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Thanks everyone for your input, I grabbed a jug of T4 15w-40 from Walmart last night and I'll be changing the oil later. I took the paneling off earlier today to have a look and, well, its dirty to say the least. It still has the old style fuse box so I'll have to look in to replacing that eventually and it looks like the TCI has been relocated. I'm not sure exactly where its supposed to be but I can't imagine that it was screwed to the air box. (Correct me if I'm wrong) It does have a K&N air filter in it, so that's a plus, and all the sliders in the carbs appear to move freely. I'll post some pictures later once I get the oil change sorted and hopefully some of you can help me identify what's what as far as wiring is concerned. Other things of note: the previous owner said that he'd added in the later model's rear brake bleeder under the dummy tank, its rusted over and leaking a bit which explains my mushy brake pedal so that'll need redone. That aside I'm pretty sure the clutch will need to be bled, it grabs really high. If anyone has experience with doing this I'd greatly appreciate pointers. Thanks again everyone! -J

I meant to ask about oil, too. What weight of oil is recommended for these bikes? Searching around the net told me anything between 10w-30 and 20w-50. Any suggestions? And thanks for the input on the TCI -J

Thanks for the replies and the welcomes! A bit more info about the bike as it is: the previous owner swapped a few parts around so (I've been told) she currently has the carbs and front brakes off a gen II, and the anti-dive forks. It supposedly has a new stator but a voltage test won't hurt, and I'll look in to the fuse box, previous owner may have already swapped it. Sadly, I'm almost positive my bike falls into the group that this happens to. I found a few posts about this on here already and plan to begin stocking up parts for when it does happen. How would I know if this needs to be replaced? The bike seems to idle nice and smooth and runs very well over 5k, though it hangs up below about 3k RPM (Thing'll backfire like a gunshot if I hit the throttle too hard between 2k-3k) but I figured that was most likely gummed carbs/synchronization. Am I on the right track there or could that be TCI related? Thanks again for all the information so far, it'll be a couple weeks before I get started on anything but I'll be sure to post my progress as things get done ^^ -J

Hey everyone, just bought an '83 earlier today and I'm looking for some tips on what kinds of things to look for when I start going over it. I took a look at the two threads in the tech library but I still feel it can't hurt to ask. I'm planning on slowly restoring the bike over the next few years with a primary focus on getting her back on the road (she runs, just needs some tune-up work, carb rebuild etc.)in the next couple of months. Any input would be greatly appreciated. -J