Got a '74 Mk IIA that I purchased form a coworker. In pretty good overall shape when I bought her, but needed a head gasket and the rubber carb hoses to the air filter box were rotted and had cracks. Needless to say, she was running WAY lean, popping and backfiring all over the place. So I don't yet know how well she really runs.
I've stripped the bike down to the barrel to replace the head gasket, and now I'm torn between tearing her all the way down for the complete restoration that I had planned from the beginning, or just replacing the head gasket and hoses to get her running again and see what shape she's in mechanically before I tear her all the way down.
Any thoughts or advice? :roll:
I've stripped the bike down to the barrel to replace the head gasket, and now I'm torn between tearing her all the way down for the complete restoration that I had planned from the beginning, or just replacing the head gasket and hoses to get her running again and see what shape she's in mechanically before I tear her all the way down.
Any thoughts or advice? :roll: