The biggest piece of sheit bike you were sucked in to buying?

[nudemetalz]

I bought my '91 XR250R which I got a good deal for. Wasn't the tidiest but had a sweet motor.
So,...thought I'd get the Mrs an equivalent trailie.
Found a '91 DR250S (the one like the 350) which appeared to be a good deal ($1500).
So,...met the young guy one night at a lock-up and saw it. It looked okay so said to him, let's get it going, want to hear it.
Wouldn't start !! Tried everything but wouldn't go. Had a heap of compression so couldn't push start it.
He said, I'll give it to you for $1300. Well figured must have just flooded it so yup was a deal.

Looked at it the next day,...stuffed chain & sprockets,..muffler rusted out,...bent handle bars and broken levers,..non of the lights went.
Replaced the plug and battery, got it running and BOY did it smoke !!!!
Also the camchain made quite a racket.
Hmmm,...really didn't need this, should have bought the KDX200 I was also contemplating.
The engine is in a 1000 pieces at present, getting rebuilt when I get a chance, has new chain and sprockets.

Might even motard it as well out at the Bucket circuit...

[Dooly]

However I was recently given the option to part exchange my bike for a 1000ds and I found that I could not part with her.I'll get some more miles and fun from my wee bike first.

Fair enough Jim, but.........the 1000DS SS is a very nice sports bike.
If you get the chance, BUY ONE!
Not many around that are'nt imports, and then not many full stop.
I ride mine all the time, when I get the chance to get out, and neglect the Trumpy, and cant forsee selling it at all for a long time.

[madbikeboy]

[QUOTE=Mikkel;1462935]Only if you don't spill the name. You took one for the team - don't let others repeat your mistake



Bling for you!

[vifferman]

I've had no problems with bikes (although I got ripped off to the tune of a few thousand on the current one).
The most "sheit" bike I've owned was the XBR500RS, and the previous owner dumped it on the side of the road in a fit of exasperation. My bro-in-law picked him up as he was hitch-hiking away. I ended up with the bike for the cost of a few hours labour.
I can see why the previous owner dumped it: the thing was a bit of a mess, more so after sitting in the weather at my sister's house for months. But not to worry: a valve grind, coat of paint, some cheap new tyres and a chain, a bigger main jet, a $600 hole in the bank account, and it was all good.
Sold it for ~$800 a couple of years later.
But cars? I always sell too cheap, and pay too much.

[geoffm]

oh, where to start :-)
First bike was a B120 - that was bent, although with the tinfoil frame it didn't take much to do it. Took lots of abuse.

GT250X7 - was a partsbin special that I paid far to much for ($1200 in 1988ish). Poked, had an oversize, hard Dunlop Arrowmx out of a skip on the back and the front was no better, a tank off something else (guessing a GSX250 or sim), mismatching clocks and scrapes showed a hard and occaisonally violent life. I got it checked out by a mechanic (Greenlane Suzuki back in the day). Turns out the mechanic was a mate of the seller... hmm. Paid lots of money for the right tank, painting, fixing petrol leaks, new pistons and rings (had a chunk missing from them) small end bearings, swing arm bearings, chain, sprocket, etc. Sold it for $600 a few years later, in much better order than when I bought it.

The RG500 - the owner was economical with the truth. He had a pile of reciepts for an RG, but soemhow I never got them when I picked it up. Theclaims of engine rebuilds, cranks, big bore kit have proven to be ... not entirely correct. Dodgy fibreglass fairing, missing bits, some more unidentifed parts in a crate. no they are not spares - they are supposed to be on th ebike you moron! Paid plenty for it, but they aren't common,a nd spent thousands since. It never actually goes long enough to use for a decent trip. The gearbox claims have proven false recenlty when the box had to come out. First gear was chipped, and they definitly didn't have the new parts. $800 later for bits...
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[FROSTY:Me]

worst bike i ever owned was a 'mint' xj750 I bought from colemans suzuki.
It was more a case of what WASN'T wriong with it that what was.
1)First thing that happened was that the brakes failed suddenly at a most er "inconvenient" moment.
New caliper seals were fitted and all was good----untill the fork seals blew
bike shop was suspicious untill they stripped the front end. turns out the last owner had used the anti dive bleed nipples as grease nipples.
that was the beginning of a long series of workshop visits including 2 yes 2 engine rebuilds
darn thing never was right

[Wingnut]

Honda VT750 Shadow - I soon found out why I couldn't test ride it - not ideal in the power department thats for sure!!!!!!!!!!!

