So I had my first post, but also spent today working on some initial pulling of parts to get a vision of what I am looking to build, and to give everything an initial once over to figure out what I was working with.
So some information I was given by the seller:
He purchased the current tank (dark blue with flecks) to replace the original as it was dented. I inspected it and it is clean with no fuel gunk or residue. That's a great start.
He told me it did start when purchased (JAN19), and he hasn't done much with it since. He was told by the previous owner that it needed some carb work. Great *sarcastic*
That's about it. The kid had no idea. Possibly a big win for me, the guy that doesn't know too much more.
I picked up oil, a filter, rented a compression gauge, some carb cleaner, and the one spark plug the local shop had in stock. I then proceeded to remove some parts.
Getting into it I was pleasantly surprised. There was minimal rust, what looks to be all of the factory frame stickers, and the wiring looks surprisingly good. Most encouraging of all, after reading some initial forums about reseating the carb to the boots, all of the rubber seems very pliable.
Today's completed tasks:
Pulled the rear fairings
Pulled the mudguard
Popped the airbox off but had to go meet a friend that was my container mate in Afghanistan. I say container because it was quite literally a shipping container that had four beds and a wall thrown between two of them that we lived in together for a year.
Took some additional pics to show what I was working with:
Wiring condition:
As you can see, pleasantly surprised by the condition of the wiring.
Key body bits:
All looking darn good most with some rust removal and cleanup will be looking great. All of the clips and bits seem to be perfectly intact and not brittle at all. I will likely be selling some of these, I'll keep you all posted.
Processes:
One of the things I wanted to highlight here was me fighting with the mudguard. The airbox and fork springs are a perfect storm of not letting you get these guys out easily. I Thought I was going to have to drop the rear wheel when the *soobviousitslapsyouintheface* moment happened. Just pull the damn right shock off. Out she came right out.
The airbox seems to be a bit trickier, there's a screw securing some of the hosings to the battery tray that prevents me from getting it out of the way as it is all rusted to hell. By far the worst condition bit I've come across. I plan to tackle getting that out later this week by pull off the hoses, which I was a bit worried about being in much poorer condition than they are and running the risk of them turning to dust. I suppose they'd need replacing were that the case anyway. I digress.
Overall progress:
As noted above. I am wondering what the carbs will look like. The first goal is to get those suckers out and clean, throw some fresh oil and filter in her, charge/replace the battery, and see what kind of condition we're working with. The spark plugs and lines also look to be pretty damn new externally. NGK R plugs which I assumer aren't factory and look clean as do the boots.
As you can see, the clutch reservoir has french writing, and looks new. The brake appears to be stock - beat up without a clear window (not pictured) and with Japanese text.
