The bike isn't the prettiest thing in the world but had a number of things going for it.
- 60k miles put it into the young category for airheads
- Had only two owners, the most recent since 1985
- Was always maintained at the same place - Irv Seaver BMW in Anaheim
- Was set for touring - which is good because I wanted to haul it up and down the coast of CA
- Is a great classic bike with a huge following
I had a frightening first trip on it, it is a bigger bike than I had ridden before (800cc), I hadn't ridden in CA traffic at rush hour before and I had about 7 miles to go... One additional thing... the idle was off and it kept stalling. Eventually I figured out how to work the throttle so it wouldn't stall, but that requires some immediate resolution.
Since that day...
- Insured it
- Registered it
- Switched to the left petcock rather than the right (running better)
- Bought some fuel line to replace the fuel line that is aging on the bike today
- Rode it to work
What I'm doing next...
- Getting some inline fuel filters
- Draining and cleaning the tank
- Cleaning the petcocks
- Switching the fuel lines
- Getting a mechanic to give it a quick once over
Wheeee!!! So exciting!
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