After assembly of the cleaned carb i ended up testing her for about 600km
No more flooding the bike while coasting, gone with the stuttering. Only problem now is, she seems to be getting too much air.
Does this plug look normal?
You really can't see it in these pics, but the plug has a bright-pale orange look to it.
So, on to the big works. Have a look at this sprocket and chain combo:
And the front sprocket. Including 20 years of grime and dirt:
The previous owner tried to convince me the sprockets and chain were ok, just in need of a little cleaning.
Comparing them to the replacement sprockets, i'm beginning to think he needs a guide dog:
(Granted, i didn't really check the chain too, since i was going to change or clean every bolt on this bike)
On to the cleaning.
Before:
After:
The neutral wire was exposed by all the dirt (and possibly something the chain picked up):
Temporarily insulated and new sprocket mounted:
On to the rear sprocket:
The brakes seemed ok, but where rusted and squeaky, so decided to change these too:
Before:
New brakes: (Front and back)
Trying to get the old sprocket off:
And mounted the new:
Riveting the new chain:
Some bling-bling:
Didn't really like the long and wobbly front fender, so decided the make a front brace.
Paper mock-up:
And copied the template onto a 2mm steel plate:
Including cable holder:
Also re-made the wimpy aluminum plateholder with the same steel plate: (don't mind the crap in the background)
Ready for another test ride: (Without the front fender she looks a lot more grown-up)
And some test ride porn:
She drives wonderful (apart from the carb, but i'm working on that).
The new front brace works great. Instant feedback in the corners and she finally wants to go where i want her to go.
But alas, this was v1.0 and i decided to rebuild her from the ground up, so at the moment she is stored in a million labelled pieces gathered in three boxes. Current state:
So, still a lot of plans, and i'm trying to get them done by the time i planned my holiday so i can reassemble her into v2.0
All i can say for now is, she's going to be sweet