Yes...it's another C10. This time I picked up a 2002 C10 with 76000 miles on the clock. Problem? hydrolocked motor. I'm going to try my hand at rebuilding the motor since I've never torn one down that far. Pic below is the starting point. all the front and lower plastics are off.
The bike has been pretty well taken care of, but the owner (since it was new) dropped it a couple times. no wrecks. just parking lot drops. The problem though is that several of the tabs for mounting the lowers are broken off. I haven't decided yet if I'll put it back together without the lowers or convert all the bodywork to my spare Beige Betty parts. we'll see. first step is the motor. if that doesn't run, the rest is a moot point, right?
I have another motor with 140k miles. it's a known runner. I might get away with just having to replace the rods as that's typically the part that fails. Once I tear it down, I'll know for sure.
wish me luck!
