Hmm, the framework looks good even stripped down. The 35 is nice… I really feel it.
It’s all plastic by now. It’s a pain to remove, and the carburettor won’t come off either…
Good thing new parts are available. Rubber is really something you can’t do anything about.
Looking closely at it, I’d say the shorter the intake manifold body, the more durable it is.
So it’s been what, over twenty years? There’s corrosion showing up in the hard-to-reach areas under the tank.
You can tell it’s been taken apart before. It’s held together with gasoline-resistant liquid sealant, which is a pain to peel off.
Good thing there’s no rust.
As expected, the starter valve is discontinued. I’m not too familiar with Keihin vacuum carburetors, so I couldn’t investigate it this time.
This level of wear is fine.
The slide valve wear is gradual too. This probably won’t be available either, but… (unconfirmed).
Good thing the diaphragm isn’t damaged.
Polishing wasn’t requested this time, but I handled it with light cleaning.
The actual fuel level is hard to see, so I checked it by float level.
The SJ needle broke, so I replaced all of them.
The butterfly won’t close even though I didn’t take it apart.
The rod connecting cylinders 2 & 4 to 1 & 3 was the culprit. Whether things got weird because I took everything apart is unclear, but I fixed it on my end.
Set the sync in this state → finish → attach the cable → get pulled slightly → sync goes out.
At first I thought, hmm, is the cable messed up? I got stuck on that for a while.
Now I can relax. It revs hard and the idle is super stable.
Water gets in from the front cover mounting area and causes rust. That would be a problem if a hole opened up. I applied rust preventative to handle it.
During inspection, the headlight brightness wouldn’t come up—a real headache.
Multi-reflectors don’t usually cause problems, but circumstances are always changing.
• One side: 60W ✗
• One side: Direct battery + 60W ✗
• One side: Direct battery + 60W + internal reflector removed ✗
I’m glad we had a headlight tester. You can’t handle something like this on the road.
With a prayer in my heart, I stuck a rag inside the headlight and polished it, and…
It went up to 18,000 candlepower.
I realized you can’t underestimate cleaning. Done!
