I collected the Bonneville T100 from Chester on Saturday afternoon, and arrived home without incident.
The old girl is in good shape for 11 years and 41,000 miles, and still pulls strongly through the gears on full throttle.
The plan is to leave it aesthetically standard, and focus on performance improvements.
The first task was to get rid of the rear rack, and strip/clean the rear mudguard which was caked in crud.
I know from experience with an old 400/4 that once rust gets under the cable retainers, it is impossible to repair effectively.
It cleaned up well, with a touch of ACF50 to keep it that way.
Some surface corrosion on the LH silencer, cleaned and treated.
The front brake felt wooden and ineffective - one of the pistons was seized.
A caliper strip/clean and dressing the pads soon sorted that.
One issue that I spotted was a carb balance port open to the atmosphere. It looks as though the PO had lost the correct cap, and had used a piece of tube with a plug.
The plug was long gone - replacing with a proper cap significantly improved the smooth running at idle.
Back together for lunchtime
And out for a nice Sunday afternoon run
The plan is for the airbox removal, rejetting and a pair of easier breathing silencers.
Apart from that, I think it looks just about right - any practical experience on tuning a modern carb'd Bonneville would be very welcome !
The old girl is in good shape for 11 years and 41,000 miles, and still pulls strongly through the gears on full throttle.
The plan is to leave it aesthetically standard, and focus on performance improvements.
The first task was to get rid of the rear rack, and strip/clean the rear mudguard which was caked in crud.
I know from experience with an old 400/4 that once rust gets under the cable retainers, it is impossible to repair effectively.
It cleaned up well, with a touch of ACF50 to keep it that way.
Some surface corrosion on the LH silencer, cleaned and treated.
The front brake felt wooden and ineffective - one of the pistons was seized.
A caliper strip/clean and dressing the pads soon sorted that.
One issue that I spotted was a carb balance port open to the atmosphere. It looks as though the PO had lost the correct cap, and had used a piece of tube with a plug.
The plug was long gone - replacing with a proper cap significantly improved the smooth running at idle.
Back together for lunchtime
And out for a nice Sunday afternoon run
The plan is for the airbox removal, rejetting and a pair of easier breathing silencers.
Apart from that, I think it looks just about right - any practical experience on tuning a modern carb'd Bonneville would be very welcome !