As part of the story on the work I did on this motorcycle: I purchased the TR6R from a person that I have known, did the paint work on two other of my projects, and done some drinking with (when I was a drinking man). He acquired the machine from it's original owner and had purchased a number of parts from me to get it running. he told me that it appeared seized, but found evidence of a rodent nest in one of the cylinders, cleared the nest, said he rode it, and told me that I could ride it until I wanted to go through the running gear. I should have asked him to start the bike when he delivered it from Maryland, but I wanted to check everything before it was started, to be sure that the fluids and adjustments were proper.
About two weeks past when I got the time to do the checks. The first thing I did was attempt to clear the clutch, but after several attempts the clutch just wouldn't let go; I began wondering if he ever did ride it While I was kicking it through I heard noises from the engine that just didn't sound right, so I removed the plugs in order to spin it faster; the noise was coming from the lower end and I thought it prudent to pull the barrel and have a look, see attached photos:
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The "clearances" could be measured with a carpenter's tape! I ended up buying a viable crank, new rods and first over pistons along with installing new cam bushings, oil pump, yada, yada, yada. I did get a healthy refund from the seller which covered the parts, I replaced the entire primary drive and in the transmission I needed 1 gear pair, and the main shaft, I replaced the bearings, seals, etc. The motorcycle is a real sweetheart now, even through I still wonder why it was so misrepresented by a person that I knew personally; he got crossed off my Christmas list, as you may imagine...
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