Wasn't meant to sound so moany as it probably did but you asked to fix a problem and to me there are three possible ways of doing something like this:
1. Copy the Factory set up and replace parts as required.
2. Change from Factory for whatever reason such as 'Dry-Break' hoses or a need to increased fuel flow.
3. Come up with another way to save a few quids and risk having to fix it over and over again.
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Originally Posted by motomartin11
I appreciate a 20 odd year old Italian bike is likely to need a load more maintenance than a similar age Japanese.
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Not really true, age and our horrible Ethanol fuel doesn't care where it was made. All these twenty-ish year old motorcycles, and cars for that matter (call them classics if you like) are all starting to suffer the effects and people considering owning them should be aware they may need a little more looking after than something more modern (even an early injected Monster would be considerably easier to live with).
I recently overhauled a friends 1999 Honda CB600 Hornet as it had stood a while and once started ran like a sack of poop.
Carbs were gummy and jets blocked, vacuum fuel tap hones and the main fuel to carbs supply hose were perished beyond use and to top it off all the carb diaphragms were completely knackered.
Less than half the miles than my Monster has done but still a nice looking bike so worth the effort though:
I guess in many ways I haven't noticed it with my Monster as I've owned it so long it's just been 'one of things' I do as it's got older. I still love riding it so much (maybe more than ever) and would hate it to let me down because of something I haven't done to keep it sweet.