Well, FINALLY started the rebuild! I've had my M900 since 2001 and it's one of the earliest. I used it all the time until I parked it in the garage with 46k on the clock planning to do the chain and sprockets over the coming winter. Erm... then I got married and never got the time to do it... that was 2009...
But last year I was going to get it sorted but got carried away sorting my Monkey bike instead, but now that is completed, except for a working speedo- mine reads 40 at 30mph and is waaaaay off the scale when I get it up to a confirmed real 62mph, and it really won't go any faster than that- but for a 70cc on 8" wheels, I'm not complaining!!
So, last night I got the tools out and started the job which was fun as I need a new allen key set so spent ages finding the right tools, but I'm not in a rush. The bike had been garaged but the past 2 years it has been in my lean to shelter which is open at one end. This year with all the flooding we had for months, it got covered in mould which has not done it much good. I had washed it last summer but it does look pretty manky.
Plans are to remove and paint the engine, and fit al new gaskets in the barrels/heads as well as the valve guide oils seals. I shall also get the valve guides themselves checked while they're off just in case. The rest of the bike needs a good cleaning and frame touching up- I can do a full frame resto another time as I want to ride it asap and I'm planning on moving this summer so it must be running before then- as do the wheels. The carbs have keyholed the brass jets but Dynojet will sell me new ones at £1.50 each. Then hopefully it's just chain and sprockets for now. I notice the neutral light is not working, hopefully this is the bulb as I replaced the switch not long before going off the road, and the throttle cables are tight again so I might as well change them again while I have access. When I disconnected the fuel pip from the filter, the petrol just drained out and would not stop so I guess I don;t have even a vacuum fuel tap. Great. I'll fit some quick disconnect parts instead for the future. The fuel looked clean so hopefully no rust in the tank. I reckon I must have been using Pro FST at the last time and about 10 litres+ came out. Grr...
Ok, here's some pics so far:
And my other creation...
To be continued....
