09-04-13, 11:41 AM
Thanks for the comment
Well, I went out to the bike on saturday to get the carbs back on, and spotted the corrosion I had forgotten on the cast pipe spigot of the water pump, looked like a point for leakage in the near future, so get it sorted now! Pipes off, took the steel pipe next to it off to give better access, clean up the spigot, clean the inside of the rubber hose, smear of silicone grease on both, pipe back on. Dam! I should have given it some paint, oh well degrease the exposed bit and give it some. Never know the sealing part might last longer that way rather than bubbling under the paint.
. Could not help myself cleaned and sprayed the steal pipe aswell.
Back to the carbs, I thought while I am at it I will lube the choke and throttle cables, that took me to the handle bars and I remembered the way the switches swivel when you use the choke or hit the starter really hacks me off. I don't know what the history of the bars is, but the plastic lugs in both switch assemblies had either been sheared off or removed, and the holes in the bars did not line up. On the right hand side I cut a bit of stud and glued it into an existing hole in the handlebar, and filed a notch in the side of the switch assy. On the left where the lug had been I put a self tapping screw, drilled a new hole in the handlebar. Sounds simple enough but both sides took stupid amount of time. Greased up the choke cable with one of those clamp on tools and can of chain lube, then got that side back together.
Back to the carbs again ! :rolleyes
Twist throttle split apart, cables greased. Offer carbs up attach cores of cables. Carbs did not want to go in as easy as they came out, so put them into the airbox rubbers first and them a smear of silicone grease helped to get them into their rubbers to the head. Throttle re-assembled, cables adjusted. Then the bird phoned, that was it I was off, wasn't going to ride the bike this weekend, but ....... :lol
Well, I went out to the bike on saturday to get the carbs back on, and spotted the corrosion I had forgotten on the cast pipe spigot of the water pump, looked like a point for leakage in the near future, so get it sorted now! Pipes off, took the steel pipe next to it off to give better access, clean up the spigot, clean the inside of the rubber hose, smear of silicone grease on both, pipe back on. Dam! I should have given it some paint, oh well degrease the exposed bit and give it some. Never know the sealing part might last longer that way rather than bubbling under the paint.
. Could not help myself cleaned and sprayed the steal pipe aswell.Back to the carbs, I thought while I am at it I will lube the choke and throttle cables, that took me to the handle bars and I remembered the way the switches swivel when you use the choke or hit the starter really hacks me off. I don't know what the history of the bars is, but the plastic lugs in both switch assemblies had either been sheared off or removed, and the holes in the bars did not line up. On the right hand side I cut a bit of stud and glued it into an existing hole in the handlebar, and filed a notch in the side of the switch assy. On the left where the lug had been I put a self tapping screw, drilled a new hole in the handlebar. Sounds simple enough but both sides took stupid amount of time. Greased up the choke cable with one of those clamp on tools and can of chain lube, then got that side back together.
Back to the carbs again ! :rolleyes
Twist throttle split apart, cables greased. Offer carbs up attach cores of cables. Carbs did not want to go in as easy as they came out, so put them into the airbox rubbers first and them a smear of silicone grease helped to get them into their rubbers to the head. Throttle re-assembled, cables adjusted. Then the bird phoned, that was it I was off, wasn't going to ride the bike this weekend, but ....... :lol