jims resto skills may need a new challenge, especially since its so local. any photos of what that bike would look like new ? its hard to throw...
that bike needs you, jim, to live again in mechanical glory :cool: check for a rusty fuel tank first thing. and due to the black sprayjob,...
i have one '86 tank that i want to caswell someday. for the tubes, i think blowing some 60psi air through the system into a petcock hole [before...
ive used caswell epoxy on 3 tanks, and they're solid and leak-free after 18 years plus. [ATTACH]
cheap at that price good deal
hey, if that bike ran ok and was priced below $2000 it would look like a great deal to me, but i dont have the shop space i want to store bikes...
another antique. for that kinda money someone could buy a nice gen four, a safer better bike in dozens of ways. riding an '86/'87 700 is all...
i bought a non-running seven-hundred fazer at an auction, didnt need much work, rode it occasionally for three years then put it on consignmernt...
its the same with my 1986 yamaha radian, airbox wont come out unless engine is removed first. [ATTACH]
another possibile method uses a pressurized grease gun to force pistons out.
oh yeah i had to do it that crazy dangerious way to free up the clutch of the '92 ZX-7 i bought at a repo auction about 1996. push start in...
i wouldnt take anything apart until you have good replcement parts in hand.
low compression is not a problem here.
have you tried bypassing the fuel pump relay as described in the FSM ? do you hear the pump clicking ?
nobody needs that kinda distraction while riding, NO PHONES ON BIKES its an addiction, Bozo :cyanghost:
^^ yes, boiling softens them alot
try hitting the antique seat DOWN with your fist while turning the key.
now you need to let the bike idle choke off for about 2 minutes then check for heat on all 4 headers, looking for one alot cooler than the others.
check for a missing washer under the float needle seat maybe ? its necessary to loosen the needle seat to be sure. check in water that the...
GOOD LUCK as youve discovered, a very small adjustment of the float tab changes height alot.
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