Hey all!
I've ridden for a number of years but have [un?]fortunately been shielded from the maintenance side of things thanks to well-versed family members. My Dad stuck me on a dirtbike when I was 4 and I've been riding on-and-off ever since; started with a Nighthawk 250 and currently have a '89 Hawk GT sitting at home with the rest of the family's "collection/hoarding problem." Figured it was time to pull up the big boy panties and learn to wrench on what I ride, so this forum seemed like a good place to be with the "new" bike.
I am the newest caretaker of a '75 400F in overall good running condition. Have replaced fork seals and brake piston already; haven't touched the carbs or much of anything else yet. Unfortunately, I've already made the cardinal mistake of being intimidated by electrics enough to let someone slightly more qualified than myself (read: still completely unqualified) touch my wiring harness, and now I'll be heatshrinking some wires back together next week so I can find where a short is
actually coming from (as well as attending court-mandated anger management sessions).
As you can see, I'm learning the hard way, but I'm learning (and I'll do my best to search the forums first before asking the same questions
).
Currently I'm in the RDU area of NC going through the nightmare that is obtaining a bonded title. Thanks in advance for all of your expertise; I hope to pass the knowledge along someday soon.
(That awful slip-on has a stock replacement, but will remain there until its retirement as a summer commuter bike, assuming I can get the title to make it a summer commuter bike...)
