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General Category => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: Air4Life on February 14, 2012, 07:32:24 AM

Title: Flooded carbs?
Post by: Air4Life on February 14, 2012, 07:32:24 AM

Carbs not only got flooded, but they altogether floated away.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140703000985

Description:

"BMW R65 for parts. Flood bike, not sure of condition of parts."

Title: Re: Flooded carbs?
Post by: Bob_Roller on February 14, 2012, 08:25:01 AM

I'll make a guess, that it was  a victim of hurricane Katrina .

I think I would pass on this one  !!!!!!!!

Title: Re: Flooded carbs?
Post by: tvrla on February 14, 2012, 01:23:46 PM

I'm sure you could have it shipped, but the auction says local pick up only. There must be a hundred bucks worth of stuff there. I'm curious what the inside of the transmission looks like. Ugh

Title: Re: Flooded carbs?
Post by: donbmw on February 14, 2012, 03:17:20 PM

I am going to watch this if no one gets this when closer to the end I may take it. It is just down the road from me.

Don

Title: Re: Flooded carbs?
Post by: montmil on February 14, 2012, 05:46:41 PM

Did Katrina unscrew the right-hand exhaust nut? The flood surge was rather salty gurgling into that cylinder. However...

...seller lists Ruston LA as his base. That's about fifty miles east of Shreveport so well north and outside the Katrina impact perimeter... unless he hauled it north.

Could be worth a C-note, Don.