08-05-14, 08:52 AM
Cheers guys. I'm off to a rally tonight for the weekend so didn't want to do the overhaul beforehand in case something went wrong and I was left without a bike.
Brake cleaner on order, I will do the overhaul first thing Monday.
I did try and clean up the pistons with a toothbrush - I got a lot of crud off, but then ran out of brake cleaner. I would say they were a lot cleaner than before but that they didn't look like they'd been cleaned once in their life so will plan the overhaul.
The rally is only 6 miles away which means I will only be doing about 25 miles (over 4 days) before I get chance to sort them, so hopefully the bike will be alright.
Brake cleaner on order, I will do the overhaul first thing Monday.
I did try and clean up the pistons with a toothbrush - I got a lot of crud off, but then ran out of brake cleaner. I would say they were a lot cleaner than before but that they didn't look like they'd been cleaned once in their life so will plan the overhaul.
The rally is only 6 miles away which means I will only be doing about 25 miles (over 4 days) before I get chance to sort them, so hopefully the bike will be alright.