MrT

""If its been unused for that long, and I'm certain Lozzo will clarify, the
crank seals may be foobed, the rings may be stuck, carb gummed etc.""
""Wise words...""

Thanks for the advice. I'll give it a very good going over, but it's been
stored in a dry garage and run round the block every couple of months. It's
been well cared for during its layup - all the cables are rust-free and work
as progressively as they should, and there's good compression.
Crank seals are the first thing that came into my mind too, but I shouldn't
imagine it's a particularly difficult or expensive job on one of these?
There's also the fork seals too - they may fail soon after a little trail
riding, but it's all consumables, so I'm prepared for it.
And at that price (£250), it's no great loss if I destroy it (I'll try not
to though - I'm not out to kill myself!).
Thanks for the words of wisdom :-)
Dale Turley
http://www.practicalclassics.btinternet.co.uk
'66 Singer Vogue IV (Brit Difrunt)
'71 Triumph Herald 13/60 convertible
'73 Honda CB250K4
'01 Peugeot 306 Meridian
'02 Citroen C3 1.4HDi 16v Exclusive

JB

"MrT" <practicalclassics@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> ""If its been unused for that long, and I'm certain Lozzo will clarify,
the
> crank seals may be foobed, the rings may be stuck, carb gummed etc.""
> ""Wise words...""
>
> Thanks for the advice. I'll give it a very good going over, but it's been
> stored in a dry garage and run round the block every couple of months.
It's
> been well cared for during its layup - all the cables are rust-free and
work
> as progressively as they should, and there's good compression.
> Crank seals are the first thing that came into my mind too, but I
shouldn't
> imagine it's a particularly difficult or expensive job on one of these?
> There's also the fork seals too - they may fail soon after a little trail
> riding, but it's all consumables, so I'm prepared for it.
> And at that price (£250), it's no great loss if I destroy it (I'll try not
> to though - I'm not out to kill myself!).

Nice one. Sounds like you got a real bargain. They fetch up to around
£600-700 for a good one usually round here.
Don't kill the old beast. A bit of trail riding yes, but asave the rough
stuff for a proper enduro tool when you're a bit 'braver'.
JB