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TRX FoFiddy
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Location: Mount Isa, North Queensland
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well this how my story gose,about april this year i deciede i would rebiuld my bike my mate offered to do it for me i said ok, after a month we got it going. then about 1 month ago it blew a head gasket so i took it over there to get him to replace it so i get the gasket and he installs it and dosent tell me its gonig and rides it all weekend then it blue another 1 ,, but we found out the head stud threads r being pulled out of my 440ex's clyinder. so i went ahead and ordered studs they came like a week later and he said he would take them to his work and install them 4 me he said that like 3 weeks ago when he got the studs and every weekend he told me he was working so he couldnt do it then today he rocks up aorund my house and tells me that he dosent have time to do my bike after 3 weeks he told me he cant do it. i was like "thats great" then yeah he dropped it off and left me with head studs to install and when they get done i have to put the topend of my bike back together and i have limited knowledge of rebiulding bikes so yeah.
i got information out of his house mate ,that he just lost interest in fixing my bike, thats pretty bad though leaving a 15 year old with a bike to fix,
but owell ill get it going
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Man that really sucks. Especially that he had ridden it without telling you it was fixed. Good luck with the rebuild, I'm sure the guys here will help you with anything you have trouble with.
You're definitely better off without mates like that anyway. 
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| fossil700R wrote: | | You're definitely better off without mates like that anyway. |
Aint that the truth!!!
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it might pay to get a workshop manual
that will helps with the rebuild (or maby your dad might beable to help)
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TRX FoFiddy
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yeah i got a maual, but yeah im gona do most of it i got a good mate that will help me with sum of the difficult things.
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hammer686
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Now you have vented put that down to experience. Sometimes it's cheaper to pay the bike shop the million an hour or whatever they charge and get back on track. If you get mates to do work for you thats good but check there work first.
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TRX FoFiddy
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yeah my mate that was doing it 4 me was really good at doing this type of work, but all of a suden i got otld that he lost intrest and just dumped me with my bike in bits .
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cowchaser
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Well stop bitching and get off your ass and buy a workshop manual and learn to do it yourself. It's step by step in the manual and really not that hard and once you do it you wont need to lean on untrustworthy mates anymore
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Hip, hip, horay ! well said. Nothing like the satisfaction of being able to stand up in front of everybody and say I fixed that myself. The only obstacle to doing anything yourself is your level of determination 
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and also don't be afraid to ask lots of questions from experienced people,
I'm sure there are no shortage of them on this forum. make sure you listen!!!!!!!!
Always remember "if you don't know the answer, it's not a dumb question"
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Did ya give him a carton or something for the work he had done?? he may have got the shits i would say if you didnt give him anything, i normally would give a carton or bottle if someone helps me out for a weekend? plus supply the carton we drink Y doing the job 
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TRX FoFiddy
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yeah im gona have a chop at it myself and c how i go,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, i told him i was giving him $100 4 doing it 4 me he is like ok, then he had the studs 4 3 weeeks and did nothin and just dumped in on me
and he offerd to fix it 4 me in the first place. so owell it will b going soon.
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TRX FoFiddy
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hey just a update the 440ex is up and runnig strong i ended up drilling and tapping the clynder 4 the new studs myself, coz the wait at the shop here was 2 weeks. my good mate came aorund and helped me put it together and its all good now it rips.
and tis the 1st time i have heard my new lrd exhuast and it sounds good
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TasRaptor700
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Glad to hear you got it all back together and running...
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Banshee250R
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nice job grant
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well done young fella
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