Hope you all had a good Christmas Break, I sure did. Was pretty busy dealing with the family, and the last week of work before our shutdown. That said, over the last few days I knocked out some projects the wife was after me about. Fixed the snow blower, cleaned up the garage, and had a few minutes to hang up the much wanted Christmas present
Soft hose (even when cold) retractable air line, so great! LOVE IT.
So after finishing up the various tasks on the list I decided to finish up the carburetor, part of that was to remove the choke and slide, so I might as well pull the bars off at the same time, but before I did, I decided to see what the bike would look like "cafe'd out"
Pulled the slide apart, man, what an overly complicated bit of kit
and pretty dirty
I managed to remove the core from the mixing body without damaging it, I would suggest anyone trying this to be careful and use WD-40 or something similar to loosen it up before driving it out
All the parts are degreased and dumped into my ultra sonic cleaner
And come out looking pretty good, though a little bit of polish (not too much to destroy the patina)
Once complete all of the air holes and fuel passage ways get a once through with the carb probes
Slide and mixing body core match up nicely still, not too much wear
All clean now and time for reassembly
After all the work, the carb looks great, and hopefully works as good as new, all the passage ways are clear, all the mud, dirt, and oil removed, and everything back in place ready to be hooked back up to the bike.
After finishing this, I realize I'm going to need to order a new throttle cable and choke cable, both are worn badly.
Also need to source some parts for the jampots in the back. Noticed this damage which needs to be addressed
Oh well, It will all get fixed.