A month ago I got the axe rather unceremoniously from my former employer. While I do miss the money, I'm looking ahead to a new chapter in my life. The good state of Washington has seen fit to allocate me a modest sum each week while I find my new career... Between hunting for gigs I have been spinning wrenches, rebuilding a 1974 Kawasaki S3 400 triple. If you don't know what that is, don't worry. Most motorcycle shops are scratching their heads too. I blew it up and needed parts and this is where the story starts.
There are two types of engines: four stroke and two stroke. Two stroke motors are very powerful when you tune them correctly. My bike is a 3 cylinder two stroke, which means it is very loud, and very fickle. After I rebuilt the motor with new pistons, rings, and cylinders, I started to break the motor in and hunt down some good carburettor settings.
Long story short, I blew the fucking thing up again! I'm bummed, because finding precision parts for 1970's era motorbikes is getting tougher by the minute. It is a cool bike and enjoy having it in the collection, but I'm teetering on the brink of parting the whole thing out on Ebay.
That would be like quitting, however. I'm much better at getting fired than quitting, so I'll continue the hunt for a middle cylinder, .020 overbore piston and piston rings. If you know anyone with some parts, shoot me an email, will ya?
No comments:
Post a Comment