A muscular bike like this probably won’t come around again, the B-KING.
This is the second time I’ve seen it, but… it’s incredibly massive. You can’t even see the tires? It’s that big.
Starting with the lever area. The oil had dried out and it was pretty parched.
The throttle gets cleaned and lubricated too. It was pretty parched as well. There was even a bit of rust forming.
The side stand gets lubricated too. Always replace the lock nut—it loosens easily, so this should give peace of mind.
When you’re doing work like this, you sometimes look at individual parts and think, “Oh, this could be useful.”
The left and right pedals have bearings, so I lubricated them from the outside using a Bellhammer.
Loctite… using high-strength stuff generously is a bit scary.
When you hear that “Eeeek!!!!” sound, you think, “Oh no, did I seize it?”
So I back it out, loosen it, and carefully remove it bit by bit.
Hmm, the disc rotation direction is backwards… probably, no, definitely.
Since this isn’t my work, I’ll leave it as is.
Not quite… this button head bolt is weird.
And when I remove it, the position is… different. Wasn’t this bolt originally stepped?
What is this bolt anyway? A mystery.
All ten being different is also a mystery.
I was like, what in the world?
Noticing it means ordering parts is essential, so it’s on hold.
Again with the high-strength stuff, I almost stripped it.
I’m worried it might end up stuck partway.
Is this disc for something else?
The shallow countersink is concerning.
The axle shaft runout was fine.
The inner tube is already done for, as I mentioned before. Plus the rust was really bad—I was surprised.
I smoothed it out as best I could.
I’ll lubricate and clean the seal area.
I loosened the fork cap to atmospheric pressure. It’s good to open it up occasionally.
If you do this, always make sure to lift the front end.
I adjusted the bearings.
I cleaned the back of the fender and polished the bolts too.
I cleaned all the calipers. I’ll replace the front pads to match the disc.
I replaced the brake fluid with Golden Cruiser DOT4.
I measured three discs.
I applied rust-preventive lubricant to the key and fuel cap. Cleaning them occasionally feels great.
The radiator cap rubber had hardened, so I replaced it.
I replaced the coolant. You have to pull the hoses.
It’s a shame there’s no drain bolt.
I topped up the reservoir tank fluid level.
I wiped down the dusty areas and cleaned them up. It should look shiny and nice.
Cleaning small parts at times like this feels good.
It’s good to check fuses and such occasionally.
If something goes wrong and you don’t have a spare, that’s a problem.
