The Revenge of Swamp Thing

GeneralTso · 05-13-2016, 03:46 PM

So as I apparently have too much free time on my hands I'm going to use this thread to log my work I'm doing on this bike i just got.

2005 Kazuma Cheetah 200

Rode hard and put away wet
LEft to sit outside for over a year
1,245 miles
We got spark!
We got a lot of busted crap which I'll document as we go along

So follow along if you like, I'll post pics, I know how important they are. And feel free to add you two cents, point out what I may be doing wrong, etc... I've had bikes before street and dirt but my first Dual Sport and first China iron.

GeneralTso · 05-13-2016, 03:51 PM

So the first thing we did was clean it! It was pretty crusty, I hate dirty bikes (working or not) and the amount of green moss on it was pretty funny hence the name swamp thing.
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This is after a 45 min drive in a total downpour which really got rid of a lot of the heavy dirt.

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Scrubed it down and found no oil leaks, frame cracks or any other little annoyances.

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It actually cleaned up pretty nice, that front fender though!!

GeneralTso · 05-13-2016, 03:57 PM

So right off the bat the to do list is:

Choke cable (fixed)
Throttle cable (fixed)
Throttle replace (fixed)
Rear flat,just a tube for now (fixed)
Air filter (cleaned)
Change oil (done)
Drain old gas (done)
Clean carb (new carb)
Replace kickstand (done)
Kick that pig over and she how she runs!! (rough)

After that:

Unbend shifter (unbent)
Unbend rear break (unbent)
Battery (got one)
Go through the electronics (done)
- Front blinkers (working)
- Rear blinkers (working)
- tail light (working)
- brake light (working rear break not front)
- head light (working)
- horn (working)
- starter (working)
- dash indicators
- speedo light
New tires
Change fork oil
mirrors

GeneralTso · 05-13-2016, 03:59 PM

How much JB Weld does it take to fix a kickstand? HaHa we may never know...

GeneralTso · 05-13-2016, 04:00 PM

No idea how they broke that off, oh well...

GeneralTso · 05-13-2016, 04:03 PM

Bent the rear break and the shifter. Notice the green, the whole bike was covered in that.

GeneralTso · 05-16-2016, 07:39 AM

Here's where I'm at with the short list...

[QUOTE=GeneralTso;216285]So right off the bat the to do list is:

Choke cable - ordered
Throttle cable - ordered
Throttle replace - make due for now
Rear flat (just a tube for now) - orderd
Air filter - cleaned
Change oil - done
Drain old gas - done
Clean carb - new carb coming
Replace kickstand - not yet
Kick that pig over and she how she runs!! Getting closer!

pcspecialist · 05-13-2016, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by GeneralTso

So the first thing we did was clean it! It was pretty crusty, I hate dirty bikes (working or not) and the amount of green moss on it was pretty funny hence the name swamp thing.
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This is after a 45 min drive in a total downpour which really got rid of a lot of the heavy dirt.

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Scrubed it down and found no oil leaks, frame cracks or any other little annoyances.

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It actually cleaned up pretty nice, that front fender though!!

That front fender looks as though it was meant for a bike 3x the size of the one it is on.

2LZ · 05-13-2016, 04:30 PM

Makes ya wonder. Sometimes it looks like people actually have to TRY to do some of this type of damage. Got the balance shaft motor!

Bruce's · 05-13-2016, 04:30 PM

I wouldn't do anything or spend any cash until I heard the bike run .If it runs alright ,then I would start fixing the rest of it up .
You can soak that carb in some pine sol ,it's cheap and works really well .Carb cleaners are not what they used to be .

GeneralTso · 05-13-2016, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Bruce's

I wouldn't do anything or spend any cash until I heard the bike run .If it runs alright ,then I would start fixing the rest of it up .
You can soak that carb in some pine sol ,it's cheap and works really well .Carb cleaners are not what they used to be .

You know I forgot about that, I have a big bottle of that stuff right on the shelf.

pcspecialist · 05-13-2016, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Bruce's

I wouldn't do anything or spend any cash until I heard the bike run .If it runs alright ,then I would start fixing the rest of it up .
You can soak that carb in some pine sol ,it's cheap and works really well .Carb cleaners are not what they used to be .

