Well, after 2.5 years, I brought my Old Blue back to life. Spent about $40 in new fasteners here, there & everywhere, new belts, new AGM battery, new sneakers, new WP rear shock, refreshed the forks, valve check, tune up, all new fuel & breather lines, air filter, fixed some small electrical issues, and replaced the stock cans with a pair of barely-used Cobra F1s ... wheeled her out of the dining room (which she has graced for the past two months) and barROOM fired right up! ah, such a sweet sound. Those F1s are a far cry from the "Silentiums" I took off, but it was so nice to hear her come back to life.
Put my gear on, wheeled her into the driveway for a victory lap around the neighborhood and ... my clutch is nowhere to be found. Calling the lever feel "spongy" would be exagerating - it would've been an improvement!
Bled the system, no better. Going to try one last time, only this time going to pull the handlebar off the bike so I can really get the resevoir higher than the banjo, but I have the feeling a rebuild/replacement is in the works. Of course, this is a fine excuse for a new S/S clutch line, too ...
SO close!
