I bought an RE5 do I throw up or grow up?

[spottydog4477]

Hello all,,

I'm new here...

.....and my first RE5 arrived this week

Truth is in 30 years of bike riding I'd never seen one in the flesh.....till it showed up - last Monday on the back of an open top truck in the pishing rain...

In those last 4 days since it entered my life - I've swung from moods of elation to sheer terror - all over a bike!!

........maybe i need my mom to give me a hug and tell me everything will be all right......

Still as she's 20,000 miles away all I have are you readers........

I tell you - I'll never buy a bike off photos again..the devil truly is in the detail - and you know you should have known better..............like time you dated a girl and 3 weeks into it she tells you how she caught her last boyfriend watching porn and how disgusting it was and your thinking *this relationship is doomed* and yet you end up marrying her and regret it for the next 20 years....

Since it (the bike) arrived, I've sent the tank off for new paint (rust on the inside)....the seat to the vinyl shop, engine casings to the pro- polishers, the battery to the tip, it's got nicks, chips, belches smoke on first start, and I've allready sent an order to rotaryrecycle for a bundle of asst bitz.........

the bike is lying in parts all over the place and i thought i'd just hop on and ride off into the sunset.............I was ill by this time

and then as I was looking over the bike for more issues with a torch (I mean 'flashlight") I noticed "NSU Wankel" cast on the block....

.....and all of a sudden everything felt just fine - and whilst i still don't understand where I'm going with it all - I knew there and then everything would be all right.....

And it IS good to be here with you all..........

"Whats that dear?"...

"No I'm not sex chatting on the web...I'm researching the bike.........."

"No I'm not watching porn........I'm writing a post to a bunch of guys"

"No I dont know them..."

"No -they're not perverts....!"

"yes I'll be there in a min...."

"No, I wont forget to turn the computer off..."

Ok - got to go its after 9pm and she doesn't like to miss dancing with the stars..."

Perhaps we'll talk rotaries again?

look after yourselves........

john

[ziggystardust]

Hi John and welcome to the forum.

You did what many others have done or plan to do and buy an RE5 without first seeing it in the metal, or having a test ride or making sure it's all there before deciding to join the RE5 ownership breed.

This is why I always advise potential owners to either see the bike with the engine running or at least buy from a reliable source, if you know the history of a potential buy then that's even better, a bonus.

The more $ you spend on the best example you can afford will save you money in the long run but I know from experience that many wannabee RE5 owners can't see that, especially out of the USA where parts are rarer than a barking chicken.

Anyway I liked the way you posted here, makes a change from 'just bought an RE5 and can't find where to switch it on or where do I put the two stoke oil in'? posters.

These two sites along with others linked may help you.

www.angelfire.com/retro/roadster/index-12.html

www.angelfire.com/retro/roadster/index-9.html

Z

[RE5Gary]

Welcome John. Your post was an excellent read!! Good luck on your restore.

[gerryggg]

Keep the bike, ditch the wife. :-) Welcome from another newby to the forum, but not to the RE5

[spottydog4477]

Thanx chaps,,

we'll its all good so far.....

I discovered the guy i bought it from was running pre-mix in the tank.(with the metering unit disconnected)

He put a replacement metering unit on it for me - and didn't bother draining out the pre-mix so it was running twice as rich as it should have.

Ive been reading the posts here - just a FAB source of knowledge - like having you all sitting with me!

i especially like the topic re jetting..........very interesting.

I have found the exploded diagrams in the parts manual helps make far more sense of the bike motor than the workshop manual......its that just me??

oops - Wimbledon started...better get the missus her PG tips n digestives.....

cheers all

john.

[mike500]

hiya john welcome to the board and hope you have many happy hrs with your re5 i have just covered over 500 miles on mine at the isle of man tt regards mike