@Irongamer727 said in Buying a seized Gasgas fse 450:
Yeah I only want to get it running though
If its just to fix it, don't bother. That's time and money you will not get back. In parts, even as a job lot you'd probably get at least £300-400. If you put the time into selling the pieces, you could get that up to more than £600. Keep in mind, my experience is with the european market which is quite different.
@Irongamer727 said in Buying a seized Gasgas fse 450:
@Minia Really? That's too bad. I'd love something to work on and its literally 100m from my garage.
Given enough time you'll find most parts abroad. But its costly and time consuming and what you cant find you have to make. Your choice, theyre great bikes otherwise.
A 2 stroke wouldnt seize from 60ft without oil. This indicates a problem that started before.
@Irongamer727 Not worth it, GasGas sold their factory and pretty much their whole spares and old/new stock in the mid 2000s. As a result, parts for their older models in most cases are an absolute pain in the arse to find. I would know, I've owned my GasGas for 4 years now and finding parts took months. Steering bearings had to be made by hand as well since there aren't any left.
That is a perfectly fine answer for the MOT to fail, nothing wrong there. Although I disagree with a lot of the MOT regulations, this is one I do agree with. But as Ninja said, just put the stock pipe or a legal pipe on for the MOT. They'll pass it and then just switch it back, easy.