The Revenge of Swamp Thing

GeneralTso · 05-13-2016, 03:46 PM

So as I apparently have too much free time on my hands I'm going to use this thread to log my work I'm doing on this bike i just got.

2005 Kazuma Cheetah 200

Rode hard and put away wet
LEft to sit outside for over a year
1,245 miles
We got spark!
We got a lot of busted crap which I'll document as we go along

So follow along if you like, I'll post pics, I know how important they are. And feel free to add you two cents, point out what I may be doing wrong, etc... I've had bikes before street and dirt but my first Dual Sport and first China iron.

GeneralTso · 05-13-2016, 03:51 PM

So the first thing we did was clean it! It was pretty crusty, I hate dirty bikes (working or not) and the amount of green moss on it was pretty funny hence the name swamp thing.
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This is after a 45 min drive in a total downpour which really got rid of a lot of the heavy dirt.

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Scrubed it down and found no oil leaks, frame cracks or any other little annoyances.

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It actually cleaned up pretty nice, that front fender though!!

GeneralTso · 05-13-2016, 03:57 PM

So right off the bat the to do list is:

Choke cable (fixed)
Throttle cable (fixed)
Throttle replace (fixed)
Rear flat,just a tube for now (fixed)
Air filter (cleaned)
Change oil (done)
Drain old gas (done)
Clean carb (new carb)
Replace kickstand (done)
Kick that pig over and she how she runs!! (rough)

After that:

Unbend shifter (unbent)
Unbend rear break (unbent)
Battery (got one)
Go through the electronics (done)
- Front blinkers (working)
- Rear blinkers (working)
- tail light (working)
- brake light (working rear break not front)
- head light (working)
- horn (working)
- starter (working)
- dash indicators
- speedo light
New tires
Change fork oil
mirrors

GeneralTso · 05-13-2016, 03:59 PM

How much JB Weld does it take to fix a kickstand? HaHa we may never know...

GeneralTso · 05-13-2016, 04:00 PM

No idea how they broke that off, oh well...

GeneralTso · 05-13-2016, 04:03 PM

Bent the rear break and the shifter. Notice the green, the whole bike was covered in that.

GeneralTso · 05-13-2016, 04:05 PM

Part of the battery box is still there but looks like they cut the ends off the wires. Not sure what is supposed to be on those, just eyelets maybe, or how they are supposed to be routed.

GeneralTso · 05-13-2016, 04:06 PM

No idea what is supposed to be plugged into this one, everything seems to have a home already? Any ideas? Its made for something just not sure what.

GeneralTso · 05-13-2016, 04:08 PM

Hi tech exhaust mod for added performance? Check!

GeneralTso · 05-13-2016, 04:10 PM

These two guys got fried on the exhaust pipe since they weren't strapped to anything, wonder if they still work.

GeneralTso · 05-13-2016, 04:14 PM

Gonna need a new one of those. No idea how they broke that.

GeneralTso · 05-13-2016, 04:17 PM

Got the carb off, pulled the bowel off and just had some watery gas in it and this white stuff. Gritty like seashell or something.

I'll get her cleaned up tomorrow.

GeneralTso · 05-13-2016, 04:19 PM

They busted the heck out of the tail section, looks like did a mod to lose the license plate hanger.

2LZ · 05-13-2016, 04:30 PM

Makes ya wonder. Sometimes it looks like people actually have to TRY to do some of this type of damage. Got the balance shaft motor!

Bruce's · 05-13-2016, 04:30 PM

I wouldn't do anything or spend any cash until I heard the bike run .If it runs alright ,then I would start fixing the rest of it up .
You can soak that carb in some pine sol ,it's cheap and works really well .Carb cleaners are not what they used to be .

05-13-2016, 03:51 PM	#2
GeneralTso Join Date: May 2016 Location: Middle TN Posts: 312	So the first thing we did was clean it! It was pretty crusty, I hate dirty bikes (working or not) and the amount of green moss on it was pretty funny hence the name swamp thing. This is after a 45 min drive in a total downpour which really got rid of a lot of the heavy dirt. Scrubed it down and found no oil leaks, frame cracks or any other little annoyances. It actually cleaned up pretty nice, that front fender though!! __________________ 2005 Kazuma Cheetah 200 (Swamp Thing)
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05-13-2016, 03:57 PM	#3
GeneralTso Join Date: May 2016 Location: Middle TN Posts: 312	To-Do List So right off the bat the to do list is: Choke cable (fixed) Throttle cable (fixed) Throttle replace (fixed) Rear flat,just a tube for now (fixed) Air filter (cleaned) Change oil (done) Drain old gas (done) Clean carb (new carb) Replace kickstand (done) Kick that pig over and she how she runs!! (rough) After that: Unbend shifter (unbent) Unbend rear break (unbent) Battery (got one) Go through the electronics (done) Front blinkers (working) Rear blinkers (working) tail light (working) brake light (working rear break not front) head light (working) horn (working) starter (working) dash indicators speedo light New tires Change fork oil mirrors __________________ 2005 Kazuma Cheetah 200 (Swamp Thing) Last edited by GeneralTso; 08-10-2016 at 08:41 PM. Reason: updates
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05-13-2016, 04:30 PM	#14
2LZ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Volcano, Ca Posts: 7,068	Makes ya wonder. Sometimes it looks like people actually have to TRY to do some of this type of damage. Got the balance shaft motor! __________________ "Light a fire for a man, and you heat him for a day. Light a man on fire, and you heat him for the rest of his life." 2007 Suzuki DRZ400S (SM convert) 2009 Q Link XP 200 1967 BSA B25 250cc Starfire 2022 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 2023 Royal Enfield Scram 411 1948 Royal Enfield Model G 350
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05-13-2016, 04:30 PM	#15
Bruce's Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sudbury ,Ontario Posts: 855	I wouldn't do anything or spend any cash until I heard the bike run .If it runs alright ,then I would start fixing the rest of it up . You can soak that carb in some pine sol ,it's cheap and works really well .Carb cleaners are not what they used to be .
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