"Previous Owner" Masterpieces

Nice hole in the #2 piston.......

 

Looked lt up "Numpty"
Name of a song by Paulo Nutini
")&()($?&&!?

 

Fed his bike golf balls for lunch !

 

Numpty: (n) A person who has a PhD in Dumbass.

 

Sorry for the late reply but as I tried to post my comment yesterday, though I was shown as logged in, I was unable to post.
But yeah, all the answers are correct plus a few more choice words describe the tosser.
Check out all sorts of terms on the Urban Dictionary.

 

Appreciated none the less. I was mostly wondering if it had a more specific connotation. Like if I called someone a total bumpkin, you'd be able to infer that he's not only dumb but probably also lives somewhere rural. "Numpty" made me think of "frumpy," so I couldn't help but imagine you buying a bike off an old guy in a flower print dress with a pillbox hat and a scowl on. Also I thought of the Humpty dance. It's your chance. Do the hump.

 

Numpty, tosser, ect... all adjectives for PREVIOUS OWNER!!
PS I also thought of "Humpty, pronounced with the UMPTY!"

 

Seeing as we've digressed from the original topic, if you like slang have a look at the Roger's Profanisaurus, also available as an app.

http://profanisaurusapp.com/

 

Nah, this is standard deviation. We're within spec.

 

Max is more about function than form, but that one was a special deal. He was modifying the 550 to be a Cobra Commander bike for a friend. He had to do several questionable hacks to get it right, but it looked sweet.

 

I've posted this before - the "air filter" is a pair of ladies tights (Pantyhose)!

 

I read a few posts here and it just got too painful to look at the rest. Carry on brave mechanics, and right the wrongs of the past...

 

This thread has made me realize that 1) I'm not as bad about stupid ham fisted bike abuse and redneck engineering as some people 2) A peek into my garage while I'm working on my bike would make you all think I'm a monster.

Things like my dog cocks and rats nest under the seat, the ATX smeared all over my air intake/manifold, sticky brown carbs, sportster windshield strapped on with crude diy brackets, tail light assembly made out of soup cans.... I've already heard gasps and maybe even some pitchforks and torches over my gas filler neck, lol.

I guess you can call me "P.O. Cal" and make all the youngin's look at all the horrible things I do as a warning to keep the purity of restoration sacred.

 

The starter button on my 550 is below my seat and the connections look terrible! I really want to wire it back to the handlebars.

 

All of this makes me realize how lucky I was when I bought my XJ700n. I had no idea what to look for, it just looked good, ran (sort of), and had low miles. Turned out to be bone stock with no PO modifications. Sure made it easier to get in good shape.

 

My 82 Xj750 Seca I recently purchased P.O. had buried master cylinder cover on back wards , the front forks had maybe 2oz in them, he "rewired" fuse block that is on my list to fix right way . I reserviced forks got lucky so far seals are not leaking. Tires were original had good tread, BUT replaced as I value being upright . This is my 6th bike , Last 82 Honda CB750 4500 original miles it was truly mint. 83 XV750 Virago bought 400$ got sorted out sold for 1500$, 2003 Buell Blast (first new bike actually loved my "Thumper" ) Sold to co-worker after showing how to ride a motorcycle , 84 Kawasaki LTD 550 (Shaft drive rare) Miss it still . 96 Seca 2 . Still sorting my Seca so far not too much has been found that P.O. Bodged .

 

Sarah, this has gone far too long neglected! Allow me!

My PO masterpiece of "welding"


Yeah. Got a broken cam cap? While you could replace it for just a couple dollars, what fun is that? Instead, why not try welding in a helicoil? And hey, who cares if you've only got a mig welder and have no idea how to weld aluminum?

No matter how badly it goes, remember, you're a badass biker, don't admit you couldn't fix it, just shove it back into the motor. Nobody will see!

 

Wow....

 

Problem being, cap is not sold separately so not easy to find used ones as they are machined with cylinder head .

 

That cap---which is always the one that breaks or strips out---is not actually a (radial) bearing cap (its inner surface does not serve as a bearing journal, it does not actually contact the camshaft). Its main purpose in life is as a thrust bearing (preventing side-to-side movement of the cam) as well as being a receiver for the valvecover bolt......so it is "safe" to replace it with one off of any other engine. All other cam caps....which actually are radial bearings....are somewhat unique in their size, as they are machined in conjunction with the lower bearing (part of that whole Yamaha "blueprinting" thing) and thus you can possibly run into clearance issues when swapping those cam caps between engines.