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Message: [QUOTE="rmc_olderthandirt, post: 1393961, member: 68872"] I really wish you wouldn't do that. Nothing pisses me off more than someone who bandaids a pile of junk and sells it to an unsuspecting victim. If fixing the bike properly is not what you want to do then I recommend that you part the bike out and sell the pieces. Heck, you can probably make a decent profit on the deal. If the wheels are in good shape I would expect that you would be able to get $60 to $80 each, maybe even more. Each radiator could get $20 to $40. The triple clamps should get $20, the plastics (if in good shape) could fetch some dollars. If the gas tank doesn't have any leaks it could get $40 or so. Bottom line is that it wouldn't be hard to get your investment back, and possibly even make a few bucks. If you try to replace the ring and sell it quick it could be just throwing good money after bad. What makes you think that the bike is going to start easily once you replace the ring? I am guessing that the previous demise of the engine was from the ring gap gouging the cylinder, causing the "chip" in the cylinder which in turn destroyed the ring. Your recent attempt to put a new piston in it just resulted in the ring catching on the chip right away, destroying that ring. The new ring will have its gap in the exact same spot, so it will catch just like the last two did and you will have the same result. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. You are going to have a real hard time selling the bike with it leaking fluids and having to be bump started. I sure wouldn't pay you $750 for such a bike. Attempting to hide the oil and water leaks would be just plain dishonest and that can come back to haunt you. Either sell it "as is" with full disclaimers or part it out. Rod [/QUOTE]

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