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Pull the OLil Tank , now ya know its worfwhile .
THEN theres the
If you can get it HOT TANKEDS . freferaly at a engine builder or radiator shop , preferably alkjaline .
New Oil Lines . Check the wheel bearings & dust off/ deglaZE THE BRAKE SHOES . EMERY pAPER . and THE BRAKE FACE. oIL THE CABLE .
flush & RE FLUID EVEYFING . fRONT hYDRALICS . fORK lEGS . Drain . Fill em with kero or deziol. Then after a little action , drain & flush till NIL debri emerges .
Wash the pintwork with Meths or somesuch . A 300 gramme Dupli Colour CLEAR to preserve the original ( ish ) finish . ITS ONLY ORIGINAL ONCE .
F*#! the ' concourse ' money ponces . And Whatch It . Its not oneoff those nasty Jap Jobs wotle tryn kill yer .It a vicious pommy thug .
LOOK AFTER IT . Write a thesis on isolastics , after having studdied them .
LATER , Striup out and claen the cross tubes . Use the bronze impregnated thrust washers . unless smomething betters come up .
With the McHine LEVEL , the gap , levering the cradle side to side , should equalise F & R . Prett Much . i.e. Not All On oipposite Sides !
And inf you run other than 2 to 5 thou. Your MAD . i.e. set , once bedded in , to 2 to 2 1/2 , and reset once at 5 thou. Checked LEVEL ( on the BEER CRATE . if theres still such a thing )
This is very hard on beer crates . Dont use that as an excuse for excess consuption . Dont Dreink & Ride . Concrete walls and things are harder than they look . Even Sober .
I used 3/16 alluminum for the top sideplate . A marginal improvent . Best I saw was third isolastic UNDER the gearblox. Three Points = a PLANE . So it really flies .
