Up here in Canada getting the title sorted out is a snap. You need an affidavit from a JofP saying that you didn't steal it and that the previous owner is xxx and a bill of sale. Go to the MTO with all of that and they give you a new ownership.
The carbs were beautiful - the PO had yanked them, rebuilt them and set them up then wrapped them in cloth and put them in his closet for 12 years (cloth was stuffed into the motor where the carbs go). I just lubed them up and installed them!
I checked the oil - it looks like the PO had just changed the oil before storage, no metal flake or anything bad in it and it was still light golden in colour. ( A phone call to the PO confirmed that the oil was changed before the bike was put away) - I'll be pulling the pan and filter soon and filling it up with new oil.
Yesterday I pulled the speedo and tach - The speedo cable is good and move freely but the tach cable is broken...
...another part to add to the buy list.
Some bad news - I went to pull a spark plug and the wire broke in my hand! (see first pic) Have to get new wires now.
...another par to add to the buy list.
I installed the breather box properly today - one of the boots from the breather box to the carb is missing!
...another part to add to the buy list.
PS - to the person that suggested pulling the battery box to make breather box installation easier: I am in your debt sir! I can see why people install pods (ease of install) because I was daunted by how hard it was to install the breather box properly (obviously the PO was stymied as it was all just handing there) but then I saw the post here about removing the battery box and it turned a many hour job into something I hooked up in fifteen mins!
I'll be looking at the brakes and suspension next - thinking I'll probably be adding more parts to the buy list soon.
