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Hi Everyone It is starting to look whole again, My Buddy Brian was over on Saturday to assist with the Brake bleeding as well as the clutch, all is bled and functional and no leaks. We also did the final adjustment of the Handlebars. I completed all the wiring and built a mount for the Rear Brake switch for the new Forward control brake peddle, while Brian re-assembled the Jigsaw puzzle of the Trunk and the saddlebags . After Brian left I continued to Work on getting the Fairing installed and the Front Fender, my LED headlight was covered in minor scratches from being moved around the shop so I gave it a wet sand with 5000 then sprayed on some gloss clear. After getting the fairing done the Signal Lights were sticking out like sore thumbs, I temporarily covered these with some Limo Black Tint (too dark) so I am gonna spray some Black Candy since it goes on transparent this way I can control the Tint level The Lights are still fairly Bright even with the heavy Limo tint so somewhere in between should suffice just to blend them in with the Black Cherry. Brian and I are set to work at the Bike tomorrow after work, so we should be able get the rest of the Bike together and knock a few more items off the completion List. More pictures and updates as I work at this project Good Night all Herman

Charged the battery, aired up the tires, (Back was down to 20)..Cleaned her up a bit and went for a 3 mile ride...then back in the shed / under the cover. Still need to change the oil. Then washed 4 vehicles, waxed 3 of them, and was too wore out to do anything but get on the couch and log onto VR.

5 US qt total, 4 US qt @ oil change with new filter. Gen 1 MK2 oil spec.pdf

Up date ,i believe i found my problem the thermostat was stuck closed. put it in a pan of boiling water and it did not open so I bent the top a little bit to let the anti freeze flow through it ,i let it run for a while temperature got just over half and the fan kicked on and it cooled itself back down thank you for the help

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OK for the most part these engines are bulletproof. There have been owners who have gotten over 200,000 miles on them. All tyhe brake parts are the same for '83 - '85, and the master cylinders can be replaced with '86 to '93 as well. The clutch slave cylinder is the same for all years, and is easy to replace except it can be tricky to get out as it has to be wiggled, turned, and twisted in a praticular order to get it to fall out. Rebuilding your carbs is going to be the most expensive and time consuming part. To do it properly plan on spending $300 or so when all is said and done. There is an excellent step by step video out there to do it properly. The biggest problem with them is pin holes in the diaphragms, asnd plugged jets in the idle circuit. There is a set procedure for syncing the carbs and you have to monitor all 4 vacuums at the same time. There are several members proficient at this procedure that will be gladto help you out. If you can just plain get it running, you may want to use a product called seafoam on the carbs. You can buy seafoam at wally world or auto zone. You may want to flush and red cote your gas tank too. New plugs and wires are a good bet too, but do not instasll new plugs until you drown your carbs with seafoam and let them soak for a day and then restart it. The seafoam will loosen up a lot of gunk and foul out the plugs. These bikes are terriffic to ride when running right, but with any used bike, require a little TLC to keep them happy. You will find a ton of technical information here as well as helpful members! Welcome aboard!