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I have been riding since 1964 and had about any kind / sort of bike that is out there .. I have always had to check connections and control systems on any of the bikes I have owned ,,As soon a bikes reaches the 3 year old and older there is a need to check connections , contacts on some of the load bearing contacts and the devices them selves ... will show wear , and sometimes caused by heat .. I never throw out any parts I may need to re-use , simply because of availability ..

Hi Barnacle 442 When was the last time you replaced the Fuel Filter? Is there any visible rust in the tank? the Tank Outlet filter could be clogged? At what fuel level did it start acting up Near full or below half quarter tank Etc. if at the lower levels I would pull the Fuel petcock and check the filters and have a look inside the tank for sediment or rust. Herman

Hi Everyone My Createx paint Arrived on Thursday I am not ready to spray yet but decided to have a change of pace on the bike. Got out of work early on Friday and Got to work on setting up a portion of my old Portable garage frame inside my garage covered it in Plastic to make myself a Paint booth. added some LED lights and a couple small exhaust fans and I can paint when I am ready . I started looking at all the plastics and making the various Crack repairs with the plastic welder removed all the Badges and bolt on components to prepare all the pieces for painting Got most of that done on Saturday along with some side panel modifications. Finished cleaning up and painting the last of the Frame components these are the Rails below the seat and the two Frame sides that has the original Muffler Mounts Repainted the Black but ran out of the Cast Iron Paint that will cover the Aluminum portions I will post those pics after they are fully painted. Repaired and Painted the 2 fairing Top panels I had a can of Automotive Black Trim paint so I used that for the panels. Received my new Mirrors and screwed them onto the New Master Cylinders on the Handlebars. Found all kinds of Cracks in the Trunk and stitched it all back together with the plastic welder next steps with the Plastics is to make up a slurry using scrape pieces of ABS and Acetone and use this to fill all the stitched areas. The list is getting shorter but all time consuming Items rebuild calipers install with new hoses and Bleed. Install upper Clutch Hose Bleed and test along with Installing the Forward control shifter and Linkage . Finish wiring all the handlebar controls. Build the Throttle Cables and Install. Finish putting together the Rear subframe components and Saddlebag brackets. Install the Mufflers. Install the inner Fairing walls. Get all Plastics and Body parts prepped for paint.....Paint.....re-assemble. as always a few Pics to look at Have a great nite Herman