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Dramatic_Hammer
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Well I didn’t buy the hornet.
Firstly I arrived at the postcode he gave me, text him to say I’m here and he says “ok, it’s the gate on the corner of XYZ street”
Check google maps and it’s like a 10 minute walk away so I tell him and he says “oh sorry I must have made a mistake”
Red flags already.
Turn up at the actual place and it’s a mildly sketchy chop shop “MOT” place. The guy opens up the gate and shutter with the keys. I asked him if he owns the place or just works there. He said neither, he used to work there and now they still let him use it...
Anyway the bike. Left mirror missing, clutch lever needs replacing, the left frame protector bung thing has bent the bit it bolts onto in the fall/accident. It’s been down on its right at some point too as the brake pedal is quite severely twisted.
Anyway he said I could ride it round the little forecourt so I sat on it and backed it out the garage with the engine off. There was a squealing and a bit of resistance, the front brake was binding.
Started it up, sounded a bit ticky but generally fine however it was idling at just over 2k which is surely too high and actually made setting off at walking pace and low speed crawling a little difficult.
Overall just needs too much doing for me, maybe a great project for someone who doesn’t mind buying some parts and fixing it up at home but not for me. Said I wouldn’t go higher than 1700 and walked away when he said best was 1900.
The search continues...