Exhaust/block interface - this looks OK?

[anonymous-user]

[redacted]

[OutInTheShed]

If I want to look at corrosion like that, I'll find something on the scuba diving forum.

[TT1138]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

One careful owner. Regularly washed with only the freshest salt water, then detailed with battery acid.

Others may disagree but that bike is scrap as far as I’m concerned. How much are they wanting for it?

[Scorched yellow]

You ask a lot of questions

[MGZTV8]

It’s a shed.

Move on and find something else or ignore everyone’s advice and buy the bloody thing.

[unident]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

I’m not a buyer of road bikes either, but I do know a few common sense things.

Bikes are open to the elements all over, they’re not like cars which have all the protection under the sun. You’re looking at old bikes. 15 years is a long time for something to live a life outside. Even at 3000 miles a year that’s 45,000 miles on the road in the cold, wet, damp UK. You’re looking at the cheap end of that age range too.

What condition do you expect a bike to be in?

[rodericb]

Nothing that a few hours of elbow grease/rust converter/wire brush/file/heatproof paint couldn't fix!

[the cueball]

My run about Fazer is kept outside, 23 years old and 40k plus miles and has a lot of surface rust etc.

I’m fairly certain said rust is holding the exhaust on to the engine, so trying my best not to touch it.

Even I would pass on the bike you’ve pictured though and move onto something else.

[Rockets7]

Looks scabby. Clearly been an all year round hack. Looks normal for that sort of use. Providing it doesn’t blow there’s not much to grumble about. It’d clean up with some harpic and new nuts.

If it was mine I’d throw it in the canal tho....

[Krikkit]

Quite a lot of Hondas are famous for eating downpipes though, all it takes it having been used one winter to get that kind of corrosion going.

If the rest of it looks OK crack on.

[steveo3002]

looks like a motorbike thats been used in all weathers , its exposed to rain /salt when used so yeah will look like that

if thats what you want and its priced as that then i see no problem , if its being sold as a cherished gem for top money then maybe not

[RizzoTheRat]

I wouldn't worry about the corrosion on the flanges. They're just to clamp the exhaust against the block, the seal is done between the lip of the exhaust and the block, and is a bit further in to a depression in the block. When you eventually come to change the exhaust you might have some trouble with the nuts (spend a week soaking them in plusgas or similar before you try to undo them), but new header pipes will come with new flanges.

However if that is a crack in the block to the right of the bolt in the center of the picture I'd walk away.

[KTMsm]

On a 15 year old commuter type bike that is what I would expect

Equally if you are looking for a nice usable long-term bike that won't need any work you can keep looking and hope to find an unusually clean one (they are out there) or pay more for a newer, lower mileage bike

[_Neal_]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Guess you've (literally) answered your own question there

[_Neal_]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Sounds a good choice to me - pop a thread up with first impressions when it arrives.

[trickywoo]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

You are best to chain it to something but yes the battery is very easily accessed under the seat which comes off with the key, no tools needed to completely remove the seat.

You can’t go wrong with the current gen sv650. I’ve just ragged the first tank of fuel through mine for the year and got 170 miles from 12 litres. Great fun do it all bike.

[Tribal Chestnut]

Well, that’ll be a first!!

(& congrats)

[carinaman]

Congratulations on the SV. I'd own and ride one.