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Hello all,
First let me thank you for this forum! What a resource!!!
I have a 1975 MKIII that I haven't ridden since 1989 and would like to at least get it running. It was stored for many years in my airplane hanger which would get quite humid in the spring. It has always turned over OK.So far, I've cleaned it up a bit, pulled the plugs & fogged the cylinders and many other things with Sea Foam deep creep.
I've forgotten many things over the years:
-I can't get the seat lock to unlatch but don't remember, was it keyed the same as the ignition, or is there a separate key?
-I have some electrical skills, remember that the bike is positive earth, so just to check preliminary response I checked some basic things with my multimeter to rule out major short circuits. When there were none, I connected my battery charger properly just to see if the horn would work etc. There was basically zero current draw no matter what switches I tried. Any suggestions where I should start looking?
-Has anyone had any luck with new gas tank sold on ebay from India?
Thanks so much for any and all help!
Newbie Randy
First let me thank you for this forum! What a resource!!!
I have a 1975 MKIII that I haven't ridden since 1989 and would like to at least get it running. It was stored for many years in my airplane hanger which would get quite humid in the spring. It has always turned over OK.So far, I've cleaned it up a bit, pulled the plugs & fogged the cylinders and many other things with Sea Foam deep creep.
I've forgotten many things over the years:
-I can't get the seat lock to unlatch but don't remember, was it keyed the same as the ignition, or is there a separate key?
-I have some electrical skills, remember that the bike is positive earth, so just to check preliminary response I checked some basic things with my multimeter to rule out major short circuits. When there were none, I connected my battery charger properly just to see if the horn would work etc. There was basically zero current draw no matter what switches I tried. Any suggestions where I should start looking?
-Has anyone had any luck with new gas tank sold on ebay from India?
Thanks so much for any and all help!
Newbie Randy