An elderly neighbor lady's husband was the original owner and after he passed away in an auto accident their grandson was the only rider of the machine. Around eight years ago he couldn't get the machine started so he decided to tear it down and rebuild it. Well the tear down didn't get very far. He managed to take the racks off and the plastics loose and a few other parts were removed including the air filter cover. The machine was left outside in the weather to rot. Rain water gained access through the filter into the carb and even a little into the cylinder. I did some work for the neighbor around her house and as always she wants to pay me but I never take any money but I will take food. LOL!!! Anyway, I asked if she would give me the machine instead and she agreed, saying I was getting the short end of the stick. So, a year and half later I'm done with the machine and it runs great. I had to replace the rings, hone the cylinder, cleaned out the crankcase as best I could, replaced the valves, valve seals, seated the new valves, replaced the exhaust pipe and muffler, replaced the carb with an OE from ebay, replaced the tires, replaced the gear shifter return spring and some other misc parts. Got it running good then proceeded to clean the frame and everything else and used rattle can can spray paint to shine it up. I'm just not into fancy painting for something to be used around the farm and for the nieces and nephews to ride. I've took a lot of advice from people on this forum who have already done this same rebuild, specifically Shadetree, along with others advice and it helped me greatly.
