Great to see the return of the project bike. It it runs!!. I remember our converstaion in St Helens on its progress. I cant believe its been over a year with the mechanic (thats terrible service). At least you have it back and its running. Now onto more adventures with the G4TR100 :)
It's definitely been a process! I'm just glad it's back and I can move on with my life haha! Sounds pretty awesome hey!! Maybe it has a Tassie trip in its future!? That would be WILD! Haha
We all have had a bike that just never seemed sorted. For the mechanic to keep it a year is unacceptable. It sure does sound good running. I guess my tate-away from your videos on it is that you've learned a lot on this journey. Those lessons will serve you well for many years. Glass half full and all. 😉
I've got one of those out in the shed. I went through the engine replaced all the seals and bearings, put it all back together and while the engine ran fine, I found that the transmission wouldn't shift. Tore it all apart again and ordered a used set of gears. The gears are in their box, but I swear I'll get back to it one of these days.
I watched the vids you did on that bike. I'll be watching them again when I get closer to working on mine. I wish I had a shed to work in like you do. I'm just out tinkering in my carport.
Welcome to classic bike ownership. Where mechanics will take forever to get it done. In some cases this is not their fault. Chasing parts can be very time consuming (especially if they are no longer available from the manufacturer). Alot of people will not factor in the time the mechanic takes chasing up the parts or researching what is a viable part that will work if the faulty part is no longer available. The job may take an hour, but chasing up parts could take 3 times the amount of time compared to the job itself. Anyway, glad you have it back and running. It is so good that you are continuing with this project. Most of these bikes will be either scrapped or confined to the back of a shed (as the cost of repairing them can cost almost the purchase cost of the bike). The 100cc and under motorcycles were everywhere in Queensland due to the licencing rules. I remember visiting Bundaberg back in the 90's, you would see far more of these bikes than what I would see in Sydney. Keep up the great work and look forward to seeing the progress with the little Kwaka.
Yeah totally get that. For me, the main issue was the lack of communication. I'd be much more understanding if they had of just communicated what was going on. I felt as though I was just a mate they were doing a favour for, not a customer. But glad to have it back now and get on with it cause these bikes are so cooollllll!
That is such a cool 2-stroke! How frustrating for you, this is exactly why I'm looking at learning how to maintain and fix problems myself. Plus I think it would be so cool to be able to work on my own bikes. I'm hoping to get a bit of a project bike myself. Loved the vid!
Not bad hey haha! Such an old thing with heaps of character! You'll have quite the collection of you add a project bike to the mix haha Your KLR is pretty cool btw
I'm loving the KLR. I was so shocked when I managed to get it for $700. I'm so keen for a project, but can't find anything cool within the budget. Something will show up though.
$700 is frikkin AWESOME! 🙌🙌🙌 Finding a good project bike is definitely a challenge. Hope you find something. Oooo you could totally get a lil postie bike?!
It's seriously so painful. My normal mechanic is awesome. He even comes and picks the bike up on a trailer for me. But this other guy... so frustrating.
i love those things mate had the mx version as my second bike a mate just found one in a barn hadn’t run for 20 years half hr of tinkering n we were busting laps round the paddock what a little beast mate
YAHOO! hey VS Chick, glad you got it back, was wondering whatever happened to that little thing. bummer that mechanic(sounds like his skills are BS)had it for so long. you did most of the work, now you can continue the fixin, and have a puddle jumper to fool with. congratulations!!
I would like to thank you for all the information you have put on your channel for the Vulcan but l have sold it and l have bought a can-am spider because of l have problems with my legs. I will still watch your channel. 😁😁😁
I understand your frustration as I too had a bike in a shop for over 12 months. And they were a dealer and mine was my main bike. But yours would have been classed as low priority for that guy and he would have put his efforts into more important bikes that paid more and quicker to complete. It’s not as if you were waiting for the bike to be done so you can ride it around Australia 🇦🇺. In the end it’s great you now have it back. Hope you can get the clutch sorted yourself.
I wondered what happened to the bike. That's brilliant, sound good. Did the mechanic tell you what the problem was and how he got it going? That would be handy for you to know. Ride well. Cheers
Don't give up on it. Enjoyed watching all the videos on this little bike. ✌ from Arizona.
Thanks for the encouragement. I was feeling a little deflated about it, but I'm glad it's back. Will be fun to figure out the clutch issue.
How frustrating, but she lives! How exciting 😎👏🏻👏🏻 sounds great 👍🏼
So glad it's finally going!
@@TheVSChick I bet you are. Now to sort out that clutch ✌🏻
Yep! Super pumped!
Great to see the return of the project bike. It it runs!!. I remember our converstaion in St Helens on its progress. I cant believe its been over a year with the mechanic (thats terrible service). At least you have it back and its running. Now onto more adventures with the G4TR100 :)
It's definitely been a process! I'm just glad it's back and I can move on with my life haha! Sounds pretty awesome hey!! Maybe it has a Tassie trip in its future!? That would be WILD! Haha
We all have had a bike that just never seemed sorted. For the mechanic to keep it a year is unacceptable. It sure does sound good running. I guess my tate-away from your videos on it is that you've learned a lot on this journey. Those lessons will serve you well for many years. Glass half full and all. 😉
Yeah very true. It's definitely been a journey!
