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I just got my first Kat a few weeks ago and love it. I'm a first time motorcycle rider and I really enjoy riding. But here is the big problem. I purchased a 1993 kat 750. I guess because this was my first bike to buy I didn't really know what to look for. I think this bike has more issues to over come then our government. When I bought it I thought the only thing wrong with it mechanicly was that the carbs needed some work, so much for that. I finally got it back from the shop working on the carbs and they're better but still wrong, then I proceeded to break a tooth off of second gear. To add some nice oil flavored icying to the cake it has developed an oil leak between the cylinder head and the cylinder, it leaks enough to get onto the outside the the faring, and in about 5 hours worth of riding the oil level will go from full to low. Plus it's blowing black smoke, which I believe is just because the shop didn't get my carbs right (still at 25mpg), although it could be burning oil as well.
Ok now to recap that long grammatically incorrect mess above this. I have a bike that's not running right, leaking quite a bit of oil, has a tooth broken off second, and is possible burning oil as well. I'm 18 and leaving for college in little over a month, I've only been riding for a few weeks and have NO intentions of giving it up but I need to do something. I really don't want to take a bike to college that has this many problems. My bike budget consist of the bike (could possible sell or trade) around 200-300 dollars, and an iMac (could either sell or trade). I'm very mechanically inclined if you guys think I should keep her and fix the problems she has I can. I'm just worried that more stuff is going to go wrong with the bike.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
I just got my first Kat a few weeks ago and love it. I'm a first time motorcycle rider and I really enjoy riding. But here is the big problem. I purchased a 1993 kat 750. I guess because this was my first bike to buy I didn't really know what to look for. I think this bike has more issues to over come then our government. When I bought it I thought the only thing wrong with it mechanicly was that the carbs needed some work, so much for that. I finally got it back from the shop working on the carbs and they're better but still wrong, then I proceeded to break a tooth off of second gear. To add some nice oil flavored icying to the cake it has developed an oil leak between the cylinder head and the cylinder, it leaks enough to get onto the outside the the faring, and in about 5 hours worth of riding the oil level will go from full to low. Plus it's blowing black smoke, which I believe is just because the shop didn't get my carbs right (still at 25mpg), although it could be burning oil as well.
Ok now to recap that long grammatically incorrect mess above this. I have a bike that's not running right, leaking quite a bit of oil, has a tooth broken off second, and is possible burning oil as well. I'm 18 and leaving for college in little over a month, I've only been riding for a few weeks and have NO intentions of giving it up but I need to do something. I really don't want to take a bike to college that has this many problems. My bike budget consist of the bike (could possible sell or trade) around 200-300 dollars, and an iMac (could either sell or trade). I'm very mechanically inclined if you guys think I should keep her and fix the problems she has I can. I'm just worried that more stuff is going to go wrong with the bike.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
find a transplant motor
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