We will be picking it up at lunchtime tomorrow.
It requires open heart surgery, and another surgeon (home mechanic gone wrong) has opened it up - though failed to manage to get it's heart beating again.
The surgery is quite complex and it is requiring a new (heart) valve or two, as they were bent or snapped off when the timing chain broke.
We have with it courtesy of the society of donors, received 3 barrels and three heads for it, along with three damaged heads, that have all had valve failure. (must be a common problem.)
Though that too seems to have suffered the same fete, so I am thinking I may be off my trolley or slightly mad (no comment required.) To be taking this one on.
The surgery will commence tomorrow, and once new race valves are delivered to myself by the postman this week, I envisage a fully working and fit patient within 7 days. (No you may not hold me to that deadline.)
If the truth be known I do not like left hand kick starters, though this 1999 Hussy (Husaberg for short) also has a electric start (and even heated grips. phoahahaa get a load of that.)
The hunt is now on for a full gasket kit (like bandages or plasters but for engines) and some new valves. I would hope to have a video of this running, riding and wheely-ing by the weeks end. Though as the video apps on here never work for me, I may have to revert back to my very old long forgotten about youtube channel.
The beauty for me in buying a bike that requires work I can do myself, is I pay a fraction of the value the bike is worth when up and running. I paid 1/3rd of the retail value for it, and it comes with most of the parts to fix it. The spare engine and spare barrels will be sold, then this bike becomes a "freebie" only costing me time that I enjoy via repairing it and picking it up.
