05-20-2021, 02:05 PM
Think you have the right approach and a chance to feel good about your work afterwards.
About the sluggish last bit of the ride, i would check if the brakes are dragging before you do anything to them, you may find an issue, both wheels should rotate freely and without any noise of the disks, if there is a noise it still could be corrosion/sediment on the disks, the pulsing in the front tire points to such a situation so after all those years with the condition it's in that could be a concern, these bikes are very good but they don't like a salty/ moist environment.
If all is working ok the brake systems should be ready for a flush and that would show up any issues with stuck pistons and master cylinders etc., i would clean the pistons with brake cleaner and a brush before compressing them to expel the maximum amount of fluid that can be replaced and thereby checking free and equal movement of the pistons ( They do have different diameters ).
Maybe have a look inside the fuel tank to see if there are things in there that shouldn't be, if there was ethanol stored in the tank for an extended period which we have had a case of recently.
Most bikes have a stainless exhaust ( 4 into 1 ) and the pipes are normally yellow and shiny if looked after, they clean up well with autosol polish and 1600 grit wet and dry if the dirt is a bit stubborn, chrome systems are 4 into 2 dampers and you may want to be careful with the chrome, it may not be a heavy coating, try a small area out of sight first to see if the method works.
Also inspect the tires for any defects, you get the idea, it's like a pilot's pre-flight check, good to hear the story and to have you on the forum.
About the sluggish last bit of the ride, i would check if the brakes are dragging before you do anything to them, you may find an issue, both wheels should rotate freely and without any noise of the disks, if there is a noise it still could be corrosion/sediment on the disks, the pulsing in the front tire points to such a situation so after all those years with the condition it's in that could be a concern, these bikes are very good but they don't like a salty/ moist environment.
If all is working ok the brake systems should be ready for a flush and that would show up any issues with stuck pistons and master cylinders etc., i would clean the pistons with brake cleaner and a brush before compressing them to expel the maximum amount of fluid that can be replaced and thereby checking free and equal movement of the pistons ( They do have different diameters ).
Maybe have a look inside the fuel tank to see if there are things in there that shouldn't be, if there was ethanol stored in the tank for an extended period which we have had a case of recently.
Most bikes have a stainless exhaust ( 4 into 1 ) and the pipes are normally yellow and shiny if looked after, they clean up well with autosol polish and 1600 grit wet and dry if the dirt is a bit stubborn, chrome systems are 4 into 2 dampers and you may want to be careful with the chrome, it may not be a heavy coating, try a small area out of sight first to see if the method works.
Also inspect the tires for any defects, you get the idea, it's like a pilot's pre-flight check, good to hear the story and to have you on the forum.