I'll avoid the obvious but you don't have the right platform to begin a project of this proportion. Empty out a space for a shop and build up a running fleet using the stuff you already have on hand. Grab a nice frame and build nice 3 wheelers, 250x and 300ex builds, saving incomplete machines out in the weather for what rainy day? At what age is that amazing jolt of energy going to kick in and have you running around like the flash, with a full tool belt. This isn't the '"learning what not to do channel", it's the instruction and education most of us are here for.
Harvey my friend, I love your channel and your enthusiasm, but sometimes you just gotta say “NO” and not let people fleece you like this. If the guy that dropped this off is your friend, I’d hate to see the price if he was your enemy. If that was me, I would’ve said you owe me $150 for insulting me, now get that pile out of my yard. You’ve got real talent with these machines. I think you’d be better served building a nice fleet of select classics out of real worthwhile machines. Don’t waste your time and effort trying to save every piece of scrap metal that Japan has ever produced. There’s a reason they cut that thing up and parted it out. Sometimes it’s to far gone brother and it’s just best left for the bone yard.
I’m all about bringing hammered machines back from the dead but I’d say this one is to far gone and to many important expensive parts missing. I’d either part it out and see if get your money back like the seat and front plastics and bumper might get ya close to it or find a mule of same model and year wrecked in the front and use it to restore it.
Absolutely a waste of time and money. Part it out. Hood , wheels, drive controls and front end might bring in some money. Certainly you have at least have a couple hundred dollars there. Scrap the rest.
Harvey i have a question i am working on a Polaris sportsman 500 high output. it has a Mikuni carb having problem it backfired and blew the carb off. can't do any adjustments except with the choke and throttle cables rebuilt carb and adjusted the float any idea what's going on
I'll avoid the obvious but you don't have the right platform to begin a project of this proportion. Empty out a space for a shop and build up a running fleet using the stuff you already have on hand. Grab a nice frame and build nice 3 wheelers, 250x and 300ex builds, saving incomplete machines out in the weather for what rainy day? At what age is that amazing jolt of energy going to kick in and have you running around like the flash, with a full tool belt. This isn't the '"learning what not to do channel", it's the instruction and education most of us are here for.
You would have had to pay me to take that thing...
Harvey my friend, I love your channel and your enthusiasm, but sometimes you just gotta say “NO” and not let people fleece you like this. If the guy that dropped this off is your friend, I’d hate to see the price if he was your enemy. If that was me, I would’ve said you owe me $150 for insulting me, now get that pile out of my yard. You’ve got real talent with these machines. I think you’d be better served building a nice fleet of select classics out of real worthwhile machines. Don’t waste your time and effort trying to save every piece of scrap metal that Japan has ever produced. There’s a reason they cut that thing up and parted it out. Sometimes it’s to far gone brother and it’s just best left for the bone yard.
Do like you were saying, turn it into a front wheel drive but put 1 caster wheel in the rear! Cheerios!!!
Man, it's clapped out !
Bit pricey, you got four wheels,,but be interesting to see what you do with it, thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones
I wonder if you could use the engine on anything else thank you for the video
I’m all about bringing hammered machines back from the dead but I’d say this one is to far gone and to many important expensive parts missing. I’d either part it out and see if get your money back like the seat and front plastics and bumper might get ya close to it or find a mule of same model and year wrecked in the front and use it to restore it.
if someone needed parts from the front end of it, great deal but if someone does not need it all,not worth it!!
Harvey needed another project! 😅
Absolutely a waste of time and money. Part it out. Hood , wheels, drive controls and front end might bring in some money. Certainly you have at least have a couple hundred dollars there. Scrap the rest.
great score harvey
i got one of these a while ago and all it was needing was a motor, i paid a whopping $50 for it LOL.
You couldn't have paid me to take it like you don't have enough toys that's not leaving the toy it's just crap
He just can't NOT spend all his money. I wish he'd get help, really.
Id just throw a 3 wheeler or 2wd atv in the rear and make the whole thing the swingarm and just run it 2wd
I'd ask for my money back !
The bayou 300/400 has the same front diff
Good deal
It's to far gone to get running. Use it for parts.
Harvey i have a question i am working on a Polaris sportsman 500 high output. it has a Mikuni carb having problem it backfired and blew the carb off. can't do any adjustments except with the choke and throttle cables rebuilt carb and adjusted the float any idea what's going on
Check the timing
Zweeet. I like it