Remove carbon from the combustion chamber? I don’t think it’ll come out even if we soak it…
Adding this is supposed to help prevent the carburettor from clogging (corrosion prevention). Since nobody’s had a clog, I can’t tell if it’s working or not…
Lift the dust seal, lubricate with fork oil, work it back and forth to remove debris, and wipe thoroughly. You can also check for rust.
Between the top and bottom, apply rust-preventive oil to your hand, spread it, and wipe it off for some corrosion protection.
You can do it from the outside too, but occasionally remove the lever and give it a good cleaning and lubrication.
Lock nuts should be replaced every two or three services.
Same goes for the brake lever. Smooth engagement and return feel great.
The handlebar rusts surprisingly easily. Just spread it like body oil on skin.
It won’t cause friction and provides good corrosion protection.
Remove the side stand while you’re at it. Getting on and off should be smoother.
Shift side pedal. It’s in pretty sharp condition.
I was curious and removed it, and… it’s not engaging at all! That’s scary.
The rust is bad too, so we’ll replace it.
The fluid was clean. (We’ll replace it after this.)
Replace the coolant and the radiator cap is getting sketchy too, so we’ll replace that as well.
Hmm. Can’t see it at all from the top level…
There’s a bit of shadow, but it looks pretty sooty. We ended up adding a replacement and carburettor maintenance.
Adjusted the synchronization
Surprisingly dirty. Probably the first time? But most people are doing it for the first time anyway…
We’re replacing it, but we cleaned it anyway. Whether it actually helps… I’m not sure. It might just be a placebo effect.
Cleaning the hole and contact surface makes the brakes stop working completely. So during the test ride I brake hard repeatedly. It’s like freshening up the disc and re-establishing contact.
The brake pedal shaft… the swing arm is in the way so it won’t come out. Annoying design.
The master is in the way, so when I loosened it… it broke. Extra work keeps piling up…
Then it gets even worse. First I tried to face off the broken bolt and extract it…
It ended up stripping, so we installed a helicoil for repair. I wonder how we’re going to tighten this banjo…
On hold for now.
