Carburetor refurb.

The carbs in the 1st 3 pictures are as they were when I pulled them off the engine.






One problem I found were these nozzles were blocked. I managed to clear them with one strand of a wire. This allowed me to attach a hose and flush through with carb cleaner.
The ball, weight and bore for the non return part of the nozzle were cleaned and polished.

All parts of one carb laid out, I changed all the screws to stainless cap heads. All parts cleaned and all bores checked for flow.
All seals have been checked and replaced where needed.

The brackets have been cleaned, wire brushed and spray with a rust inhibiting zinc spray.
All parts put back together with no left over parts.
Some hoses and hose clips were replaced due to perishing.

Number plate holder.

I drilled off the back plate which just left the light holder/plate bracket.

Parts then stripped of paint and sprayed with a zinc primer then silver spray and finished with a clear laquer top coat.

A couple of stainless dome nuts finishes the look.

The rear mudguard was cut down to level with the bottom of the number plate.
The inner metal part of the mudguard was discarded due the amount of rust on it.
A stainless metal plate with 3 holes support the bracket mounting screws and a tube was glued to the mudguard to feed the light wire back to the frame.
I had a couple of pairs of carbon looking indicators which I stripped and soldered the wires which I took out from the original ones.

Rear upgrade

I bought a new seat cover off ebay some time ago, although the bike came with a seat in good condition it didn't have the original stitching.
The ebay purchase had the original stitching and help with the lines of the bike.
The seat cover was carefully removed and was used again to recover my Suzuki GS500 seat.
I bought an electric stapler especially for this job and some stainless staples.
The seat was placed on the cover all upside down, placed on a stool and press down with a clamp pressing down from the shed roof. This compressed the foam a bit making the pulling and stapling of the cover a bit easier. A few staples in strategic places and the clamp was released and then the cover was fully stapled all the way around.
1st pictures shows the original plain cover that came with the bike.

2nd picture shows the loose cover on top of the foam seat.

Nice line of stainless staples which will not rust.........ever.

Another underside shot.

A new seat stay was made from 5mm stainless bar replacing the rusty old one.
The hinges were rubbed down and given a coat of zinc anti-corrosion paint.

Finally the top side in all its glory,.
Only problem was while being stored in the shed rolled up, I was using my hand grinder and didn't notice a few sparks drifting its way. Hence the couple of small off colour patches on the back seat.