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83 XJ650RK, 77 TS-250
Hey folks, long time no projects. (School, Life, Living with the folks, etc.)
Finally picked up a cheap bike that I figure I can do a quick restore on, sell it to a friend or let someone else enjoy it for cheap.
Here's the bike as it sat for the last 4 years:
Its a 1983 CM450E... but at some point had the wheels and front end swapped out from a hawk... Which is great, because those pentagrams are awesome.
Brought it home knowing it needed at the very least a good cleanup and a battery... But that it had been ridden by an acquantance before being stored, and I trusted it would run.
Definitely needs some new grips too...
Starting to look decent after a cleanup:
At this point it was time to get her running... I have a video but Photobucket isn't accepting it. I'll post later if it uploads.
After getting it running I replaced the plugs, changed the oil/filter, cleaned the air filter, checked and replaced bulbs, installed a new fuel line with an inline fuel filter.
Here are the new plugs after a test run:
Left:
Right:
Looks like she's running a little Lean.
Another problem is that the bike is starting on one cylinder... Going to take a look at the carbs to make sure they're nice and clean then replace the plug boots. Need to grab a compression tester too.
Finally picked up a cheap bike that I figure I can do a quick restore on, sell it to a friend or let someone else enjoy it for cheap.
Here's the bike as it sat for the last 4 years:
Its a 1983 CM450E... but at some point had the wheels and front end swapped out from a hawk... Which is great, because those pentagrams are awesome.
Brought it home knowing it needed at the very least a good cleanup and a battery... But that it had been ridden by an acquantance before being stored, and I trusted it would run.
Definitely needs some new grips too...
Starting to look decent after a cleanup:
At this point it was time to get her running... I have a video but Photobucket isn't accepting it. I'll post later if it uploads.
After getting it running I replaced the plugs, changed the oil/filter, cleaned the air filter, checked and replaced bulbs, installed a new fuel line with an inline fuel filter.
Here are the new plugs after a test run:
Left:
Right:
Looks like she's running a little Lean.
Another problem is that the bike is starting on one cylinder... Going to take a look at the carbs to make sure they're nice and clean then replace the plug boots. Need to grab a compression tester too.