Got Paso home, made it run, almost died, parting out bike

[Dana]

I wish I could tell you more about the bike (I've taken to calling it Christine) but the PO has apparently killed himself.

Like I said before though, there is a new fuel pump, 2 36mm Dellortos carbs with cone filters, lights all work, we got it into neutral last night and pushed it into a corner because the battery is flat, the rh side mirror is broken but the front fairing is ok, the side fairings are safe in my house, few stress cracks but nothing major around some of the fastener holes, it has, according to the gauges, 11 or 12k miles and there is plenty of oil in it. Umm... rear brake will need to be removed and the hanger replaced, rear brake pedal is a mess.

I don't think it would take much to make it a very nice bike, I'm just over it.

[Skins]

Good on you, Jon! This could be a good buy.

[jcslocum]

Dana and I have made a deal that gets the bike out of his garage. I'm happy to fix it and put it into rotation for riding. Much better than havcing it parted out! I do understand Dana's pain.

I'll be going to Indy for the MOtoGP race and will find someone to trail it back to NY.

I need some parts tho. Brake set up and a mirror I guess.

[Skins]

Aye, aye Cap'n! Well done! The beginning of a happy ending to a sad story, hopefully. Good luck!

[Desmo_Demon]

Dana and I have made a deal that gets the bike out of his garage. I'm happy to fix it and put it into rotation for riding. Much better than havcing it parted out! I do understand Dana's pain.

I'd do the same thing. Far too many of these bikes are being parted out when they only required a few parts and some TLC.....or in my case, a LOT of TLC.

I responded to your PM and have a bracket and rear caliper available. Let me know what else you need and I'll see what I have laying around.

[higgy]

This guy is talking about parting 2 bikes out
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 60124&rd=1

[paso750]

Jon, I really think you got yourself a nice and special bike

G.

[Dana]

It'll be nice to give her to a home that will appreciate the bike, one way or another. Jon, I just sent you an email, pls read and call me tonight if possible.

-Dana

[Dana]

Dana and I have made a deal that gets the bike out of his garage. I'm happy to fix it and put it into rotation for riding. Much better than havcing it parted out! I do understand Dana's pain.

I'll be going to Indy for the MOtoGP race and will find someone to trail it back to NY.

I need some parts tho. Brake set up and a mirror I guess.

Ya... Rear brake lever, RH mirror, lens for LH mirror. Actually... Hang on a sec. I may have a replacement (stock) rearset. I have box full of stuff.

I'll take pix in the next day or two of the spares.

You guys... Really don't know how really upset I am about this. I've wanted a bike for years, at least half my life, and to go around the block and the bike falls apart and I get into an accident... It breaks my heart.

Well, we'll see. After I heal, take an ABATE course, get some body armor, we'll see. I do think that I'll be looking for, if I ever get into this again, a bike with fuel injection and no carbs.

Without a machine shop I don't see how you all do it. There is literally nowhere to get an old bike worked on (like this) here, and I'm just not set up with enough tools and such to do all this. I don't have a garage, I have a shed that holds a car. People could make some bucks setting up an independent old bike garage here in Indy. Probably.

Having to take equipment all the way to Chicago or Kentucky to find people competent to work on old Ducs in a city that prides itself on its racing history is stupid.

[Desmo_Demon]

Rear brake lever, RH mirror, lens for LH mirror. Actually... Hang on a sec. I may have a replacement (stock) rearset.

If you don't have a spare rearset and need one, I have two spares.

Without a machine shop I don't see how you all do it. There is literally nowhere to get an old bike worked on (like this) here, and I'm just not set up with enough tools and such to do all this. I don't have a garage, I have a shed that holds a car.

I keep all of my bikes in the house, have a LOT of tools (I used to work for the manufacturer of Crescent/Diamond/Xcelite tools), have friends who weld/plasma-cut/sand-cast/machine and whatever else I need done, and I've been working on vehicles for over 25 years. Fortunately, working on them is just second nature to me.

[Dana]

I know there have been a few different people interested in my Paso. There is another one fairly close to me on Ebay Item number: 190245854257 Hey, Dayton, Ohio is just a short hop on I-70 east from here.

I know it isn't red or quite as cheap, but it looks like the work it might need could be minimal.

I've only got one bike, and a deposit has been made. So there you are.

[Dana]

Rear brake lever, RH mirror, lens for LH mirror. Actually... Hang on a sec. I may have a replacement (stock) rearset.

If you don't have a spare rearset and need one, I have two spares.

Without a machine shop I don't see how you all do it. There is literally nowhere to get an old bike worked on (like this) here, and I'm just not set up with enough tools and such to do all this. I don't have a garage, I have a shed that holds a car.

I keep all of my bikes in the house, have a LOT of tools (I used to work for the manufacturer of Crescent/Diamond/Xcelite tools), have friends who weld/plasma-cut/sand-cast/machine and whatever else I need done, and I've been working on vehicles for over 25 years. Fortunately, working on them is just second nature to me.

I've been working on cars for quite a while, but it is easy to find someone else to work on a car if you run into problems. There should be a non-dealer shop for bikes that don't happen to be Harleys too.