Tri750
Mr. Knew it All
Some may recognize this bike from BARF as it got passed around from one member to another. Well, I ended up with it from a great guy, Cereal KLR who allowed me the time to get my ducks in a row to get it.
It had been sitting I think for 10 years. The brake system was/is shot and I got big help from the previous, previous owner buying quality master cylinders and putting them in the spares box.
I rebuilt the front caliper, cleaned the sludge from inside the hard lines and replaced the rubber lines with steel braided.
I put a set of "Euro" style bars on it since I had them.
It pumped right up so we now have a front brake!
I've cleaned and synched the carbs, checked valves, primary chain, trans level, and today will change the oil and fit the AGM battery, flush the tank, and see if she will fire.
I'll kit the rear brake as well but I want to make sure all is well with the motor and, I'm pretty excited so the rear brake can wait a day or two while I piddle with other details.
It will need tires, some heavy cleaning and down the road I'll put a Boyer ignition on it. The Boyer really wakes these bikes up as the advance curve goes further and setting the points on these can be pretty daunting.
It had been sitting I think for 10 years. The brake system was/is shot and I got big help from the previous, previous owner buying quality master cylinders and putting them in the spares box.
I rebuilt the front caliper, cleaned the sludge from inside the hard lines and replaced the rubber lines with steel braided.
I put a set of "Euro" style bars on it since I had them.
It pumped right up so we now have a front brake!
I've cleaned and synched the carbs, checked valves, primary chain, trans level, and today will change the oil and fit the AGM battery, flush the tank, and see if she will fire.
I'll kit the rear brake as well but I want to make sure all is well with the motor and, I'm pretty excited so the rear brake can wait a day or two while I piddle with other details.
It will need tires, some heavy cleaning and down the road I'll put a Boyer ignition on it. The Boyer really wakes these bikes up as the advance curve goes further and setting the points on these can be pretty daunting.