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Somebody help me. Please!
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jpowell
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PostPosted: January 27, 2009, 2:02 am    Post subject: Somebody help me. Please!

Ha ha. Ok. so this isn't an XS. I'm cheating on y'all. For $300 I couldn't turn down this 89' ninja. Anyhow, the dude couldn't figure out why it wouldn't run. Maybe someone here can help me figure out why...


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xs1961
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PostPosted: January 27, 2009, 4:11 am    Post subject: Re: Somebody help me. Please!

Wow ! Had he been riding in a desert without filters ?!
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PostPosted: January 27, 2009, 6:06 am    Post subject: Re: Somebody help me. Please!

That isn't sand.. That is what I'm calling the solid form of gasoline. The needles were glued into the seats. Wasn't even getting gas. Period.
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PostPosted: January 27, 2009, 2:35 pm    Post subject: Re: Somebody help me. Please!

Incredible - never seen it that bad !
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PostPosted: January 27, 2009, 3:09 pm    Post subject: Re: Somebody help me. Please!

Lol. yeah. the guy I bought it from couldn't understand why it wouldn't run... he thought maybe there was something loose in the engine... Quality POs.. Goes to show not only XSs are abused
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PostPosted: January 27, 2009, 3:39 pm    Post subject: Re: Somebody help me. Please!

eek...
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PostPosted: January 27, 2009, 6:51 pm    Post subject: Re: Somebody help me. Please!

mmm... I can smell that sour gas odour from here!

Time to break out the Simple Green.
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PostPosted: January 28, 2009, 12:42 pm    Post subject: Re: Somebody help me. Please!

When gasoline morphs into salad dressing (with bacon bits).
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