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Your damb right its a jewel!!! Your bike is only a year younger than mine and they are great machines even for their age. But bringing your bike back to good health might be expensive. I paid $750 for mine. Not including all the little odds and ends Im almost or just over what I paid for it. The cylinder replating was the most expensive $500 but that included shipping both ways and a new topend kit with gaskets. Then I bought a FMF turbin Core sparky silencer $100. Boyesen Rad Valve $160. New FMF Fatty head pipe $200. Just with these 4 things Ive exceeded what I paid for the bike. Then you throw in expendable items. Fork seals, wipers and fork oil. New air cleaner. Front and rear fenders. Tires and tubes Oh my god. Gear box oil, pre mix, half dozen or so of main jets, pilot jets. Carb cleaner. The list goes on and on and on. Dirt bikes are as bad or worse then boats. Boat stands for bust out another thousand. I have one of those too. Ive invested more in my bike in the last three years just in up keep and replacement parts ect than I have in 6 years of owning my boat. Its an expensive hobby. But dont give up on it just because its going to cost a little bit of money to get it going. If I remember correctly you got your bike on a trade. So really your not out any money on the investment. So if you have to sink 500 to 800 into it to get her worthy of being her original self I say its worth it. But what can I say Im a DIRT BIKE ADDICT! If there is anything else I can help you with I will share what ever knowledge I have with you. I dont know everything but I know enough to keep this little gem running like it was new.
Your damb right its a jewel!!! Your bike is only a year younger than mine and they are great machines even for their age. But bringing your bike back to good health might be expensive. I paid $750 for mine. Not including all the little odds and ends Im almost or just over what I paid for it. The cylinder replating was the most expensive $500 but that included shipping both ways and a new topend kit with gaskets. Then I bought a FMF turbin Core sparky silencer $100. Boyesen Rad Valve $160. New FMF Fatty head pipe $200. Just with these 4 things Ive exceeded what I paid for the bike. Then you throw in expendable items. Fork seals, wipers and fork oil. New air cleaner. Front and rear fenders. Tires and tubes Oh my god. Gear box oil, pre mix, half dozen or so of main jets, pilot jets. Carb cleaner. The list goes on and on and on. Dirt bikes are as bad or worse then boats. Boat stands for bust out another thousand. I have one of those too. Ive invested more in my bike in the last three years just in up keep and replacement parts ect than I have in 6 years of owning my boat.
Its an expensive hobby. But dont give up on it just because its going to cost a little bit of money to get it going. If I remember correctly you got your bike on a trade. So really your not out any money on the investment. So if you have to sink 500 to 800 into it to get her worthy of being her original self I say its worth it. But what can I say Im a DIRT BIKE ADDICT!
If there is anything else I can help you with I will share what ever knowledge I have with you. I dont know everything but I know enough to keep this little gem running like it was new.
