Si just to close this chapter (I hope there will be more!
):
The GS has been heavily fettled by the Prince of Putney, Steptoe.
In addition to a full service, the ABS was properly removed, fuel filter and U tube replaced, fork seals replaced and new battery fitted. As the old starter motor had seen 100,000 demanding miles (and sounded like it) that was replaced today by an eBay sourced new one and now the bike is running like a sewing machine.
The old, worn tooth one:
A fine pair of Wally flaps are now installed thanks to a member of this parish , and a used Tucano gaucho arrived yesterday - equally sourced from the GSer collective!
A fair amount of work for Neil, as the fuel system was gunned up somewhat by 2 year old Bulgarian fuel and he found a lot of crud in the tank. A throttle body was no longer adjustable (Angolan antics bite back!) but fortunately Steptoe’s magic shed contained a replacement
.
During the fettling I received various worrying messages from Neil like ‘Cor your bike is hard to start…
’. Fortunately he triumphed but it made me feel better about my decision to ship the bike back from Bulgaria as I would have struggled mightily to get it back in service out there. Phew!
With the addition of brand new Metzeler TKC70s the bike is feeling planted and fun to ride - although now covered in crud after my ride through a storm back from Steptoe’s this morning.
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