04-15-2012, 09:22 PM
I figured RJ would probably be the most help here.
I have two older bikes that I was going to look into getting running again. Where do I start? I have never worked on motorcycles before, much less trying to restore/repair one thats been sitting a logn time.
a 198(something) Yamaha MX100. This was my dirtbike I had as a kid, and last I knew it ran, but it smoked like a MFer (even though some smoke is normal for these).
I started googling for this bike, and I find a few different forums related to dirtbike stuff, and a bunch of youtubes and generic ebay auction links. Know of any specific good resource for dirtbikes, or yamaha dirtbikes? Also, I value the dirtbike probably at around 450-550 dollars. Can you get a bike up and running for less than that? This one has some gunk in the gastank for sure, and turns over, but thats all I know for right now.
Second bike - slightly more interesting. It is my 1973 Aermacchi Harley Davidson Sprint. I have only briefly had it running like 15 years ago, but its actually in pretty good shape, and mostly complete as far as I know. I'd like to restore this one to original, but not sure where to start, again.
I have two older bikes that I was going to look into getting running again. Where do I start? I have never worked on motorcycles before, much less trying to restore/repair one thats been sitting a logn time.
a 198(something) Yamaha MX100. This was my dirtbike I had as a kid, and last I knew it ran, but it smoked like a MFer (even though some smoke is normal for these).
I started googling for this bike, and I find a few different forums related to dirtbike stuff, and a bunch of youtubes and generic ebay auction links. Know of any specific good resource for dirtbikes, or yamaha dirtbikes? Also, I value the dirtbike probably at around 450-550 dollars. Can you get a bike up and running for less than that? This one has some gunk in the gastank for sure, and turns over, but thats all I know for right now.
Second bike - slightly more interesting. It is my 1973 Aermacchi Harley Davidson Sprint. I have only briefly had it running like 15 years ago, but its actually in pretty good shape, and mostly complete as far as I know. I'd like to restore this one to original, but not sure where to start, again.
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