Hi All
Im a but undecided as what to do about my recent 2003 9'er purchase...
I paid £1000 for a nice looking black(or very dark blue) 900 knowing the forks were pitted and would need re-chroming or replacement.
she has done 36k years MOT and i was told had been parked up under a cover for quite a while. had a short test ride and all seemed to be good so the deal was done..
On the ride home from Portsmouth to South London the rear brake was slightly stuck without me realizing until i stopped at the first set of lights about 50 miles into the ride
The result was a blue warped disc and knackered calliper, so once i had disconnected the calliper and limped the final few miles home the first job was to search ebay and around for replacement parts
Disc(thanks Riggers) calliper and pads sourced i set amount the repair.
After many hours and lots of running to the computer to check this site for help and info I had changed these items along with the wheel bearings and also managed eventually to strip, clean and regrease the swing arm and suspension pivot bushes.
Great I thought, eventually bled the rear brake after having to clear a blockage i missed in the master cylinder reservoir feed pipe!
So off I went with a mate on my first real jaunt to Rykas at Box Hill,Surrey about 1/2 hour ride
When we were leaving I discovered the indicators has failed so after getting back i set about fixing the fault
Once i got the plastics and tank off and finally locating the correct relay i discovered that there has been what looks like water ingress in all the terminal blocks ie green corrosion everywhere. Also with the plastics off it revealed a rust and corrosion over a lot of areas.
While trying to disconnect the relays one by one and clean the terminals the best i could i discovered a broken terminal connection on what appears to be the fuel injection relay. Obviously concerning especially when the bike runs without it being fitted at all and not even a fault code appearing..?
I must say my heart sank a bit and i have lost a lot of faith in the bike especially as i had bought it with the intention of a European trip next year for my mates 50th.
So this is my round about way of asking should i re adverse the bike whole for spares or repair? am i likely to recoup my money that way or break for spares to regain the invested cash
I will post some pics up and see if there are any takers either for the whole bike or bids for parts
Or of there a tatty one for sale i could swap the parts on to..?
On the plus side theres a centre stand fitted!
Im not sure what will cost more to repair the bike or my divorce settlement if i spend any more time fixing this bike!!!!