Just perfectly.
Give it a though cleaning & then take another look. Agree with Jeremy - getting it perfect will take a lot more hours BUT The thing is you will...
Thats great news.. 'Mental Note to self - Ask Owner if all plugs are the same ! ' Glad to hear that's the cause.
Looks excellent - Are you happy with it?
Yep, well more of an optimistic pessimist - hope for the best, prepare for the worst..
Bike looks great, looks like you had a fun day out..
Damm thats a pain. Still looking at the positive side - at least you will have plenty of options to take pics of the engine - WE LOVE BIKE PORN !!!!
Exactly - although I wouldn't bother with turning it over - I'd wrap it up & seal it.
Dead battery, stator wires really hot - I'd start at looking at doing THE DRILL first.
I'm also of the opinion, if it doesn't need it - don't add it.
Option C is to sell it !
At the very least: 1. Service it with new oil. 2. Turn the engine over to get the fresh oil everywhere 3. Pull the plugs & squirt a little oil...
Jim, I don't know if you looked at the thread I posted - it has all the steps you will NEED to do. They are in a specific order & ALL need to be...
Got the yearly MOT done today on the 800 - sailed through as expected. Bike is working beautifully. Next up is one of the RVF's - just haven't...
just a quick note - from someone who knows all of those roads intimately (used to commute from South Ruislip to St Pauls every day on a Fireblade...
When I clean a tank with Hydrochloric acid, I remove the petcock & replace it with a 10mm thick piece of plastic & a rubber edge. The rubber...
DO NOT USE ACID ON ALLOY... It should have been put into an ultrasonic to clean it - with a cleaning solution - various types exist.. ACID is...
that's years old - guessing the engine oil was jet black too...
Hi Jim, Good luck.. Stuff Muretic acid - it does work - but damm does it take a while !!. I use the big gun - & it works perfectly.. do a...
Lovely - looks mint - Just like my no 1... lol
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