Well, she is finally running. George and David came by and did a helluva job, thank you for all the help, thanks also for all the knowledge you provided me, it will be passed on. My happiness can not be contained and I think I went a little bit longer on the test run than expected. A little more in depth history about the bike before I tell you guys what was done to the bike. The bike was owned by a dealer in New Mexico, my buddy bought it from him three years out with a little over than 10,000 miles in 1994. My buddy Blain, rode the bike like the way it should be ridden. However, the September 11, 2001 attack changed all that. My buddy and I are both in the service, Marines, then came the deployments which we love to do.However, we are always out 6-8 months at a time after being home a year. So, coming back from a deployment early 2005 the bike was barely ridden for the last year. With that he just not had the time to get her back in good operating condition. It was not ridden since then. When he came back early summer last year we talked about the bike and after a cigar or two we agreed that I will buy the bike but, I told him I need the title before I pay him. Well, a few weeks ago he was packing his house because he is going out again to deploy for the umphhteen times, he finally found the title, he drop off the bike March 19 and in less than ten days the bike was back from the grave. Thank you George for bringing back to life a wonderful piece of history and machinery. Well, here is the list:
-the problem I encountered was the bike will start on choke but dies after taking it off choke. Meaning carbs are bad, it is bypassing the jets to feed the engine.
-carburator assembly was taken off, the best way is to take off the tank. This will give you more space to work on and you will need to take off the old fuel from the tank anyways. A few "broomstick" was broken for this step. I cleaned the carb a few days before George showed up however he opened it up and the jets are clogged again. So, he brought out his secret weapon, acetone and copper wire. When George looked for the pilot screws he noticed that 2 of them are missing then after a few minutes he found it, it was placed on the outside of the carbs. Mission accomplished!
-drained the radiator and flushed it with hot water about 3 times. During the run up I heard the fan coming on so as far as I know the thermostat is working.
-drained the engine, changed the oil and filter.
-drained the gear oil
-drained the front brake and clutch
-drained the rear brake, well it is more like put fluid than drain. Found out that the piston is sticking so calipers were taken off, gunk taken off, piston scrubbed with scotch brite. Problem solved, rear wheel is spinning freely.
-fuel tank was drained, filter changed. New fuel was put in and some seafoam was also mixed in.
-a couple of connectors with history of problems by the battery was also looked at and vaseline was applied.
-the bike was put together minus the fairings and was started..........ohhh boy! Talking about a kid finally getting his ultimate toy, you guys know the feeling!
-George did the carb sync with his handy dandy tool. Did the drop test, yep the pilot srews were there after all.
-and I rode it for the test run, damn that was good! And I think I took it out a little bit longer than I should for a test run.
-the brakes will be opened up again in conjunction with pads being replaced to change the o-rings.
Again thank you George for everything, David thank you also for your help. When you are in the area stop by and filipino dish will be served. Don't worry no balut! This is not my last entry to this thread. There is a lot of things I will be doing to this bike and it will be posted here. Pictures will be posted as soon as I download it from the camera, George if you don't mind post what you have also. To all the tips that was given to me by you guys thank you, you have been helpful! The cult is alive and well!