Made some good progress during last week. I couldn't get the back brake to bleed. A master cylinder kit was £30+, so i bought an after market cylinder for £36. Finally got it bled. Chain arrived and thats on now, so i took it to a garden away from home to give it a bit of a run round, just on grass.
It went ok, but was leaking oil like a fountain. Mostly from the breather pipe on the front rocker cover. i had about 6 inch of pipe on it but it was spraying out the top of that. There was another leak from the cover gasket and one bolt that was missing its copper washer. Another oil union was weeping too, so a bit more fettling needed. I also decided to remove the thermostat to get a better idea of the running temp as i don't want to have a fan.
Gave the scabby matt black bodywork a quick tidy up. Proper bodywork is coming once i have got it all running and properly tested.
It went ok, but was leaking oil like a fountain. Mostly from the breather pipe on the front rocker cover. i had about 6 inch of pipe on it but it was spraying out the top of that. There was another leak from the cover gasket and one bolt that was missing its copper washer. Another oil union was weeping too, so a bit more fettling needed. I also decided to remove the thermostat to get a better idea of the running temp as i don't want to have a fan.
Gave the scabby matt black bodywork a quick tidy up. Proper bodywork is coming once i have got it all running and properly tested.
Got some new grips and a used screen in the post today. I ordered the correct mesh screen that goes in the breather pipe, plus the offending gasket.
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