"Previous Owner" Masterpieces

oh, god, that poor thing.

 

That WAS a #40 pilot jet...thanks po.

 

I was wondering when my time would come to post upon this fine thread. Behold my first submission to Previous Owner Masterpieces.

While removing the front wheel in preparation for new tires I encountered something rather pointy. This is the front axle "cotter pin". Some form of stainless steel scribe/pick/clothespin. Lucky for me it was bent inward facing and not able to impale my legs.

Point to point comparison with a Craftsman pick.

What are the POs thinking?

 

They aren't, that's the whole problem............

 

Cotter pins are a pet peeve of mine. They're dirt cheap, you can buy a bag of dozens for a dollar in Home Depot.

Drives me nuts that people either don't use them where they should, or endlessly reuse them. They're cheap, readily available, and important.

 

save a nickle lose a tire

 

personally i use nails

 

MattiThunder & Stumplifter suggested I add this to the gallery...

Started a full rebuild of the carburetors on my '82 Maxim 750. And, boy, was I glad to see no brass caps over the air/fuel mixture screws. Less work!

but, in this case, "less work" meant the PO had been in there. Turned out like finding a pile of Coors cans and dirty diapers in once-pristine woods. Who decided to just ram this back in there when done??

There's your public shaming, previous owner somewhere in Mesa, AZ. :0)

 

Cannot tell if either really terrible dremel job - or if bench grinder and a literal/legally blind PO. Como que emory cloth?

 

Time to dig this thread up! Was working on the KZ tonight. The brake light didn’t work with the front lever when I bought it. I saw the wrong lever that never depressed the switch so I figured it was just disconnected in the headlight bucket. WRONG. Somebody actually took the time to cut the wire, heat shrink the individual wires and then heat shrink over the whole thing. I almost didn’t catch it.

 

Of course. Because why not?

Lol

 

I think it's time for a law that states, upon sale of a classic motorcycle, the Seller is immediately incarcerated and executed before sunrise for crimes against humanity.

 

This 81 seca I traded for had a toggle switch under the seat which I quickly mounted for tests, and throttle was broken all to hell from POF laying the bike down, so I thumb thottled from an 86 Honda trx200sx for testing. Fit so good I kept it on there and she is a beautiful work of assembly from any parts that I had laying around cheers