Registered Users AcesNEights Posted September 12, 2013 Registered Users Share Posted September 12, 2013 Greetings folks So I looked at a $1,000 bike today ..... and here is what I found ..... It fired right up when cold, choke worked fine, warmed and then lowered choke seemed to idle fine quick responsive throttle no issues, other than the odd miss-fire (the nice lady says she likes it that way, cause it's LOUDER) i'm in the corner of "want it louder? .... get after market pipes etc." Letting the bike run on 3 out of 4 sparks is just insane, I believe. after a few minutes I confirmed that all fuel was not being burned - slight smell of gas from exhaust so after the bike was at idle and a few revs etc. 20 minutes + Turned bike off ..... went to restart and guess what, just cranking but not firing after 5 minutes of trying to start battery went to next to no charge - drained battery Nice lady came out of her house and said "looks like you flooded it and killed my battery" I said "no I think you have some type of issue here" which she replied "never has done that on me for the 3 years I've owned it" again from someone that thinks a miss-fire is a good way to keep the bike loud This paste best describes what I think the problem is. "The main significant weak point with these bikes is the ignition coils. After ~27 years of baking in the heat above the engine, many of them break down. This manifests as a miss-fire at wide open throttle above 5000 RPM, or especially as difficulty cranking when hot. OEM coils are still available from Honda or aftermarket coils are available from Dyna (which require a little work to fit). If your bike ever exhibits these symptoms, buy new coils (don't waste your money on used ones)." so I think it needs ignition coils I called local bike shop, they tell me $170 for 2 coils and 3-4 hours @ $80/hr to install So about $400-$500 to fix All safety stuff looks really good lights - low and high work signals - all 4 lights work tires - lots of tread depth brakes - front seems solid, rear needs a lot of pressure to get light to come on (adjustment I think) fork seals - about 8 inches of travel and no build up or leaks etc no oil leaks no coolant leaks kill switch works safety for KS and centre stand work panel lights work - neutral, turn signals etc. could not drive it so speedo unknown, tach worked fine So she is asking $1,000 - I know she paid $2,000 3 years ago so the 2 questions I have .... 1. Does my diagnosis sound about right at this stage - coils that is ? and if so .... 2. What should I offer her for the bike - obv. $1,000 is TOO MUCH (I was thinking of offering her $650) any advise and or help would be much appreciated so confused right now H E L P ! ! ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Registered Users AcesNEights Posted September 12, 2013 Author Registered Users Share Posted September 12, 2013 hehe title says it all 1984 cheers sir thanks for vote Your guys experience will def help me decide thanks again come on all you techies .... chime in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Registered Users AcesNEights Posted September 12, 2013 Author Registered Users Share Posted September 12, 2013 update I just sent her an offer of $400 she is on her way to dover so I don't expect a response till she gets back the dreaded waiting game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Registered Users AcesNEights Posted September 12, 2013 Author Registered Users Share Posted September 12, 2013 In case anyone is interested .... here are a couple of pics of the bike, albeit before she drove the crap out of it for the past 3 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Ace Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Nice looking bike, send off your tech question to our 2nd officer, Paladin. He's and expert on this kind of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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