[popelli]

worst bike I ever owned was a Honda CB450

closely followed by a Moto Guzzi 850 California

both spent more time off the road than on the road

[FruitLooPs]

Well .. both my bikes are lemons so to speak.

1st bike 98 RG150, purchased 2years ago for too much ($2,300) with a lot of kms on it. Didn't get to ride it since I wasnt licenced, dad rode it home for me.

Turns out powervalves seized, one had muched half of itself into the piston so bad I had to hacksaw the thing to bits to get it out the barrel - still had compression but pinched a ring etc. Also sucked up 1L too much gearbox oil somehow, suspected seals gone. So had the bottom end pulled to bits, new piston, bearings, rings ~$700 and $700 OEM powervalves, New Batt. Which then went and ate themselves partially 6 months later $200 to get them repaired. Broke a speedo cable, never had tach going right.

My repaired powervalves just broke again last month, $200 later I have some custom lathed ones. And so it goes. . Then there is my GSXR750 had leaky exhaust valve, run on 3 or 4 depending on the day. $500 later all new valve seals grind etc, then it mysteriously bent a rod on me. Oh joy.



Bikes keep me poor.

[cruza]

OH boy were to start, Young and Green ,with money in the pocket! Had a few lemons when I was young. XR250, Looked mint as, just needing some rings>> on 4th rebore, welded up cam gear, cracked between exhaust ports, stripped threads(my first in house motor rebuild!). GN400, wish I'd never brought the $400 'special' with a flat tyre what a pig. WR200>>> This cost some money , bogged up crankcase around output shaft, full rebuild gearbox/top end, spent more time in bits than riding>> saw the light after several thousand and sold it to someone else with a healthy bike account.gsx750, electrical problems.Mind you had some great bikes, my first road bike cb250rs- $900 with 15000km on it ,had a great run ,till a old guy turned in front of me and wrote it off!!. Mind you in the last 10 years I've had nothing but good deals and great runs, Must be the age thing...!

[cruza]

Worse bike I ever owned was a cranky bitch called K****. She was expensive and difficult, and always costing money for a new car, a new mountain bike, new curtains, or for her weekly mall rampage.

She hardly ever got revved up, and when she did, it was hardly worth the bother.

Why am I calling the bitch a bike? Well, it turned out I wasn't the only one riding her...

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

Am I going to get in trouble for this post???

Well it made me laugh, Somehow think all my motorbikes/4wd etc etc still cost less . Did ya get much for a trade in???

[Drunken Monkey]

We have all been there.

Um, no actually. I cannot relate to this example.

[Bonez]

Hmm, the least memorable was a BMW R65. Got it for a bargin though. Spent as much "prettying" it up. Just no where near as fun to ride as the 550F or Gerty so flicked it.

Can't say I've had a really bad one, mind you my needs are quite modest. And my definition of bad would vary quite a bit to most KBers definition of bad.

Oh and there was the ratty ol CB500 four, that used as much oil as Le Trog, I owned for a few years now scrapped. But I did my first trip over the Napier-Taihape road on that mid-winter a few decades ago.

[Taz]

Moto Guzzi Lario...... Say no more.

[old git]

A 1970's ducati , what a piece of s##t, the lessons i learned.
1: Dont go out in the dark--- the lights work only on the straight bits and go out when approaching corners.
2: Don't go out in the WET--- putting feet down was more effective than brakes!
3: Dont go out when damp--- the coils and wiring cease to function when over 20 miles from home.
4: Only go out on sunny sunday afternoons for a QUICK blast just to let the locals know you can ride BETTER than them in the right conditions...!!!!!!