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(06-21-2021, 06:07 AM)cj599_imp Wrote: Moto gp in the 1980s use the same style trans as we have, a test drive tells you if their is a issue with the dawgs by the way in goes into gear if it feels unsure theirs probably a issue
I also have experience driving over the road trucks so thats just what i do
If you feel comfortable doing it on your motorcycle that's fine. It's your bike not mine. I just wouldn't feel comfortable buying your bike when you are done with it. Just the way I feel.
Then again I won't buy a used bike with an aftermarket pipe, a cut off rear fender, or altered wiring of any kind.
I worked in the motorcycle industry for 17 years from 1972 to 1989 and saw the results of motorcycles that guys flogged, shifted without clutches, chopped up, and rewired every day. That generally taught me not to trust how some people treated their motorcycles. And that is why I have almost always bought brand new motorcycles. As a matter of fact I'm picking up a brand new bike tomorrow, and I'll know for sure from mile one, what kind of treatment the motorcycle will have received.
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(06-21-2021, 06:54 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: (06-21-2021, 06:07 AM)cj599_imp Wrote: Moto gp in the 1980s use the same style trans as we have, a test drive tells you if their is a issue with the dawgs by the way in goes into gear if it feels unsure theirs probably a issue
I also have experience driving over the road trucks so thats just what i do
If you feel comfortable doing it on your motorcycle that's fine. It's your bike not mine. I just wouldn't feel comfortable buying your bike when you are done with it. Just the way I feel.
Then again I won't buy a used bike with an aftermarket pipe, a cut off rear fender, or altered wiring of any kind.
I worked in the motorcycle industry for 17 years from 1972 to 1989 and saw the results of motorcycles that guys flogged, shifted without clutches, chopped up, and rewired every day. That generally taught me not to trust how some people treated their motorcycles. And that is why I have almost always bought brand new motorcycles. As a matter of fact I'm picking up a brand new bike tomorrow, and I'll know for sure from mile one, what kind of treatment the motorcycle will have received.
If you feel comfortable doing it on your motorcycle that's fine. It's your bike not mine. I just wouldn't feel comfortable buying your bike when you are done with it. Just the way I feel.
Then again I won't buy a used bike with an aftermarket pipe, a cut off rear fender, or altered wiring of any kind.
I worked in the motorcycle industry for 17 years from 1972 to 1989 and saw the results of motorcycles that guys flogged, shifted without clutches, chopped up, and rewired every day. That generally taught me not to trust how some people treated their motorcycles. And that is why I have almost always bought brand new motorcycles. As a matter of fact I'm picking up a brand new bike tomorrow, and I'll know for sure from mile one, what kind of treatment the motorcycle will have received.
^^Agreed and wisely said Ferret^^
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I also fully agree with Ferret , I bought many used bikes in the earlier part of me riding bikes but only " unmolested "ones. My CB 1100's I bought new and I know them as my own children from the day they came home with me.
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Each to their own i use the clutch when hammering on it i also am a mechanic by trade and rebuild many many bike engines and transmissions
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(06-21-2021, 10:08 AM)cj599_imp Wrote: Each to their own i use the clutch when hammering on it i also am a mechanic by trade and rebuild many many bike engines and transmissions
You wouldn't have to if they used the clutch
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(06-21-2021, 10:15 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: (06-21-2021, 10:08 AM)cj599_imp Wrote: Each to their own i use the clutch when hammering on it i also am a mechanic by trade and rebuild many many bike engines and transmissions
You wouldn't have to if they used the clutch
You wouldn't have to if they used the clutch
That is funny !
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