My buddy picked up a 99 ZX7R in good condition considering mileage. It has 20k miles.
He asked me to test drive it and I said no way am I test driving a bike I can't thoroughly inspect and maintain first. Good thing I didn't. We got it home and I noticed the first 'woulda ruined my day' problem. The seller had the forks off to have the fork seals done (provided receipts), but his wife was diagnosed with an illness and was bed ridden in the hospital & put the forks on in his spare time and told us to inspect everything good before he rides.
Both 8x25 bolts on both forks were hand tight or loose.
I'm the go-to mechanic for snowmobiles and cars for all my close buds, so naturally his bike is in my garage.
Do these bolts need to be loc-tited? It appears they are allen so do I just snug or really crank these on?
Next, is there anything else I need to look over before I let my buddy ride? Tires look good, chain looks good.
I noticed while in gear with the clutch it, if you rev it up you can feel the bike trying to lurch JUST a touch. Any suggestions?
I also noticed the left bar can touch the frame, but the right bar doesn't. So on closer inspection I see the handle bar is bent. Can he purchase clip-ons for an easy fix?
I understand the bike is a 99 and will have some quirks we need to work out.
He asked me to test drive it and I said no way am I test driving a bike I can't thoroughly inspect and maintain first. Good thing I didn't. We got it home and I noticed the first 'woulda ruined my day' problem. The seller had the forks off to have the fork seals done (provided receipts), but his wife was diagnosed with an illness and was bed ridden in the hospital & put the forks on in his spare time and told us to inspect everything good before he rides.
Both 8x25 bolts on both forks were hand tight or loose.
I'm the go-to mechanic for snowmobiles and cars for all my close buds, so naturally his bike is in my garage.
Do these bolts need to be loc-tited? It appears they are allen so do I just snug or really crank these on?
Next, is there anything else I need to look over before I let my buddy ride? Tires look good, chain looks good.
I noticed while in gear with the clutch it, if you rev it up you can feel the bike trying to lurch JUST a touch. Any suggestions?
I also noticed the left bar can touch the frame, but the right bar doesn't. So on closer inspection I see the handle bar is bent. Can he purchase clip-ons for an easy fix?
I understand the bike is a 99 and will have some quirks we need to work out.