What is the process of purchasing a used dirt bike, figuring out how it works, repairing what needs to be fixed, and selling the bike for no less than what you paid for it?

Order Of Operations• The Purchase• Vocabulary• Does It Work?• Transportation• My Outside Expert• The Trailer• Working On The Bike• Engine Work• The Seat• Tying Up Loose Ends• Painting• Still Painting• Final Product

Vocabulary• Cc’s- • Head gasket-• Clutch-• Dumping the clutch-• Throttle tube-• Welding-• Engine head-• 4-stroke vs. 2-stroke-• Piston-• Crankshaft-• Helicoil Thread Repair-• Horsepower-• Male/Female electrical connectors-

The reason I chose this dirt bike as my senior project was…..

• I have always wanted one since I was a young lad

• The price was right• It incorporated interest I

already had• They are cool

The Purchase

1985 Honda Xr200r

Does It Work?

What needs to be replaced?Head gasket, front brake lever, clutch lever, handle bars, seat cover, handle grips, kickstand, on/off switch, repainting, and

the throttle tube

How much is all this going to cost?

$$$$$$

How much do you think the bike coast?

$550

Transportation

• This is an article I found at the public library in an issue of Dirt Rider Magazine.

• This gave me the idea for the kind of trailer I wanted for my car and bike.

The trailer in the article goes for $200

My Outside Expert

• My outside expert

(Jesse Brittson) welded the trailer

• My first experience welding

• The steel cost $30www.gate-web.com/vader/images/welding-spinner-close-up.jpg

The Trailer

Q: What was the total cost?

A: $30

Q: What could the resale value be?

A: $200

•The same trailer at Beaverton Honda for $300 and in the article for $200

Working On The Bike

The Handel Bar Setup

• New Grippers

• New levers

• New Bars

• New Throttle Tube

Engine Work

• How do you take this thing apart?

• New Head Gasket• Still not working?• Bolt hole striped therefore

not sealing the head of the engine

• Rebore hole and rethread with a helicoil

• Runs great!!!

The Seat

•Seat wearing down

•Purchased new seat cover on eBay

•Disassembled

•Put new cover on

Tying Up Loose Ends

• Kickstand– Spring– Bolt

• On/Off Switch– Connected male and

female connectors

• Painted the Frame– $30 for automotive paint

Painting

• “Plastic cannot be painted over!”

• “I Digress!”

• New Paint

Still Painting

• Paint cost $17

• Sand first

• Two layers of paint

• Put bike back together

Final Product

• Total for the bike = $550+$200=$750

• Total for the trailer =

$30

• After a years worth of work I am finally done!

85 Honda Xr200r $1050 or BO

What is the process of purchasing a used dirt bike, figuring out how it works, repairing what needs to be fixed, and selling the bike for no less than what you paid for it?