Don't be afraid
First
and foremost, don't be afraid to get into the project, at the same time
don't bite off more than you an chew. My first bike after a 30 year
hiatus, was a1984 Goldwing that seemingly had carb issues. I had never
dug into a carb much less rebuild 4 of them! If I'd had some back up it
might have been a doable project but after reading about synching all 4
carbs I threw in the towel and sold the bike.
My
next project was a 1985 K100 RS that didn't run. It wasn't seized. I
knew nothing about the bike, but the price was right and I love bmws. It
turns out that the bike is fuel injected which uses a computer to meter
gas and air instead of a carburetor. The aluminum fuel tank was all glopped up, the injectors
needed to be cleaned, The fuel lines and pump needed to be replaced. The
fuel pump was mounted in the tank, anything that wasn't metal had
melted inside. It took a year (not solid work time), the bike is running like a
top.
Greatest micro tool kit $5
At
Lowes I found three great little multi tool sets. They are shaped like a
larger jack knife but small two of them placed end to end are about he
size of a bick lighter.
One
has screw driver blades, one is metric hex keys, the last is SAE hex
keys. I've only bought the driver and metric hex units, I don't own
anything SAE. Each are only $1.98! Add some zip ties and rubber bands
from the dollar store and you've got a great little kit. Better yet cut a
section of bicycle inner tube and use that to bind everything
together.
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