I did the exact same rebuild this spring and added a rebuilt to the cylinder. It does take a very long time to get it working well manually....
I believe I used a 17 or 19mm for the filter plug and for some odd reason I can't remember the size for the drain plug but it is in the same...
I think it only matters at start up. Kind of like the bike is being told "hey you're not in neutral" and then when the clutch is pulled in it...
I have a similar issue with mine. It only starts with the clutch pulled in. The neutral light never even comes on. I've just been so happy that...
Mine had inline fuses when I got it from the PO... on two lines, the other two were wire twisted together. When I tried to pull the inline...
Replaced fuse panel Bled the brakes( for 3rd time in a month. This time it is good) Did a check up on all the basics Ran the bike for four...
I would add check the tires and tire pressure. Look for weather cracking, bulges etc.. As a picky person I would also check cable tensions...
For attachment/ detachment I was thinking of shopping around for a spare swingarm and welding some square tubing on it to attach it to the axle....
I'm thinking about making a bolt on rear axle to convert a maxim into a trike. I'm thinking of doing it in such a way that conversion back to two...
Alright, I finally went back to Ebay and got a third caliper. This one was pretty scruff but it was functional. I popped the piston, cleaned all...
So I broke down and bought a new caliper off of ebay. 35 bucks. I thought that was a pretty cool deal. Started to tear it apart and the piston...
Well as an update, Rebuilt the MC (looked like someone had put fruit preserves in the res. there was so much jelly). Funstuff getting that...
Hi Folks, Thought I'd pop on and introduce myself. Middle of last year I bought my first bike. Turns out I stumbled on a great start up bike....