sr50 is it worth it?

1] Wobbly also included crank seals in that too, plus standard/original parts are quite expensive and sometimes even cost more than some performance equivalents.
2] Just because it says Polini on the barrel it doesn't mean its a 70 they also make 50 kits.
3] I think it would be your best bet otherwise you'll end up forking out loads for a job you could do yourself.

 

i refuse tu use anything tiwaneese or chineese in my bike. italian or japaneese pistons only. also crank seals will set you back a tenner from a dealer.

does the bike rev hard and not go anywhere or just not rev?

does it feel rough or smooth when you turn the engine over on the kickstart?

 

well why cant this machanic find out what i need lol if hes qualified to be 1. ill find out myself when i get my hands back on the bike really. it started off its electric start and it reved high but i dont think the wheel was trying to move i noticed. but like i said the bike had not been running for a year like and it sounds like it needed a starter motor just to fire it back up. havent seen it running off a kick start will find out more on monday. the bloke is going to take a look at the belt and variator if that could be the problem and the rollers are like square i jst dont know until monday but theres no guarentee that its ether of them

 

Why are you gunna pay him to LOOK at your varitor/rollers and belt? you could do that yourself...

AHH you know what.... i give up lol do whatever you want to. :rtfm:

 

id need a windy gun to get the variator off mate

 

bike mechanics have a liscence to print money. there is only one bike mechanic on the planet i trust to do a fair job.

 

now have the ped back from the shop but never bothered asking them to take a look at the variator and rollers becouse it was going to scot stupid 20 pound to just take a look at them. anyway the bike kick starts 1st time but its really high pace when it does but still the wheel wont spin i dont think. but like i said its really loud and really high noice kinda thing if thats any help to solve the problem

 

got a 2nd oppinion over the phone today on the bike and another place i described the problem to said it sounds like the crank oil seals have gone which would be an full engine strip down! dam it gets worse lol. saying that the bike will now get upto 5 mph but i have a feeling the air box is letting too much air in becouse the screws wont go in right and theres a slight gap saying that im not too sure and dont know if its worth checking rollers and belt?

 

Fuckin hell mate, i bought a minarelli engine(including malossi variator), gianelli exhaust and standard carb for about £100 off a mate!!

Asked a few Q's on here how to fit it then went for it. A lot easier if you wanna just get rollin'!!

If you get another engine, then you can get your spare one workin incase you need it again.

 

yeah your dam right there but how do i find an engine that is actauly working without taking a chance going to a breakers yard to find 1 :wtf:

 

If you buy one from a breakers you'll be covered by the sale of goods act. If they describe it as running etc you can get your money back if it doesn't.


Most of the engines at breakers were running just fine until the front of the bike hit a car! True but not funny.

 

crank seals are not a full engine strip. i can do seals in about an hour flat and the parts cost about £10.

take me about an hour.

 

well i think they are described as crank oil seals i think. i may just get a new engine like if like you said there will be a guarentee of the goods act if i did would i just take the old engine off and put the new engine on and put the cables and everything the exact same way as the other engine was? or is it more difficult

 

to be honest, it's like replacing the whole electrical system for a blown bulb.

 

thats true man, i got a ped n didnt no fuckall about them hence y i bought a suzuki katana lol, anyway i kept breakin it out of my own stupidity, so had to get new parts n fitted em myself, didnt no what i was doin at th time like but i learned eventually, not sayin i know loads bouts bikes but if u give me a part to fit a bet i cud do it now.

 

As long as its the same engine, you should "just" have to connect the
rear shock(s)
Exhaust, if its not on the engine
fuel pipe
oil pipe
water cooling pipes
electrics (a plug)
rear brake cable or caliper. (Depending on whether its drum or disc.)

then

Refill the radiator (if it's got one)
Adjust or bleed the rear brake

To make sure its a running engine, see if the breakers has an engine still fitted to a smashed bike, and ask to see it running. Then either buy the whole bike or ask them to take out the engine for you.

If i've missed anything I'm sure someone will add to this list.

 

it's a damn site easier to just change the crank seals. it's a minarelli so its daead easy. just varo and sprag clutch off the left and magneto and oil pump off the right and your down to the seals. just pop em out with a screwdriver and pop new ones in by hand. if you want to sell the bike however, i'm sure i could find a buyer because minarelli SRs are like rocking horse shit now.

 

or get omone who knows what they are doing (not a shop) to do it

 

true that, ill have it if it just needs seals

seriously mate, do it yourself or get a mate to do it, garages will be garages and you'll end up over 50quid out of pocket easy.

 

hello all today i noticed there was no petrol or oil in my tank so i guess thats why it was really smelling of oil when it was running lol i never even thought about that like. they both were basically more or less bare empty i think and ive filled them both up but bike is still yet to start again. :rofl: