Air-cooled engines captivate people…
The fusion of a pipe frame and air-cooled engine
is really beautiful (*´ω｀*)
With lots of customers coming in today
I’ll work on jobs that fit between visits~
Let’s remove the BIMOTA fairing.
It’s one piece from top to bottom
you have to spread it out and drag it free
Protect it with cardboard and such
and it goes smoothly if it slides well.
Truly
“no way around it—pure brute force”
Without protection it gets scratched all over and
cracks.
Once you get used to it, it’s no big deal.
Anyway, it’s a pain to store
The bodywork is just these two pieces…
seriously, Bimota?
Camera wrap is
really good
You can reuse it over and over, which is excellent.
No tape means it’s gentle on aging paint
That’s a quietly important thing for old bikes
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Changed the engine oil and filter
Tightening fasteners on old bikes is tricky
it’s easy if the design bottoms out
but something like an exhaust manifold flange that floats
is quietly difficult, I think.
The plugs are a bit dark…
I set the plug gap
to the Uotani spec.
I also checked the ignition timing…
The GSX1100SR had been digitized.
That’s important for smooth throttle response
This stuff too, probably
won’t be able to get parts for it
so it’s all pretty complicated~
I tweaked the advance a bit on the Uotani side
Cleaned the air filter and adjusted the clutch
Pom pom!
Next is the inspection and we’re done~
