REBEL REHAB

After sitting 13 years. the owner would like this bike made road worthy once again. Here’s How I go got it A Closer Look

First Goal is to determine whether the bike is going to run. So after 13 ears of sitting I don’t want to add gas and go. That would just cause more damage than it’s worth. So I will start disassembling…

Started By removing the carbs, pulling them apart and cleaning up any issues here The carbs were pulled off pulled apart and checked. Believe it or not they were very clean inside and needed next to nothing. (Don’t fix what…

You may have noticed in the Carb removal post that I needed to remove One of the intakes. This was because I could not remove the screw band from the carb side. It’s a good thing that I removed it…

Time to get the engine ready for it’s test run. If it runs we can continue the rehab if not This may be the end. Pre-Checks The Moment of Truth Getting ready for the first startup And we were all…

Now that we know she runs. I have ordered all the tune up parts (Brake pads, Oil and air filter, Spark Plugs etc). So in the meantime… When it comes to air cooled engines the cleaner they are the cooler…

To say the paint on this tank was bad is an understatement. When the bike first arrived Just touching the tank would leave your hands black. Lets take a look So I wiped it down to asses the damage to…

When I looked over the front wheel and brakes I found Dry rot crack in the tire The Front brakes appeared to be working At least when you pulled the lever the wheel would stop Problem Found When the front…

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

Time to check out the back half of the bike. I Cleaned up the rear wheel sprocket and chain.

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…

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…

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.

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

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…

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…

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