Pine-Sol is pretty much just turpentine.

GeneralTso · 05-14-2016, 12:31 AM

Started cleaning the carb and looking for a rebuild kit then I stumbled across a carb on ebay $18.00 free shipping SOLD! So what the heck I like easy, so much for cleaning and rebuilding. This one was really corroded though so probably better off, never seen one with the white chalky stuff so bad. Maybe it the aluminium oxidizing or something?

Also found my choke cable.

Getting closer to starting this thing.

BlackBike · 05-14-2016, 12:44 AM

That was a hard 1200 mile life it lived before it died. Hope you will be able to resurrect it.

GeneralTso · 05-14-2016, 01:21 AM

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That was a hard 1200 mile life it lived before it died. Hope you will be able to resurrect it.

Seriously though, right? Makes you wonder about some people. I even double checked and that odometer is still working so I'm pretty confident that's the true mileage.

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GeneralTso Join Date: May 2016 Location: Middle TN Posts: 312	So the first thing we did was clean it! It was pretty crusty, I hate dirty bikes (working or not) and the amount of green moss on it was pretty funny hence the name swamp thing. This is after a 45 min drive in a total downpour which really got rid of a lot of the heavy dirt. Scrubed it down and found no oil leaks, frame cracks or any other little annoyances. It actually cleaned up pretty nice, that front fender though!! __________________ 2005 Kazuma Cheetah 200 (Swamp Thing)
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05-13-2016, 03:57 PM	#3
GeneralTso Join Date: May 2016 Location: Middle TN Posts: 312	To-Do List So right off the bat the to do list is: Choke cable (fixed) Throttle cable (fixed) Throttle replace (fixed) Rear flat,just a tube for now (fixed) Air filter (cleaned) Change oil (done) Drain old gas (done) Clean carb (new carb) Replace kickstand (done) Kick that pig over and she how she runs!! (rough) After that: Unbend shifter (unbent) Unbend rear break (unbent) Battery (got one) Go through the electronics (done) Front blinkers (working) Rear blinkers (working) tail light (working) brake light (working rear break not front) head light (working) horn (working) starter (working) dash indicators speedo light New tires Change fork oil mirrors __________________ 2005 Kazuma Cheetah 200 (Swamp Thing) Last edited by GeneralTso; 08-10-2016 at 08:41 PM. Reason: updates
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05-16-2016, 07:39 AM	#7
GeneralTso Join Date: May 2016 Location: Middle TN Posts: 312	Here's where I'm at with the short list... [QUOTE=GeneralTso;216285]So right off the bat the to do list is: Choke cable - ordered Throttle cable - ordered Throttle replace - make due for now Rear flat (just a tube for now) - orderd Air filter - cleaned Change oil - done Drain old gas - done Clean carb - new carb coming Replace kickstand - not yet Kick that pig over and she how she runs!! Getting closer! __________________ 2005 Kazuma Cheetah 200 (Swamp Thing)
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05-13-2016, 04:30 PM	#9
2LZ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Volcano, Ca Posts: 7,094	Makes ya wonder. Sometimes it looks like people actually have to TRY to do some of this type of damage. Got the balance shaft motor! __________________ "Light a fire for a man, and you heat him for a day. Light a man on fire, and you heat him for the rest of his life." 2007 Suzuki DRZ400S (SM convert) 2009 Q Link XP 200 1967 BSA B25 250cc Starfire 2022 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 2023 Royal Enfield Scram 411 1948 Royal Enfield Model G 350
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BlackBike Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: George West, Texas Posts: 4,097	That was a hard 1200 mile life it lived before it died. Hope you will be able to resurrect it. __________________ ***************************************** 2015 Bashan"Blaze" BS250GY-31 (DB-07K-250) GONE 2017 Suzuki V Strom 650 XT "We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ~Benjamin Franklin~
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05-13-2016, 04:30 PM	#10
Bruce's Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sudbury ,Ontario Posts: 855	I wouldn't do anything or spend any cash until I heard the bike run .If it runs alright ,then I would start fixing the rest of it up . You can soak that carb in some pine sol ,it's cheap and works really well .Carb cleaners are not what they used to be .
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