How great foes it sound. So cool
Lol yeah love it
I've got one of those out in the shed. I went through the engine replaced all the seals and bearings, put it all back together and while the engine ran fine, I found that the transmission wouldn't shift. Tore it all apart again and ordered a used set of gears. The gears are in their box, but I swear I'll get back to it one of these days.
I watched the vids you did on that bike. I'll be watching them again when I get closer to working on mine. I wish I had a shed to work in like you do. I'm just out tinkering in my carport.
@@TheVSChick Keep at it young lady. You'll get there. I love to see you take an interest in doing some wrenching. .
Thanks! I have no idea what I'm doing but I enjoy figuring stuff out
Welcome to classic bike ownership. Where mechanics will take forever to get it done. In some cases this is not their fault. Chasing parts can be very time consuming (especially if they are no longer available from the manufacturer). Alot of people will not factor in the time the mechanic takes chasing up the parts or researching what is a viable part that will work if the faulty part is no longer available. The job may take an hour, but chasing up parts could take 3 times the amount of time compared to the job itself.
Anyway, glad you have it back and running. It is so good that you are continuing with this project. Most of these bikes will be either scrapped or confined to the back of a shed (as the cost of repairing them can cost almost the purchase cost of the bike). The 100cc and under motorcycles were everywhere in Queensland due to the licencing rules. I remember visiting Bundaberg back in the 90's, you would see far more of these bikes than what I would see in Sydney.
Keep up the great work and look forward to seeing the progress with the little Kwaka.
Yeah totally get that. For me, the main issue was the lack of communication. I'd be much more understanding if they had of just communicated what was going on. I felt as though I was just a mate they were doing a favour for, not a customer.
But glad to have it back now and get on with it cause these bikes are so cooollllll!
That is such a cool 2-stroke! How frustrating for you, this is exactly why I'm looking at learning how to maintain and fix problems myself. Plus I think it would be so cool to be able to work on my own bikes. I'm hoping to get a bit of a project bike myself. Loved the vid!
Not bad hey haha! Such an old thing with heaps of character! You'll have quite the collection of you add a project bike to the mix haha Your KLR is pretty cool btw
I'm loving the KLR. I was so shocked when I managed to get it for $700. I'm so keen for a project, but can't find anything cool within the budget. Something will show up though.
$700 is frikkin AWESOME! 🙌🙌🙌 Finding a good project bike is definitely a challenge. Hope you find something. Oooo you could totally get a lil postie bike?!
Wow reminds me of my Yamaha yb 100 sound 🏍️💨💨💨
Such a fun little bike!
@@TheVSChick takes me back to when I was 17 😉👍🏻🏍️💨💨💨
Fantastic! Mechanics seem to be the same worldwide then. Mega slow or don't want bike work over here in the UK.
Excited for your adventures.
It's seriously so painful. My normal mechanic is awesome. He even comes and picks the bike up on a trailer for me. But this other guy... so frustrating.
@@TheVSChick now the usual guy sounds amazing.
He really is!
i love those things mate had the mx version as my second bike a mate just found one in a barn hadn’t run for 20 years half hr of tinkering n we were busting laps round the paddock what a little beast mate
That's frikkin awesome! They're such good fun!
YAHOO! hey VS Chick, glad you got it back, was wondering whatever happened to that little thing. bummer that mechanic(sounds like his skills are BS)had it for so long. you did most of the work, now you can continue the fixin, and have a puddle jumper to fool with. congratulations!!
Haha thanks 😊 It's super fun to ride around on. Looking forward to learning more about it and getting my hands dirty.
I would like to thank you for all the information you have put on your channel for the Vulcan but l have sold it and l have bought a can-am spider because of l have problems with my legs. I will still watch your channel. 😁😁😁
Awww youre welcome. That's so cool that youve bought a spyder! I've never ridden one but they look fun. 🙂 Ride safe!!
I understand your frustration as I too had a bike in a shop for over 12 months. And they were a dealer and mine was my main bike.
But yours would have been classed as low priority for that guy and he would have put his efforts into more important bikes that paid more and quicker to complete. It’s not as if you were waiting for the bike to be done so you can ride it around Australia 🇦🇺.
In the end it’s great you now have it back. Hope you can get the clutch sorted yourself.
Yeah good point. Glad it wasn't the vulcan. I would have just taken it to another shop for sure.
sweeet
Slowly getting there hey
@TheVSChick it's not how fast you get there it's that you get there
True true
I wondered what happened to the bike.
That's brilliant, sound good. Did the mechanic tell you what the problem was and how he got it going? That would be handy for you to know. Ride well. Cheers
That would be handy wouldn't it! Haha Apparently it was generating spark but it wasn't getting to the spark plug.
Sorry to hear you got dicked around. Onwards and upwards Stacey!
Thanks heaps. I'm just glad I have the bike back now
Hi you will need a clutch kit
I'm going to have a look at the current one first.