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Yeah it was pretty upsetting to say the least. The best, I could come up with was a calapsed ring was the reason for compression loss. The piston and cylinder appeared to be in pretty good condition as well as all the other engine parts. I tried all the people I could find that carried nos parts and measured and compared but to no avail. When I first noticed the forks, I told him if I get the thing running he needed park it because of the bent forks. It was too dangerous to have anyone riding it. He got offended and basically told me what his boy rides is his business but I felt like, I needed to say something anyway. The old bike was a good example from the past that stood the test of time so it was a sad fairwell.
Thanks for the welcome too. I still come back and read thru the posts from time to time. I guess, I've gotten a little to busy lately.
My wife is still riding the old Yamaha Bear Tracker and I'm riding a Arctic Cat 250 4X4. It's basically a Suzuki in cats clothing. Over the past 6-8 months my wife has started riding scooters and got her M endorsement and started riding back and forth to work to cut the cost of gas down. I started riding scooters also but I'v ridden something with handlebars most of my so it's not as big of deal as it is for her. I will say, scoots are alot of fun. I picked up another older bike a week or so back. After the last lesson, I think, I'll hold on to this one just so it stays in nice condition. Maybe get it out and ride it occasionally.
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