reviving an old beast

[DGXSER]

Good to hear!! Assume it is not a rich mixture smoke?

[GARTHXS]

rich

I don't think so it smells like oil but maybe its leftover mmo

[thewiz]

smoking may just be ...

residue left in that pipe ... while you're waitin' for more time to work on it, why don't you put a couple more oz s of MMO in there and let it soak. Glad you got it runnin' ... 'fraid I'm gonna' need a cam chain on my blue beast. Oh well ...

[GARTHXS]

yeah

I was thinkin the same thing mmo or maybe sea foam I think the seafoam is a little more effective. I used it on my 78 and it doesn't smoke at all anymore , how long should I run the current oil in this beast before I swap it out , I did drain the 10 year old stuff out but I am thinking it will load up with extra carbon and stuff from the mmo/seafoam. And should I change the filter it has only run for about 1/2 an hour total??

[GARTHXS]

quickie

so put it all back together today and installed the stock foot pegs, the po had some home made rear sets (crap) and flipped the gearshift around installed the rear brake lever and tank and the seat . I got brave and fired her up and gave her a quick test run around the block, man its amazing how squirly a bike can get with only 5lbs psi in the tires , so went to the gas station filled up the tires and topped off the tank and rode home , I was suprised how well it ran !!! needs a little sync (hanging idle at 2k) but otherwise great , no hesitation and the gears shift smoothly and the clutch seems to grab good . I am thinking what else I need to get now , fork seals rear shocks tires and fix the head light

[DGXSER]

Awesome! Good job bringing it back from the morgue!!

[GARTHXS]

parts, parts , parts!

as always waitin for parts lets see.. what do I have coming, new signals , rear bagger style signals , hard bags and brakets/crashbars/luggage rack($50 bucks craigslist!!!!) headlight relay fuel sender, fork seals , rear shocks , newer buckets for the gauges . what the heck its only money right .

[GARTHXS]

forking fork caps!

so I had planned to replace the fork seals on the f and had all the front end torn down and i went to loosen the caps and the left one loosened easily , but when I tried to take off the right one the friggin nut on top cracked and warped out of shape (damn you aluminium) luckily I have an extra set of forks off the 80g parts bike that are in pretty good condition , bled the air out , impacted the drain screws . so I took the first cap off and it suprised me and shot the little cap/washer into outer space and I dont have a garage so it took about a 1/2 an hour to find it again, anyways these forks seals are "good" so its clean refill and install . any recommendation on psi , I dont have a fairing but I am a big guy and weigh about 230lbs the book says any where between 5-35 lbs???

[DiverRay]

With the factory springs, I would run about 15 to 20 PSI. If you put in Progressive brand springs, NO AIR. Remember, this is a SMALL volume, so ONLY use a hand pump!!

[GARTHXS]

pump

So pump measure and adjust 15-20lbs sounds. Good - I still have to clean them, I figure some braklean. Should I flush with new fork oil or will it dry clean and of course put the caps back on

[DiverRay]

Brakeclean WILL dry in about 30 minutes. I would just clean them, let them set for about an hour, and then assemble. Remember to measure the fork oil and pour it in the top of the forks, then try and put the caps on!

[GARTHXS]

forkin done

so I replaced the 79f forks w/80G air forks that i cleaned and refilled , getting the caps on at first was an sob but what I did was take the springs out and chase the threads out with the caps and found exactly where they drop in the thread then put in the springs compressed the caps with my hand and was able to thread the caps very easily by turning only about from 10- 2 oclock reassembled the front end alligned the brakes and tire , all I need to do is put air in them and the front end will be done , still have to install blinkers in front and the rear shocks as well as refinish my new hardbags and install them and of course new tires .

[GARTHXS]

blinkers

So I installed brand new blinkers and having problems first no blinking the fronts are lit and the get brighter when switch is moved , so I pulled my blinker relay and swapped it for one that works now the right side works but the left side does not blink just solid light WTF

[cywelchjr]

So I installed brand new blinkers and having problems first no blinking the fronts are lit and the get brighter when switch is moved , so I pulled my blinker relay and swapped it for one that works now the right side works but the left side does not blink just solid light WTF

Did you use an OEM type or an aftermarket type? It sounds like the current draw on the one side is low which will make it not blink. Changing to an electronic auto type will make sure it works but will lose the auto cancel (actually a plus to me, as I think it cancels too quick).

[GARTHXS]

after market

yeah I think these are after market but appear stock, red an black wires , just a question which wire is the ground on the bike , the blue wire??