Reputable Wreckers in Aus

stevew_zzr · Post by **stevew_zzr** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:01 pm

Still haven't had any luck locating a carby ... looks like most of the wreckers are all talk and no game. Most won't tell me how many km's the carby has, what year bike it's off of, or won't offer any kind of replacement guarantee, or the price is absurd *and* still no guarantees blah blah blah.

Had one wrecker offer a 'reconditioned rear shock absorber' as well.... I'd love to see how they reco a totally sealed unit. Tools.

Still haven't called Metro tho ... definitely do that tomorrow.

stevew_zzr · Post by **stevew_zzr** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:03 pm

oh yer a certain adelaidean wrecker already mentioned in this thread coughed up something that looked vaguely like it may have been attached to a motor at some stage for a very cheap price, offering no guarantee at all though. Wow - talk about a waste of time !

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:49 pm

stevew_zzr wrote:oh yer a certain adelaidean wrecker already mentioned in this thread coughed up something that looked vaguely like it may have been attached to a motor at some stage for a very cheap price, offering no guarantee at all though. Wow - talk about a waste of time !

was it in better condition than urs?? or what??

stevew_zzr · Post by **stevew_zzr** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:37 pm

Possibly, hard to tell by looking at it isn't it

mine still runs, but it has bad ass leaks so it idles like poo and overruns odd ... all ZZR250 carbies will tend to do that after a while, so i gotta gets me a low km one. If they are going to give me one that also leaks i am basically swapping one piece of garbage carby for another.

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:58 pm

cant u recon it??

Plaz · Post by **Plaz** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:02 pm

Steve, ya gotta cut ya losses mate and get thet 600.......you're ready...... ( to show Neka how to ride at least)

blackninja · Post by **blackninja** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:54 pm

munkees old zzr2fidy had lots of carby probs mostly caused by muck in the fuel tank getting through the filter, she used to pull it all apart clean it and put it together again till it clogged up again a couple of days later sometimes she would fix it by the side of the road to get it goin again.

sometimes on the 2fidies low engine compresion can seem like a carby problem you just cant get it to idle correct and it seems like its leeking you turn the idle screw up and it revs its head off then u turn it down and it stalls theres no in between fix the engine compresion and the carby runs good.

stevew_zzr · Post by **stevew_zzr** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:38 am

engine compression not likely to be a problem, but i might as well check it while i'm at all this. Having said that, the mechanic at Bolton's told me the same thing (that they either rev their heads off or they just about drop out) and it was caused by air leaks in the carburettor ... as I said, i will double check my dry/wet compression readings none the less.

stevew_zzr · Post by **stevew_zzr** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 4:15 pm

Plasma Blue 636 wrote:Steve, ya gotta cut ya losses mate and get thet 600.......you're ready...... ( to show Neka how to ride at least)

You might have to watch out when i get a 600, too, mate

It's on my list of things to do this year

blackninja · Post by **blackninja** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 4:20 pm

yep a mechanic told us the same thing that it was air leaks so we got the carbs reconditioned didnt make any difference.
we scratched our heads heaps then did a compresion check only 90 we got a second hand barrel with piston and rings put it back together and it ran fine.

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:28 pm

stevew_zzr wrote:
Plasma Blue 636 wrote:Steve, ya gotta cut ya losses mate and get thet 600.......you're ready...... ( to show Neka how to ride at least)
You might have to watch out when i get a 600, too, mate It's on my list of things to do this year

at least if u make it rideable u can sell it cheap to sum sap....

did i mention i want a cheap 250??

stevew_zzr · Post by **stevew_zzr** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:02 pm

Yer you can't exactly recondition the air-leak tho

stevew_zzr · Post by **stevew_zzr** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:03 pm

Neka79 wrote:at least if u make it rideable u can sell it cheap to sum sap....

did i mention i want a cheap 250??

What on earth u gunna do with one of those ???

aardvark · Post by **aardvark** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:42 pm

stevew_zzr wrote:
Neka79 wrote:did i mention i want a cheap 250??
What on earth u gunna do with one of those ???

If he's after the ZZR, then I guess he wants to learn to ride a bike with power.

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 4:28 pm

stevew_zzr wrote:
Neka79 wrote:at least if u make it rideable u can sell it cheap to sum sap....

did i mention i want a cheap 250??
What on earth u gunna do with one of those ???

commute...teach the mrs to ride...