New Guy, Kind Of a Crazy Story. By impaired (Read 522 times)

[impaired]

Hello everyone, impaired here, you can call me imp for short.

Well 3 years ago I was the proud owner of a 2009 andretti benelli 150xt.
Bought her for $700 with 2500 miles, private sale with title.

I took very good care of this bike, changed oil every 500 miles,never beat on it excessively, bought a Kevlar cvt belt for her and she ran like a champ.

My tires got half after I put 2500 miles on her (total 5200 miles) so I parked it until I had money and a means to replace them.

Then one day I get home and she's gone!
Called my neighborhood to see if they towed it for sitting for too long or something but no.
Called police and filed a report, had it registered so I gave them all that info plus the vin and description.

Cops basically say 9/10 these things never come back, and they left. That made me feel great. (sarcasm)

So fast forward 3 years, last Saturday I get a knock on the door, the cops found my scooter...in GA ( I live in sc)

So Monday morning I went with a truck to pick her up, had no title (lost it) but had recipts for when I had the title transfered and registered ECT from the dmv.

I had to pay $400!!!! Because it sat in impound for 3 MONTHS and they couldn't find the vin to contact me.
So that's my fault i guess?

What ever, i got to see it before i fork up the money and she looks great! Minus a few scratches and a broken turn signal...and another 2300 miles on it
BUT IT HAD BRAND NEW TIRES!!!!

So i got it home and immediately start working on it.
The ghetto ignition was ripped off a wiring so it didn't work(popped it with a flat head to try to start it) the bike has no kick start assembly on it so that's no go.

Get an ignition, wire it up, drained gas, fixed a gas leak, drained oil (it was soooo bad, color of mud :'c)
Put new oil in it, cleaned air filter and the inside of box with rags and a soft bristle brush and some blowing power.
Bought a new battery (one that was in it had bad cells, wouldn't hold a charge)

Put fresh 93 in her and gave it some gas to try to get it going in the lines, and carb.
Turned key and she started to try to start! Omg so happy.
Let it chill a sec, giving a little throttle, making sure not to flood the carb.
Tried it again, it fires up, but quickly stalls.
Let it chill again 5 mins, this time I start it with a little throttle going at the same time!

After a little throttling I got the gas flowing through her!!!!

Inflated tired to 30psi and took her down the road, she easily hit 50, almost as good as when I got her!!!!

I got alot of work I am working on with her now and I'm hoping some of you guys can help me here soon!!!

Glad to join your community, ill add some photos of the bike soon, gotta go get groceries'!

[JR]

impaired and man that's a story for sure! Yes get to work and we'll help you get her up in shape!

JR

[impaired]

Nov 6, 2015 19:49:29 GMT -6 JR said:

impaired and man that's a story for sure! Yes get to work and we'll help you get her up in shape!

JR

Thank you for the warm welcome and words of encouragemt JR!

Here's a photo of her after I got her home, didn't even have her running at this point;



Here's a pic from a week from the last.


Wired a new ignition, changed oils (need to do gear oil still)
Cleaned air filter and the box.

She's running great now, for the circumstances.

She needs new back brake pads 220mm I cant seem to find them.
The 194's in the front are dim and almost dead, replacing with some LED can bus' 5 diode.

Also replacing the HS1's With new blue painted ones because one is blown and I might as well replace them all at once.

Ordered new led turn signals for the front today as well so I'm excited to say the least

[crwford]

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[impaired]

Nov 6, 2015 21:37:59 GMT -6 crwford said:

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Hi,

Help in regards to the 220mm rear pads for my rear disk brakes?

I sure hope someone can. Tomorrow ill make thread about the mechanics aspects in the appropriate sub forum.
Just wanted to meet the crew today while I tell my story.
Thanks for the suggestion!

[crwford]

yes rear pads call only way to find out right ?

[tvnacman]

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You will need to take pics of the ignition with the column lock to match it up. Same with the brake pads.

its rare that you get it back.

John

[cyborg]

WOW great story!!!! glad you got the ol girl back,,,,

[impaired]

Nov 7, 2015 10:34:50 GMT -6 crwford said:

yes rear pads call only way to find out right ?

Ok great news, thanks alot man. Once in ready to cross that bridge ill give em a call.

[impaired]

Nov 7, 2015 14:35:15 GMT -6 tvnacman said:

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You will need to take pics of the ignition with the column lock to match it up. Same with the brake pads.

its rare that you get it back.

John

I never thought id see her again, especially in running order...sonwhat.
I just found out the hose from carb to air box hasent been connected for god knows how long. I tried to put it on but the cuppling screw is stripped and the lip on the carb is very small.

Getting a wider coupling today and ill get it connected back on, this is probably why she was running a bit more lean.

I'm rambling. So yeah I got the ignition wired up nicely somewhat, I need to paint the housing for it black still as its white and it doesn't match the bike.

But ill definitely be posting pictures of the brakes and such when the time comes for that.

Thanks for the responses guys, I made a thread in the 50-200cc classroom with a few questions I could use answered, if anyone could swing by there and help me out?

Thanks everyone.