If prepared for some experiments this method could be interesting:...
An endoscope peek in the cylinders and here and there could be interesting. On bikes with steel frame I would also give that a close Inspection,...
Do aftermarket glass fibre fuel tanks exist?
No hands on with GW but from the picture it looks tucked away quite well - where is the filling opening? It also looks - at least on the outside -...
No problem then :). Hope you will share some photos from the resuurection process.
Is the stator bad?
A classic :) A Rickman fairing I presume ...
You seem to have good access to good and proper tools :)
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I am with Rouge and Tom: groove and impact. As mentioned elsewhere I am a convinced impact driver fan. Use the right hammer, not a Carpenters toy,...
Safety (sorry for using such a word :)) is one of several good reasons to use fluid of some kind (or grease) to convince stubborn pistons to come...
Welcome :)
Interesting and informative thread. Could be stickied in a DIY section. Thank you for sharing. The link to the article on page 2 was dead. Here...
The nominal resistance is around 1 ohm so you should use an ohm meter suitable for that and make sure to compensate for lead resistance.
Even with chrome plating the roughness of the base surface needs to considered. The description here:...
Vapour in the exhaust gasses ;-) Technically the system could be pressure tested but only with the right tools. Check the workshop manual.
My guess is that one hole is a vent to the float chamber and the other is air intake to the starting circuit - but I am no specialist.
Disregarding everything else white smoke could be humidity in the fuel, a blown top gasket, a leak in the cooling system or water in the exhaust...
Interesting method. I must try that with something. Rejuvenation of rubber. Some caution seems appropriate...
Normal starting: as described by @Captain 80s has worked for me as well. No throttle and choke depending on motor temperature. Flooded: the...
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