2500 bucks to rebuild the engine

**partireper.it** · 15th April 2008, 17:30

Originally Posted by FilthyLuka

If it was a husaberg, probably about 600cc with one cylinder.

If you are keen to give it a shot, find out from the mech what is wrong with it like thingiemastuff said. As for pestering people, most people on here will willingly offer help

many riders from europe had a remote check during one of the mehanical movie i've posted on youtube.

we checked exhaust emission

noise

consumption of fuel

most of them, which know honda transalp 1987, told me to do a compression test in order to see if all depends on the valves (apparently gone old).

the problem is that, since september 2007, with a full tank of fuel, i can ride exactly half of the km i used to do years ago.

spark plugs and exhaust are dirty

too rich in fuel, but carbi and cluth are new....

so is the engine!!!

it's got 110000 Km on it and it's 21 years old!

**partireper.it** · 15th April 2008, 17:34

Originally Posted by FilthyLuka

As for pestering people, most people on here will willingly offer help

it's when i read this that i remember I am in new zealand and not in italy anymore.

riders and mechanics are the grumpiest of all, down there!

**Bonez** · 15th April 2008, 17:38

When was the last time the spark plugs were replaced? Or had a decent tune up? Has the air filter been replaced?

**partireper.it** · 15th April 2008, 17:41

Originally Posted by Bonez

When was the last time the spark plugs were replaced? Or had a decent tune up?

dicember 2007, in australia by Honda MPE

it was 9000 km ago!

**Bonez** · 15th April 2008, 17:46

Originally Posted by partireper.it

dicember 2007, in australia by Honda MPE

it was 9000 km ago!

Whats the service interval?

**FilthyLuka** · 15th April 2008, 17:47

Righteho then.

This new carb, was it tuned or just thrown onto the bike? If its jetted badly, it would explain why the bike is running rich and sooting everything up.

Do a compression test, see if everything is Otay, if it aint, pull the head off. Check valves, if it aint the valves, off goes the top end, check the rings. Yank of the piston, check for lateral movement in the conrod to see if the crank bearings are good.

Or, the easier option, let the mechanic do all that and just grab the list of him

Then go and get parts and stuffs.

**partireper.it** · 15th April 2008, 17:49

Originally Posted by Bonez

Whats the service interval?

what do you mean?

**partireper.it** · 15th April 2008, 17:52

Originally Posted by FilthyLuka

Righteho then.

This new carb, was it tuned or just thrown onto the bike? If its jetted badly, it would explain why the bike is running rich and sooting everything up.

Do a compression test, see if everything is Otay, if it aint, pull the head off. Check valves, if it aint the valves, off goes the top end, check the rings. Yank of the piston, check for lateral movement in the conrod to see if the crank bearings are good.

Or, the easier option, let the mechanic do all that and just grab the list of him

Then go and get parts and stuffs.

carb was tuned.

same with jets on carb

valves were tuned in december by honda, but not changed. maybe they are old.

how much would cost me to do a compression test?

**Bonez** · 15th April 2008, 17:52

Originally Posted by partireper.it

what do you mean?

www.xrv.org.uk/media/ta_maintenance_schedule.pdf

**FilthyLuka** · 15th April 2008, 17:52

Originally Posted by partireper.it

what do you mean?

In the manual, how many Km's between services? I would suspect it would be something like 5000km's

**FilthyLuka** · 15th April 2008, 17:53

Originally Posted by partireper.it

carb was tuned.

same with jets on carb

valves were tuned in december by honda, but not changed. maybe they are old.

how much would cost me to do a compression test?

A pack of beer to one of the boys in christchurch to borrow thier tester. Wind it into the spark plug socket and turn the engine over.

**partireper.it** · 15th April 2008, 17:55

Originally Posted by FilthyLuka

In the manual, how many Km's between services? I would suspect it would be something like 5000km's

it's 15000 before 40000 km

it's 10 before 70000km

it's 5000 before 100000km

but my bike has got 110000km, so i had services in turkey

japan

thailand

malesia

australia

and new zealand....

but now i guess it's time to do some more work on it!