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Day 3: Sept 14, 2000:
Problems in paradise. Haha. Well, not horrible. Today, I worked on the bike
some more.... and found some problems.
First thing I did was change the oil. 6 or more year old oil was in there. YUUUUK. It came out not looking
too horrible. Black, but what else could be expected. Put in some new castrol 20W-50 oil and a new Honda filter.
So easy compared with a car!
Oil Change
Diagnostics?? Hehe
Well, while I was waiting for the oil to drain, I put the seat back on the bike and took a seat. I helt the controls
in my hands and noticed the gauge cluster didn't look straight. I peered over it and noticed the front wheel was
pointed to the side too. Awww man! So, I stood in front of the bike and straightened out the wheel. The handle bars
were totally crocked. Crap! So, I took them off and inspected...... The left side bar had been bent down. Even
adjusting it wouldn't bring it even close to being correct. Oh well. A small price to pay and would have probably
been on any bike that has been dropped.
Bent bars
Also, at the same time as noticing the bent bars, I noticed that when the bike was in gear and I was
pressing the clutch, the bike had a hard time rolling. It would roll, but there was friction.... So, I broke
out some DOT-4 brake fluid and proceded to flush and bleed the system. TALK about easy! I love it. A one man job.
Well, after getting the fluid to run clean, I put it back together but it still had the same problem. CRAP.
Bad clutch master cylinder probably. Either that or a bad slave cylinder... but that would be much less likely.
Oh well. The front brake seems to be fine and seems firm when you press it, but it may need fixing too.
Since I was taking the handlebars apart, I just took the clutch lever off too.
Bike without bars
I did one more thing today. I cleaned out the gas tank with water and soap. It really became pretty clean after
doing this. So much rust and crap came out... But, I'm going to re-do it, this time using screws or nuts and bolts
to help scrape the rust out. This is all in preparation for the Kreem I'm going to use to reseal it. What a pain
the whole gas tank thing has been. Oh well. I have to remember-- only $200.
That's it for tonight. -Adrian
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