Hahaha, crap.

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
05/13/2018 at 22:03 • Filed to: None

Good news! Found my tappet screw. Bad news! Guess where my valve is?

That’s a chunk of valve retainer. After I saw that I used a mirror to get a better look at the valve stem and, oh, wait, where is it? Oh there it is. With the rest of the valve embedded in the piston. COOL . Got instantly approved for Paypal Credit which gives 6 months at 0% to pay stuff off up to $1000. Gonna buy a $500 Ninja 500 engine ($1 per CC what a bargain!) with that and slap it in here. I plan on taking a part time evening mechanic job and need my motorcycle to get there.

DISCUSSION (20)

XJDano > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/13/2018 at 22:21

Damn.

I hope you have some good karma coming down the pike.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/13/2018 at 22:30

I forget, do you still have any form of car now that the Jag is going / gone?

Tohru > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/13/2018 at 22:35

you’re going to put the Ninja 500 motor in your bike?
why not just ride the Ninja?

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/13/2018 at 23:10

Oh bugger. No love for an LS? Ninja swap sounds just a little too practical.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Tohru
05/13/2018 at 23:36

Ninja 500 engine. Not a whole bike.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
05/13/2018 at 23:36

Fiancee and I are sharing the Miata. It sucks.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > XJDano
05/13/2018 at 23:36

Been waiting a few years now.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/13/2018 at 23:38

or just save up money and buy and SV650.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
05/14/2018 at 00:25

“instead of the $500 fix just save up and do the $2000 alternative! It’s just that easy!”

Tohru > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/14/2018 at 00:43

oh boy. good luck man.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/14/2018 at 01:17

yea cause for 2k you can get a bulitproof bike with fuel injection

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
05/14/2018 at 08:34

Yeah I’ll just magically come up with 4x the money when I can’t even come up with $500 that’s no problem I think there’s a flock of money trees around here somewhere I can go pick it off of.

Eat a dick. You sound like my fucking boss.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Tohru
05/14/2018 at 08:34

It’s a direct swap. The engines are identical except for the cam profile and pistons of the Ninja.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/14/2018 at 12:32

says the kid who has bought and sold more cars in the past year to add up to more than 2k.

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Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
05/14/2018 at 12:57

Yeah it’s almost like $2k over a long period of time is different than cheaper stuff when immediate solutions are required hmmm.

Need my bike working within a week. Not a new bike four months from now.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/14/2018 at 14:38

Could just get a cheap ecobox to tide you over with something if need be?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
05/14/2018 at 14:56

Don’t have that kind of dough. Having to finance a $500 engine. Dunno why people keep suggesting I “just get a car” or “just get a more reliable/newer/nicer bike”. I can’t afford a $500 engine wtf makes people think I can afford 4x that much?

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/14/2018 at 15:07

Sorry bud, didn’t mean to upset you! I missed the part about you financing it! I meant nothing by it.

Is the Jag already sold?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
05/14/2018 at 16:05

Jag was traded for this bike. The trans went out and I was rapidly approaching my deadline for when it had to be gone so I traded it for a nonrunning ‘96 Kawasaki Vulcan 500 with 14k miles, spent weeks cleaning the carbs of dried RTV (seriously wtf?) and got like two weeks out of it before this happened. So right now Michaela and I are sharing the Miata. Luckily her school schedule just changed a couple weeks ago and we can kinda make that work. Need my bike back so I can take this part time mechanic thing.

Tohru > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/20/2018 at 21:37

oh, really? even the mount points?