At the tender age of sweet sixteen
i owned a Suzuki TS 50
One day it went "pop"
not too mechanically mind but very determined (and skint) i decided to strip the engine down to see what the problem was..........in my mums kitchen
......"What!!!!!!"..................it was cold out side
besides.......my mates said she probably wouldnt mind
oh well, thats another story
Engine stripped......found the piston in tact but no rings.....either off them, now what
asked the girl freinds dad to take a look (well, he owned a socket set so i figured he new all about engines:P) he tells me "the barrel and bottom end seem ok so just put a new piston and rings in". So the next day i come home from work and fit the new items in Billy Wizz time, wheel her outside and spend the next hour trying to get it started
i was about ready to torch it when my neighbour offered to take a look (only cause he was trying it on with my mum and getting no where
) he takes the head off the barrel and chuckles, (smug get) he then tells me the arrow on the top of the piston should be pointing at the exhaust port and not the carb.......................
i rebuilt the engine on that bike a further four times before selling it on...........but i never made that mistake again