Post by ems on Dec 10, 2012 0:05:01 GMT -5
First off, let me say that I know there's a certain faux pas involved in signing up to a forum just to sell stuff... so let me tell you a quick story. I bought a 2002 Derbi GP1 today, with under 500 miles, that wouldn't stay start without starter fluid (yeah I know it's a bad idea with a 2T, wasn't me using it) or stay running. Was told it had been sitting for ages. I've got some experience so I figured it'd be an easy fix, was betting money a vacuum leak, and took a gamble with money I really don't have. Tore apart the carb and cleaned it out, same thing. Found the air box had no gasket, taped it up just to see if it'd solve the leak temporarily, nothing. Got frustrated, started taking plastic off... and found a half-dollar sized hole in the side cover on the clutch side side.
Now I don't think it'd strictly cause a vacuum leak in this engine and might not even be my current problem, but I'm sure not going to sell it to the next guy like this and have his primary go up in smoke, or let a chunk of gravel in and destroy the whole thing. I can't find a replacement, and certainly don't have the money for an OEM cover. I really need to recoup my losses like I had originally planned, however, so I'm gonna try to part this baby out and figured I'd start here.
Some of the plastic is damaged (some of it is scratched, a couple pieces have some cracks) but a decent amount of almost perfect. Everything seems to work just fine besides the engine itself. Frame is in perfect shape, if anyone is interested in it. Dellorto carb is in great shape, all the mounts are there, reeds looked perfect. No rust on anything (Arizona, baby!) and barely a mark on the bike at all, besides a few pieces of plastic. Seat is perfect, brakes and brake lines look great.
Please let me know here or e-mail me at ems541a.at.gmail if you have any interest in anything and I'll snag you a picture and we can talk, figured I'd start here before throwing it up pieces by piece on eBay. I'm sorry if I'm breaking any rules by starting my first post here, but I figured maybe under the circumstances of 'I am royally effed' y'all might take some pity on me! If anyone is interested but sketched out because I just appeared here to sell things, I'm more then willing to arrange to put stuff on eBay for a pre-arranged Buy it Now and sell via PayPal to give you some sort of insurance.
Now I don't think it'd strictly cause a vacuum leak in this engine and might not even be my current problem, but I'm sure not going to sell it to the next guy like this and have his primary go up in smoke, or let a chunk of gravel in and destroy the whole thing. I can't find a replacement, and certainly don't have the money for an OEM cover. I really need to recoup my losses like I had originally planned, however, so I'm gonna try to part this baby out and figured I'd start here.
Some of the plastic is damaged (some of it is scratched, a couple pieces have some cracks) but a decent amount of almost perfect. Everything seems to work just fine besides the engine itself. Frame is in perfect shape, if anyone is interested in it. Dellorto carb is in great shape, all the mounts are there, reeds looked perfect. No rust on anything (Arizona, baby!) and barely a mark on the bike at all, besides a few pieces of plastic. Seat is perfect, brakes and brake lines look great.
Please let me know here or e-mail me at ems541a.at.gmail if you have any interest in anything and I'll snag you a picture and we can talk, figured I'd start here before throwing it up pieces by piece on eBay. I'm sorry if I'm breaking any rules by starting my first post here, but I figured maybe under the circumstances of 'I am royally effed' y'all might take some pity on me! If anyone is interested but sketched out because I just appeared here to sell things, I'm more then willing to arrange to put stuff on eBay for a pre-arranged Buy it Now and sell via PayPal to give you some sort of insurance.