Barn find 1989 LT80

[Hagbard]

Picked up a barn find that someone had already partially disassembled because the “motor locked up” but they never opened the case. Everything was bagged and labeled, and as I’ve mentioned before- I love a challenge ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

 

 

After a couple hours of fun with various pullers and hammers I managed to persuade the magneto/flywheel to come off. Hoo boy what a mess. Then I found an actual rats nest in the clutch cover. ಠ_ಠ 

[Hagbard]

My homebrewed case splitter made from a lawnmower blade. Popped apart to reveal some rusty remains of what appears to have been the reed valve. 

Got it cleaned up and started rebuilding. 

Managed to find another nest in the airbox- full of hair from a deer. Weird stuff. 

[Hagbard]

Engine back in, and started with the plastics before I went to bed. Not bad for a few hours work and some random scrap parts I had on the shelf. Waiting for a new stator, belt(had to cut it to untangle aforementioned rats nest) air filter and plug to arrive to fire it up

[Quad87]

I just acquired a 1987 LT80 Quad Sport that is in excellent condition (only about 10 hrs ride time).  The only problem is it is missing the voltage regulator/rectifier.  Suzuki does not make the part anymore and there are no used ones anywhere.  Would you be willing to sell yours if you cannot get it running?  If not, do you have any ideas as to what I can do to resolve this problem?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Hagbard]

15 hours ago, Quad87 said:

I just acquired a 1987 LT80 Quad Sport that is in excellent condition (only about 10 hrs ride time).  The only problem is it is missing the voltage regulator/rectifier.  Suzuki does not make the part anymore and there are no used ones anywhere.  Would you be willing to sell yours if you cannot get it running?  If not, do you have any ideas as to what I can do to resolve this problem?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Googled the part number, and found a bunch of them. https://www.bikebandit.com/oem-parts/detail/suzuki/32800-40b00/b1067523

 

[Hagbard]

Honestly, as far as I know, you could use a different, bigger regulator/rectifier. Same with starter relay, a regular old solenoid for a lawn tractor ought to work. You may just need to change a couple connectors to make it fit. 

[Quad87]

3 hours ago, Hagbard said:

Googled the part number, and found a bunch of them. https://www.bikebandit.com/oem-parts/detail/suzuki/32800-40b00/b1067523

 

I searched the part number too, but those sites have no stock. Appreciate the response.

[Hagbard]

Did you see the part where I said you don’t necessarily need that exact regulator rectifier? Because I think that part might be more helpful than trying to search in vain for a part that does not exist in inventory anywhere. 

[Quad87]

2 hours ago, Hagbard said:

Honestly, as far as I know, you could use a different, bigger regulator/rectifier. Same with starter relay, a regular old solenoid for a lawn tractor ought to work. You may just need to change a couple connectors to make it fit. 

Thanks for the info!  I'll research that further.  I talked to a couple of Suzuki dealerships a while ago and they did not mention that as an option. I hope it works!  The quad is too mint to junk.

[Hagbard]

They didn’t mention that because it doesn’t benefit them through a sale. They would rather you junket and buy one of their new ones.

[floresfrankie]

Hello Hagbard,

I recently picked up an LT80 in very similar condition and have torn it down to find similar conditions in the bottom end.

My question is how did you go about cleaning the bottom end and all components as you made it look almost new. Also what all did you just clean and keep vs replacing when putting it back together.

I attached a couple of pics of what I'm dealing with.

 

Thank you.