Looking at the carburetor it looked like it was dirt and grit causing the linkages to jam. So we gave it a quick clean and brush off until things started to move freely, then a quick wipe of the inside was given to prevent any gunk getting into the engine. When the Bike is completely stripped down the carburetor will be cleaned more throughly and made to look like it hasn't been collecting dust for the last 5 years. But since the mission at this stage is to get the motorcycle running a quick tidy was sufficient.
"carburetor attached to air filter plate"
Then began the saga of putting the damn thing back on, so we could give it a test fire! Initially we tried getting it back on with the air filter plate still attached. This presented a number of problems. The main being that the carburetor wouldn't seat properly into the hoses attaching it to the engine, if one was in the other was sitting on the hoses edge and could not be repositioned.
So another method was tried. This time the air filter base was removed allowing the carburetors to be adjusted a little easier when lining them up to the hoses on the engine. Problem the hose clamps where interfering on bolts and making it almost impossible to attach them. Solution remove the clamps and then find smaller bolts for them. It is at this stage that we took the hose connecters off and made sure we had them right way around. Turns out we did and we then finally got the carburetor back on.
Next step was to re attach the air filter base... This did not go well and in fact took over 40 minutes of struggling and repositioning on my part and even then it still wasn't lining up properly. Cue Dad who manages to get the bloody thing on in under 5 minutes.
Right success we can now attach the cables and... no, sorry no we cant because in order to attach the throttle cables you need to have the carburetor disconnected form the engine. So off it came AGAIN! In truth it was a blessing in disguise as we had forgotten to put back an aluminum connector tube back on anyway but never the less the cables where attached and then the carburetor re attached. It went on much quicker this time, probably because we had just spent over an hour and a half trying to get it on the first time.
Finally after all that, it was time. Time to see if the motorcycle could run. Ignition on, press the switch... Battery is dead DAMNIT. luckily jumper cables and a spare battery where floating around and quickly hooked up. Fuel was poured directly into the carburetors, ignition was turned on, starter button pressed... AND THEN THERE WAS LIFE.
Silver made an absolutely gorgeous sound as she fired on all cylinders, even if it was very briefly. As none of the fuel lines where connected it only ran off a small amount of fuel poured into the carburetors bowl, But still it runs and once all the lines are re connected shouldn't cause any problems.
Having heard the motorcycle run I was happy, it had been something I was looking forward to the entire week. But I thought I would give myself a bonus treat and have a sneak look at how the bike will look when finished. So the replacement tank and new rear seat cowl along with all the other fairing pieces (minus the front one) were re attached. I then rolled it outside to have a look and possibly sit on it and make vroom vroom noises.
"just picture this all black with the red frame... nice isn't it"
"really nice optional part for the seat"
Next stage is to tackle the clutch and brakes. The clutch reservoir looks like it is broken and the hand controls don't look much better so in all likely hood both will be completely replaced. But funds have reached the limit for this week so I'll see what happens next pay day.
I would strongly suggest you have a look at the Video which was shot over the course of the day not only to see me struggle but because you get to hear the Motorcycle run for a little bit.
Until next time.
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