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Bad idea time...
Long story short I really ragged the GN125 over the spring/summer, and haven’t touched it for a few weeks since it developed a noisy engine noise. Slight rattle but otherwise just like it’s really not happy at all when revving. Sounds angry. Maybe burned something like a valve seal or?? Having sat a couple weeks it didn’t even want to start immediately. It starts but doesn’t sound confidence-inspiring enough to test ride again. May be the cam chain, who knows.
Plan A: sell it ‘cheap’ and get shot
Plan B: strip it down, and learn how to rebuild the engine
I have a few more weeks til Mod2 and potentially actually having a damn motorcycle license, so Plan B seems quite tempting to fill the time. Equally, not sure if I want to open this can of worms.
Might be fun to have in pieces in front of the tv during the TdF, which so far seems like an absolute shit show.