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Old 02-27-2012, 10:11 PM   #11
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Thing is, I want a bike I don't have to rebuild.
I want world peace, free gas, and the Kentucky Fried Chicken recipe.

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This bike is owned by a friend who's giving it up for a pretty good price.
Does it smoke?

Word on the street is, they suffer from valve guide/valve seal issues, even with low mileage.

Not a fan. Buy an old Honda if you like rear drums.

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Old 02-28-2012, 05:01 PM   #12
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I've seen a lot of them on the trails. Mostly women.

They're heavy and can't really get out of their own way, but that's kinda the idea when you're looking for a "woman's bike"

Of course I'm speaking of a TYPICAL non-riding girly girl and not the brute force "shaves twat with a dull axe" hard core riders some of us have run into

Most of the ones for sale I've seen haven't been maintained very well.....but I'm really particular of my bikes anyway....I wash thoroughly pressurewash after every ride (except for close to any bearings, airbox or forks now thx to AMJ) and they look NEW when I roll them back out for the next ride.

Haven't heard of them having issues as a model PERSONALLY (meaning the people I know who have them just RIDE them and not constantly rebuilding, upgrading etc like my MX friends)
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Old 03-11-2012, 10:42 AM   #13
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I've seen a lot of them on the trails. Mostly women.

They're heavy and can't really get out of their own way, but that's kinda the idea when you're looking for a "woman's bike"
That's kind of what I'm looking for. She's never ridden anything and can barely drive a stick. She'll ride it at the "pit bike" track at Competitive Edge and some trails around here. And I'll ride it in the pits at Buttonwillow so I don't have to walk 100 miles to go pee.

Looking at it today. 150psi, check.
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Old 03-12-2012, 07:33 AM   #14
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Another one to look for is the CRF230

I picked this 09 up over the weekend.....and it's pretty awesome! Not a great deal of power, and it's got a low seat height. Perfect for my wife. And you can find deals for just over $1000 if you look hard enough

And...it does a little wheelie
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Old 03-12-2012, 11:59 AM   #15
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Nice. This TTR was stupid cheap ($900). The motor had good compression (170 psi!) but the carb was acting up so it wouldn't start. I considered offering him $500 for the bike as is since it wasn't running but instead I just said to call us when the thing was running.
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It's a nice bike.. Compression on mine is 150 and runs perfectly. Just recently it doesn't like to hold onto gasoline.. When the petcock is turned on or reserve it just pours out gas from the carb bowl clear breather tube.. Not sure what that is since I haven't looked at it.

With all that said, we've beaten the hell out of this thing (it's an 04) and it just keeps going, I've had to bend shit back in place for it to work (like the shifter) But I try to keep up with the oil at least.

Got it for more of a see if I like dirt bike riding. got it for 1k.
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That's the same problem this one was having. Let me know if you figure it out.
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It's a nice bike.. Compression on mine is 150 and runs perfectly. Just recently it doesn't like to hold onto gasoline.. When the petcock is turned on or reserve it just pours out gas from the carb bowl clear breather tube.. Not sure what that is since I haven't looked at it.
Sounds like a stuck float, or a dirty needle valve.

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Old 03-13-2012, 06:55 PM   #19
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Sounds like a stuck float, or a dirty needle valve.

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That's what I was thinking. I had actually looked at it but not tried to fix yet. Im assuming just take the bowl off and clean it out with some carb cleaner?
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We un-stuck the float and it got worse. That's when I said "if you get it fixed, call me" and left.

I considered offering him $500 for the thing as-is (i.e. not running).
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