jtanner
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Here's the short story version:
I picked up a 2012 NC700x with around 9k miles on it. Newish tires, full luggage set, center stand, tall windscreen, engine guards, hand warmers, etc. It's a great setup! The guy I bought it from (who owned the bike for less than a year and didn't seem mechanically-inclined) said he was riding in stop-and-go traffic and it just died. He noticed the fuel light was blinking and suspected it was just out of gas. After getting to a nearby station and filling it up, it started up and ran fine, but only for short amounts of time. He took it to a dealer and after looking into it, they reported that the timing chain was broken and that replacing the entire engine would be the most cost effective.
Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but there's no way a bike with a snapped timing chain would start. Right? Seems like the dealer he took it to must have been pretty shady. They even told him that they tore the engine apart to look at it.
In any case, I now have possession of this beauty and wonder where to start. Fuel pump? Injectors? I'd love to hear your guys' thoughts.
I picked up a 2012 NC700x with around 9k miles on it. Newish tires, full luggage set, center stand, tall windscreen, engine guards, hand warmers, etc. It's a great setup! The guy I bought it from (who owned the bike for less than a year and didn't seem mechanically-inclined) said he was riding in stop-and-go traffic and it just died. He noticed the fuel light was blinking and suspected it was just out of gas. After getting to a nearby station and filling it up, it started up and ran fine, but only for short amounts of time. He took it to a dealer and after looking into it, they reported that the timing chain was broken and that replacing the entire engine would be the most cost effective.
Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but there's no way a bike with a snapped timing chain would start. Right? Seems like the dealer he took it to must have been pretty shady. They even told him that they tore the engine apart to look at it.
In any case, I now have possession of this beauty and wonder where to start. Fuel pump? Injectors? I'd love to hear your guys' thoughts.
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