Hi Katie,
Not sure what condition the bike is in, but the general rule of thumb is that
time sitting kills the rubber bits. Depending on what all needs replacement,
you may spend between (don't get scared now) $500-$1000 on all the little
things.
Commonly replaced parts on the older bikes, especially ones that have been
sitting for many years:
- Rubber parts -
-Soft brake lines
- Tires (around $100 or so each)
- "Stays" (these are the rubber parts that hold the blinker lights to
the bike and allow them to flex a bit)
- You've got the carbs rebuilt it sounds like, so you're good there.
-Change all the filters and fluids - oil filter & fluid, brake fluid, clutch
fluid, air filter
- Plugs and wires are optional, but not a bad idea
Other than that, just cleaning stuff up and repairing anything else that needs
it.
... still waiting to see those pics... :)
- James O'Gorman
On Jun 3, 2011, at 7:39 PM, Lamb wrote:
> What an amazing adventure this is turning out to be! My son-in-law
> arrives yesterday and today the pastor at my biker church picked up
> the bike from storage! It is red! And DOES have all its parts
> including the plastics. I misunderstood he meant they weren't on the
> bike buy were included. We are waiting for the carbs to be delivered
> from a kid who is rebuilding them. My son-in-law said he fitted an '85
> tank onto the bike and he explained how he modified it to fit. He only
> paid $25 for the tank and it had apparently never been used?
> I am just so excited by the whole project! So I jumped the gun in mu
> excitement and I wont need anything but the help of my friends to get
> It on the road.
> I will post pics of the finished result!
> Thanks for all the helpful advice!
> ~Katie Lamb
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