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pintoches · 07-21-2010, 06:24 PM

So I drove up to lees and bought a motorcycle. This is my 1st bike,and it needs a lot of help? Think it is a 82 honda ascot FT500

Was wondering if any one knew a good forum, on line parts dealer, or any just any thing to help out.

This is what I see wrong right now

broken wires
modified wires
broken lens
missing seat (lee thinks he can find it)
missing key
battery
front brakes don't clamp no brake fluid
rear brakes wont release
jumped power to stater just "clunk" like some thing is stuck
tires dry rotted
forks leaked oil
sure there will be more.

The_AirHawk · 07-21-2010, 08:10 PM

Does the engine even turn over?

That might be the reason it sez "clunk" - a siezed piston.......

Good Luck, 'cuz Buddy - you're gonna NEED it!

pintoches · 07-21-2010, 08:18 PM

If I take the plug out of the cover and put the socket on what I think is the crank, the engine will turn over! I have taken all the starter bolts out the starter is lose but cant seem to get it out, but with it lose and hooking a jump pack to it it will spin.

MOKE1K · 07-21-2010, 08:32 PM

DUDE? LEES is laughing who ever they are, unless you paid a dollar. Then I'd say you got a great deal. Wow,.... really? Wow.

What you need to try is to goggle a forum that's specific to this model like hummmm ascott500.com. Find a place where you can get cheap parts cause brother your going need it!!!

Find out the motors leakdown percentage and if its got compression. Next will be spark. Good luck cause brother your gong to need it!!!

Buzglyd · 07-21-2010, 08:44 PM

I think Ken has a sal****er method for fixing that thing.

trenttheuncatchable · 07-22-2010, 05:55 AM

With the prices of used bikes being what they are, it will cost you a lot more to fix that thing than to buy a working/running bike. Hopefully you'll be happy with the results if you actually do fix it.

acecycleins · 07-22-2010, 07:21 AM

1st- you were given this heap, right? 2nd- DennisKirk.com - Motorcycle, Harley-Davidson, ATV, Dirt Bike, Snowmobile, PWC / Watercraft Parts, Apparel, and Accessories will be your friend for cheap aftermarket parts. 3- turn it into a flat tracker.
Luck!

Kenneth_Moore · 07-22-2010, 08:15 AM

Ye Gods, somebody actually used my "Salt Water Immersion" process!

Here's the only solution for that bike:

Fill a 3 gallon bucket 1/2 way with gasoline. Add 2 bottles of Dawn dish soap and 1 pound of Ivory powdered laundry detergent. Stir vigorously. Once the mixture has congealed into a gelatin, spread it over the engine and other mechanical components of the bike.

Light fuse. Get away quickly. Not for use without adult supervision.

mscuddy · 07-22-2010, 08:33 AM

Don't listen to these turkeys, Ascots were great bikes, and you should have it running in no time. Shoot me a private message and I'll tell you the secret used ascot places. Not enought room or time in this forum...

sarnali2 · 07-22-2010, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mscuddy

Don't listen to these turkeys, Ascots were great bikes, and you should have it running in no time. Shoot me a private message and I'll tell you the secret used ascot places. Not enought room or time in this forum...

If Cuddy drops a wrench, don't bend over in front of him to pick it up (he's an Airdale, they're all "funny" that way)....

07-21-2010, 06:24 PM	#1
pintoches Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 3	Bought my 1st motorcycle, now what? So I drove up to lees and bought a motorcycle. This is my 1st bike,and it needs a lot of help? Think it is a 82 honda ascot FT500 Was wondering if any one knew a good forum, on line parts dealer, or any just any thing to help out. This is what I see wrong right now broken wires modified wires broken lens missing seat (lee thinks he can find it) missing key battery front brakes don't clamp no brake fluid rear brakes wont release jumped power to stater just "clunk" like some thing is stuck tires dry rotted forks leaked oil sure there will be more.

07-21-2010, 08:10 PM	#2
The_AirHawk Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Livin' in a Van: down by the Mariana Trench Posts: 10,891	Does the engine even turn over? That might be the reason it sez "clunk" - a siezed piston....... Good Luck, 'cuz Buddy - you're gonna NEED it! __________________ *Parfois, on fait pas semblant* Sometimes, it's not pretend Oderint Dum Metuant Let them hate so long as they fear политики предпочитают безоружных крестьян Politicians Prefer Unarmed Peasants Nothing to see here, Citizen. Move along now...

07-21-2010, 08:32 PM	#4
MOKE1K Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kalapana, Big Island Posts: 3,956	DUDE? LEES is laughing who ever they are, unless you paid a dollar. Then I'd say you got a great deal. Wow,.... really? Wow. What you need to try is to goggle a forum that's specific to this model like hummmm ascott500.com. Find a place where you can get cheap parts cause brother your going need it!!! Find out the motors leakdown percentage and if its got compression. Next will be spark. Good luck cause brother your gong to need it!!! __________________ "YOU CAN'T BOLT ON SKILL" "The only thing limiting your bike, is you" We survived Bush you'll survive Obama! "the most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive." --thomas sowell

07-21-2010, 08:44 PM	#5
Buzglyd Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 10,137	I think Ken has a sal****er method for fixing that thing. __________________ Jay Leno: "President Obama released his tax returns. It turns out he made $900,000 less in 2011 than he did in 2010. You know what that means? Even Obama is doing worse under President Obama."

07-22-2010, 07:21 AM	#7
acecycleins Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Georgia Posts: 4,125	1st- you were given this heap, right? 2nd- DennisKirk.com - Motorcycle, Harley-Davidson, ATV, Dirt Bike, Snowmobile, PWC / Watercraft Parts, Apparel, and Accessories will be your friend for cheap aftermarket parts. 3- turn it into a flat tracker. Luck! __________________ "Slack" - a state of being in which everything flows smoothly.....a frame of mind so at ease that the universe naturally cooperates.

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07-21-2010, 08:18 PM	#3
pintoches Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 3	If I take the plug out of the cover and put the socket on what I think is the crank, the engine will turn over! I have taken all the starter bolts out the starter is lose but cant seem to get it out, but with it lose and hooking a jump pack to it it will spin.

07-22-2010, 05:55 AM	#6
trenttheuncatchable Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 834	With the prices of used bikes being what they are, it will cost you a lot more to fix that thing than to buy a working/running bike. Hopefully you'll be happy with the results if you actually do fix it.

07-22-2010, 08:15 AM	#8
Kenneth_Moore Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: VIsiting the GIft Shop in the Pit of DIspair Posts: 7,118	Ye Gods, somebody actually used my "Salt Water Immersion" process! Here's the only solution for that bike: Fill a 3 gallon bucket 1/2 way with gasoline. Add 2 bottles of Dawn dish soap and 1 pound of Ivory powdered laundry detergent. Stir vigorously. Once the mixture has congealed into a gelatin, spread it over the engine and other mechanical components of the bike. *Light fuse. Get away quickly. Not for use without adult supervision.* __________________ www.kennethmoore.org

07-22-2010, 08:33 AM	#9
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,444	Don't listen to these turkeys, Ascots were great bikes, and you should have it running in no time. Shoot me a private message and I'll tell you the secret used ascot places. Not enought room or time in this forum... __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.