Here it is… The need for it to be connected to my car with jumper cables is indicative of a completely dead battery. The excessive amounts of smoke from the exhaust are what have been warned about. Apparently in the process of freeing up the frozen engine, I may have damaged the piston rings therefore [...]
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Its been a couple of days, and a lot has happened in that time. I have been visiting local bike shops, went on a quest for a rare fuse type and ended up buying every last one that the A/C Delco store had. Talking to experts and getting real familiar with this beautiful machine. I [...]
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As the pictures show, I used an improvised torque strap in conjunction with my roommate’s weight bar to break the drive shaft and pistons free. After reassembly of all parts I had taken off I did a quick diagnostic of as many systems as I could activate without starting the bike up. As far as [...]
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So the story is long and beautiful about how a boy fell in love with a motorcycle. As it goes, a serendipitous conversation with a friend reveals that the bike is a little closer to home than previously thought. Years went by and the bike sat. I was in other countries riding other bikes, but [...]
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