Inspection

After I got the bike into the garage I immediately removed the tank (one bolt at the rear, fuel gauge wires, vac. and fuel lines) and seat (two hitch pins in the hinges). This made it easier to see every detail of the frame and engine for a full diagnosis.

I started at the front of the bike, cataloging every issue that would have to be dealt with before the project is finished, no matter how big or small. The list is not final yet, but here's a start:


Front End
- tire old and hard
- wheel lightly corroded
- fender heavily corroded
- fork tubes heavily corroded
- fork seals cracked
- brake lines cracked
- gauge backs lightly corroded
- switches, fork area dirty
- headlight rim heavily corroded
- top nut and misc. hardware corroded
- levers and hardware lightly corroded
- missing cushion over handlebar clamps

Tank, Seat, Airbox, Sidecovers, Wiring
- tank rusty inside
- petcock frozen in "ON" and leaky
- one dent in tank
- grab rail corroded
- rearstand handle corroded
- missing airbox and sidecover harware
- paint dull in general
- mis-matched sidecover
- all four turn signals in poor, corroded shape
- electrical panel lightly corroded; contacts corroded
- exhaust looks like crap - totally rusty

Frame/Rear Suspension
- minor scratches/chips in frame paint
- rear brake MC leaks
- rear wheel lightly corroded
- rear brake pedal lightly corroded
- some hardware corroded
- rear tire old and hard
- chain dry; unknown condition




Engine evaluation requires a bit more work, so I'll get to that next time.