awesker
13th November 2005, 20:58
Hey, well tonight I went out with a mate whos looking at buying a 1992 RGV250 (VJ22) and I have a few questions about some of the problems I saw with it. First up was the the owner said its been sitting for a while (6 months+), so take that into account.
First problem was the one that make me cautious was the front forks, I put the front brakes on and pushed down to make sure they are nice and smooth, but as I was pushing down there was a knocking sound about half way down the forks' travel. Anyone know if this is a serious problem? Im a bit concerned with it.
Second up is the brake discs, there seems to be alot of disc remaining cause I think it needs to be ground back because it has been sitting so long its has slight surface rust and feels pitted and rough in patches. So I want to know who grinds them back, or if its not to hard if it can be done at home.
Third was the kick start, it didnt have a spring in it so there was nothing holding it up on the frame, so it could just flop down if your riding (which would be a bit shitty if you were in the twisties) so is that hard to replace or fix?
Those were the main problems with it , other were fairly minor and are results of it sitting for ages. If anyone can help me with that that would be awesome cause I dont want my mate to get a lemon.
Cheers
First problem was the one that make me cautious was the front forks, I put the front brakes on and pushed down to make sure they are nice and smooth, but as I was pushing down there was a knocking sound about half way down the forks' travel. Anyone know if this is a serious problem? Im a bit concerned with it.
Second up is the brake discs, there seems to be alot of disc remaining cause I think it needs to be ground back because it has been sitting so long its has slight surface rust and feels pitted and rough in patches. So I want to know who grinds them back, or if its not to hard if it can be done at home.
Third was the kick start, it didnt have a spring in it so there was nothing holding it up on the frame, so it could just flop down if your riding (which would be a bit shitty if you were in the twisties) so is that hard to replace or fix?
Those were the main problems with it , other were fairly minor and are results of it sitting for ages. If anyone can help me with that that would be awesome cause I dont want my mate to get a lemon.
Cheers