Last week I saw a dirt bike in the weeds while visiting a friend from high school. I asked him about it and he said it was a fat cat. I did not know what it was but I bought it for $100.
He said he replaced the rear shock with something from the junk yard because the factory shock bottomed out too easily. He said the new shock was even worse, though. He also showed me where the frame cracked and he welded it (ugly job). Another thing is that he welded a rack on the rear. He did a terrible job but Im strangly comfortable with the practicality of it and may leave it.
I bought it because I saw it has pegs for a passenger and my girlfriend has been wanting to go riding with me. I thought it would be a good project to work on together and introduce her to wrenching.
The motor turns over, has clean oil in it and the tank does not leak fuel. The intake manifold is clean. I cleaned the carb and am going to show my gf how to put it back together tomorrow and we may see if it will run.
My questions are:
1) is there a rear shock for this bike that was built to actually handle the weight of two people riding offroad?
2) how hard are parts to find for it?