Brakes, carbs and First start!
Crystallized brake fluid in the master, through the lines, and down to the calipers. Expected....
Took some serious doing to get the screws out. They need to be replaced.
Unplugged the lines with some unwound paper clips and random wires I found laying around. Front and rear master were cleaned with the ultrasonic cleaner and purple power. Calipers were also put in ultrasonic cleaner and pistons popped out with PB Blaster and AIR!Everything was sanded down with scotch brite pads...sprayed with brake clean then repainted.
To see how far I could get before ordering parts I assembled front brake assembly. Master is leaking from the lever side. Plunger seals are prolly shot but hey...was worth a try.
Rear master is not even worth trying. Plunger was stuck tighter than a fleas @$$ over a beer barrel and it took a LOT of convincing to get her out. All rubber seals are completely worthless. Have not checked the rear master cylinder walls yet but my gut tells me the whole thing is gonna need to be replaced with something new.
Carbs were pulled and half @$$ cleaned using small wires to clean jets. They were not as bad as I was expecting. I was able to get all but one jet out so I just cleaned it in the carb for now. Top end of cabrs were not pulled at this point. I just wanted to make sure she wanted to run before I ordered a rebuild kit and got full on stuck in. The flaps were totally stuck but with a bit of brake clean and some lube post spray down\jiggle..they functioned well enough for a first fire.
Got her to bark off with some starting fluid so changed the oil and filter before first start.
I do not have an external tank for the bike as my sons bike and mine are both fuel injected. Found some tubing and stole my wifes Tony Chachere's turkey seasoning injector. You can see it hanging from my air reel above the bike.
This is a video of the second fire. My youngest was around to act as camera man. I had hoped for the original owner to see her running again but after texting a video to Rafael he informed me that his Uncle had passed
Up until this point I have been wondering why the bike was parked and I may have found it. While she was running in later starts I checked the battery and she does not seem to be charging......Something to troubleshoot while waiting for parts I reckon.