Shed Repair
It was time to do something about the shed. the front corner seemed to be sinking. The doors were all crooked. And i could see light through the walls. But once I opened this can of worms The extent of damage was worse than i thought
It’s Ready To Go Home
The new brake line came has been installed and seems to be working fine. Everything was buttoned up. I took it for a last test ride. and it seems to be good. Before AFTER Some Finishing Touches Tank Cap Tank
Update for situation with carbs and front brakes
After much diagnostics I found the following Carbs I pulled the carbs apart and gave them a goo cleaning. There were signs of the engine backfiring into the carbs which told me that the carbs were flooding out. Upon further inspection I determined that one of the new floats in the rebuild kit were twisted […]
Trouble!! (I just knew the challenges weren’t quite over)
Today I changed the oil and oil filter, rehung the saddle bags, installed the seats, hooked up the battery tender connector and buttoned up some odds and ends. Test Ride Gone Wrong I decided to take it for a longer test ride to let the bike get all the way up to temp. I noticed […]
New Parts (YAY!)
The Petcock and the chain oil arrived yesterday. I installed the petcock and oiled the chain and took the bike out for a short ride. The bike seemed to perform ok overall but the idle is still a little off
More Gas tank Shenanigans
A little more work on the tank. I will never be perfect but I got a little more shine on her and something to protect the paint.
Carb synchronization
Hooked up the Synchronizer to the carbs and they needed very little adjustment. Of course if you know me I HATE waiting for parts so I will be cleaning the other front pipe and anything else I can find. And making any other adjustments etc I can find like the chain tension, back brakes etc.
Front Pipe Cleanup
I noticed that at some point something got up against the front pipe and melted to it. so I decided to clean it off. So far I only got the left side pipe cleaned. but boy can you see the difference UPDATE: 08/27- Cleaned up the right head pipe so they both match now
Chain and back wheel Cleanup
Time to check out the back half of the bike. I Cleaned up the rear wheel sprocket and chain.
More Cleanup
In the meantime, the bike has been turned around and I began cleaning up the right side of the bike Mirrors Front Pegs and rear turn signals replaced