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Great Carburetor advice from unlikely source

Discussion in 'Hangout Lounge' started by tabaka45, Nov 21, 2015.

  1. tabaka45

    tabaka45 Well-Known Member

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    "If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?"

    John Wooden, Former UCLA Basketball Coach
     
    tabaka45, Nov 21, 2015
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    XJ550H Well-Known Member Premium Member

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    if you don't do it right you always have time to do it over
     
    XJ550H, Nov 21, 2015
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    Stumplifter Well-Known Member

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    Or sell it to someone on Craigslist after a half-arsed butcher job . . . . you know what those PO's are capable of!
     
    Stumplifter, Nov 22, 2015
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    MN-Maxims St. Paul Minnesota

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    All they had in their tool box was a double bladed ax and a pipe wrench!
     
    MN-Maxims, Nov 24, 2015
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    You mean they had it running when they parked it last season?
     
    ecologito, Nov 24, 2015
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    Seafoam and Premium fuel
     
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    MattiThundrrr Not a guru

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    I like when you see a bike in pieces and they say "It worked before I took it apart. "
     
    MattiThundrrr, Dec 8, 2015
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    I knew a guy like that. Every bike he got, he'd strip it down after about a year or so.
    Not one of them ever got put back together and mostly they got sold off as a kit of parts - not broken for spares, but just punted out as non-runners. What you quoted was exactly what he said on nearly every occasion.
     
    Dave in Ireland, Dec 13, 2015
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    MN-Maxims St. Paul Minnesota

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    We bought a Bulltaco (not sure on spelling) a long time ago that was what we call a basket case. Put it all back together and it actually ran? Go figure.
    The bike was a one cylinder I am going to say like 300cc or something like that. My friend had it and I never saw another one.
     
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