Hey Guys,
Got a small head gasket leak on the front cylinder of my 93 FXR, see the attached picture.
The funny thing is that it doesn't leak consistently, I cleaned up the spot where the oil accumulated and went for a ride yesterday, nothing new on the area, still clean.
Talked to my indy, he said he would do the gaskets from top to bottom (base, head, rocker) for about 350$ but it could get more expensive if other things are needed to be done.
The bike only has 24k miles on it, I've put about a thousand on it since August and prior to that the bike sat for about 5 to 6 years.
Just want some advice on two things here and any other input or suggestions are very welcomed.
1) Could the gaskets have gone bad from sitting for so long? Or is it just from me not warming up the bike properly before riding?
2) If the bike runs great (as it does) and is just leaking, can I get just the gaskets replaced? I understand that if the cylinders aren't true they will need to be honed, but machine work is relatively cheap so I'm not concerned about that. But if there are cheap items that I should have my mechanic throw in there while here's there I'd like to know (i.e piston rings).
My mechanic is pretty loaded with work at the moment so I haven't gotten much time to pick his brain on the matter (What should and shouldn't be replaced).
The thing is, I'm 25 just graduated from college. I have a good job making decent money but while I do have the $$ to fix it, I'm concerned with it being a 22 year old bike that something else will go after I get this work done. Also worried that when he cracks the engine open it's going to be one of those "Hey we should replace EVERYTHING while we're in here", which I don't have the money for.....
Has anyone else been in a situation like this before? Or am I just a broke bastard?lol
Got a small head gasket leak on the front cylinder of my 93 FXR, see the attached picture.
The funny thing is that it doesn't leak consistently, I cleaned up the spot where the oil accumulated and went for a ride yesterday, nothing new on the area, still clean.
Talked to my indy, he said he would do the gaskets from top to bottom (base, head, rocker) for about 350$ but it could get more expensive if other things are needed to be done.
The bike only has 24k miles on it, I've put about a thousand on it since August and prior to that the bike sat for about 5 to 6 years.
Just want some advice on two things here and any other input or suggestions are very welcomed.
1) Could the gaskets have gone bad from sitting for so long? Or is it just from me not warming up the bike properly before riding?
2) If the bike runs great (as it does) and is just leaking, can I get just the gaskets replaced? I understand that if the cylinders aren't true they will need to be honed, but machine work is relatively cheap so I'm not concerned about that. But if there are cheap items that I should have my mechanic throw in there while here's there I'd like to know (i.e piston rings).
My mechanic is pretty loaded with work at the moment so I haven't gotten much time to pick his brain on the matter (What should and shouldn't be replaced).
The thing is, I'm 25 just graduated from college. I have a good job making decent money but while I do have the $$ to fix it, I'm concerned with it being a 22 year old bike that something else will go after I get this work done. Also worried that when he cracks the engine open it's going to be one of those "Hey we should replace EVERYTHING while we're in here", which I don't have the money for.....
Has anyone else been in a situation like this before? Or am I just a broke bastard?lol