150) Chain and sprocket
(£20* ) Fork seal
(£20) Oil
(£60) Brake pads
(£20) Spark plugs
(£20) Fresh fuel.
All rough approximations, B-U-T, there is around, what, £600 worth of known service spares to tackle just those things you have noted as obviously needing attention; likely 3 or 4 times what you have paid for the bike, to make it properly road-able, and MOT worthy even if there genuinely are no major horrors lurking in there.... and the * Fork seal is an imediete alarm bell on a USD fork bike, that is NOT something easily DIY able like a conventional fork, and usually needs a specialist to strip.... THAT potentially could be a £300 pro-job, on its own....

But hey ho... what you are telling us is that you have bought a 'project-bike' that even if you can fix t up, will almost certainly cost you more than it is worth to do so, which... you probably cant even ride if done, because of your health issues, even before you smashed your legs in the last off, and were told you should not be riding by the quacks.. that you don't have a licence for... and cant 'blag' as restricted, 'cos original brochure specs are outside those that may be restricted for A2....

And you want to know whether we think buying an owners manual might be a good idea?!?

Did you bump your head REALLY hard in that last off Sammy? I think here may be a FEW slightly more important issues to consider here! But hey! If having the owners manual now you own the bike, helps you feel more complete.. carry on... it surely cant hurt much in the greater scheme of stuff!
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temeluchus · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Oct 2008 Karma :

Make sure the engine and gearbox isnt junk before wasting any money on it.

Teffers, its an early one with right way up forks thankfully.
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P. · Red Rocket Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

All we need is pics.

stevo as b4 · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Karma :

Wasn't the issue with the Suzuki SRAD motors when introduced all related to head gaskets?

I can't remember back that far, but didn't they recall or issue a fix for them as the original head gasket had a reputation for blowing, and not only that they were sometimes too thin and let the pistons meet the valves?

So most high miles SRADs should have now been sorted?

Or do they have other known longevity issues?

Or are we just talking generally about well.thrashed high revving 90's sports bike engines being tired by now?

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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

No it's not worth buying the owners manual.

You can probably download it from somewhere if you really want but it sounds like theres plenty of more important things to be doing.

stevo as b4 · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Karma :

Supposing Smiler wants a track day bike and not a cosmetically shiny ride to the pub bike though.

Then a £250 bike might start making sense. By the time your a couple of grand into it you could have a sorted track bike that wants for nothing? Also if there are some tidy clean panels and all the road gear and electrics are working, you could have reduced that spend by flogging it all off on eBay.

Starting with a tidy clean bike for a track day machine is a bit of a mistake if it's cost you a few quid, and you'd want to totally strip and re-build any bike chassis wise at least before using it on the track, (well I would anyway).

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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

If someone wants a track bike then it's cheaper to buy a sorted track bike than it is to buy a PoS which you then spend lots of money on.

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P. · Red Rocket Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

Place bets that its got serious issues inside.

I'd do a quick turn around, bang on ebay to polish man.

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Are you becoming a real man and getting on track Sammy? 15th July Cadwell, get yourself there.
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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

He is a grown man though.

I love how triggering Smiler's bike and life choices are. DILLHGAF? Whistle

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TheSmiler · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Apr 2011 Karma :

I was on my phone last night so couldn't post any images not easily anyway. Save moving the bike I've only taken then from one side at the moment. The clocks on it are original by the way and trevor it has 3 other owners previous to me.

I purcashed it as it was my friends that I saw him using every day until he replaced it with a cheap 125 to commute on. Then it was left in the garden.

Teflon mike some of your figures are stupid by the way from ebay for example; the chain and sprocket will cost £80 not £150. The clutch cable is hard to pull in by my standards it does go in gear though and does turn over I know because my friend used the engine power to get it on the trailer.

Purchased the bike for a project and to try and test see how a sport bike would be on my wrist. Don't care about neat plastics heck look at my other bike. So far it's pretty comfy and feels nice; did ride it last year when my friend was using it daily on a private road.

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