A way to spend Easter Sunday - Happy Easter my Uly!

[Lars1974]

hi guys,

finally the temperature has been about 0 here in the UK and I thought today is a good day to prep my Uly for the new season:

so first engine oil & filter change:

1. out with the old oil after a short warm up ride...

2. out with the old filter too

3. in with the new filter

4. clean the drain plug and than re-insert, but not too tight!

5. fill with new HD20W50!

6. drain the primary oil, with the bike upright...

7. take off clutch inspection cover and than after checking the drain plug and re-inserting fill with new primary oil

8. check Air filter and also i had a quick check at the plugs, but did not change them or get them out...
every now and than my bike runs only on 1 cylinder and it looks like the front is not firing....also the around the plug (both plugs in fact) is a fair amount of oil sweat - is that normal?

here is photo of the front plug - so you can see what i mean

finally re-assemble everything here a shot half way through that

the bike is running again...


now i am ready for spring!
Enjoy and Happy Easter!
Lars

 

[JayC]

You might want to keep an eye on that!

 

[Lars1974]

You might want to keep an eye on that!

Well spotted mate!

This is the same place as a friend of mine had his poblem! I guess thats what is causing the running on one pots etc.

Thx man!
Will take another look as re-seal this or replace it

 

[Lars1974]

Anyway: obviously I could not leave my poor Uly like this! So i went into the garage again for some TLC

First identify the damage...

Than reseal the isolated wire with tape and pack away! My un-used exhaust valve cable i positioned a bit better now too...

Next, my attention went to the bugspoiler and with a file and some sandpaper I "made" a bit more room! Lol

And than refit it all!

Much better now and the bike started fine without misfire!

I will monitor how this bodged repair works over time, but for now it should be ok.

Thx