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Out of interest Matt, what is the winter weather like where you live?
Blimey, I was expecting you to say wall to wall sunshine and a constant 26°c 🤣🤣🤣
Quote from: Nurse Julie on October 29, 2018, 06:01:04 PMBlimey, I was expecting you to say wall to wall sunshine and a constant 26°c 🤣🤣🤣Yes - 26º Fahrenheit!
I've given up with using all the potions to try and stop corrosion during the winter. I now use a dehumidifier 24/7 when the temp gets really cold and dew starts appearing on the bikes in the garage. The dehumidifier I use is a Ruby Dry. I've checked it's consumption on the smart meter and it's 4p/hr on its lowest setting which is plenty good enough for my pre-cast concrete panel but now fully insulated double garage. First time I used the dehumidifier was last year and the bikes suffered no corrosion at all. Added bonus was the garage was a constant 7c but felt warmer as the air was dry even when outside was 2c and damp so it was warm enough to work in (with some extra layers!).
I had my carbs off recently. Getting them off is simple but putting them back on can be a pain, or rather getting the air box rubbers back onto the carbs can be a pain - if they have age hardened. Undo fuel hose from tap and remove petrol tankUndo / remove throttle cables from carbsLoosen off clamps on the rubbers between carbs and head / carbs and air boxPull air box back off carbs and remove air box rubbers then pull carbs back from the head rubbersYou should have enough room to get the carbs out to the side now. I leave all petrol lines and overflows connected to the carbs. I ended up buying new air box rubbers From DS to make refitting easier after using a heat gun previously to soften up the hardened rubbers.
I've read through the Clymer manual, cover to cover - leaves a lot to be desired! Lots left out, plenty of mistakes (mis-labeled diagrams, removal process descriptions that mention unidentified parts with names that aren't found anywhere else, etc). I was thinking of trying the Haynes book, but Haynes publishes the Clymer book, too, so maybe there's nothing to be gained?