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Hi, congrats on your purchase. The absolute best advice i can give you is to go to Randall Washington's website. He has a techtips page, with a section on reviving an old bike. He is a certified mechanic and self-described 'wizard' at 1975-77 wings. There is an absolute wealth of info there. I would certainly suggest pulling the carbs and cleaning them and replacing the o-rings at least. You can also try running a can of Seafoam fuel treatment through the tank, as per instructions. Also, Randall has an 'in-situ' method of running carb cleaner into the the fuel inlet of the carbs by hand. If there is actual rust sediment in your tank, you may never get the bike to run smoothly if that fine debris gets past the fuel filter. I was able to clean mine out without removing it, but not sure how effectively. His website is: http://www.randakks.com Welcome to your project bike.
Hi, congrats on your purchase. The absolute best advice i can give you is to go to Randall Washington's website. He has a techtips page, with a section on reviving an old bike. He is a certified mechanic and self-described 'wizard' at 1975-77 wings. There is an absolute wealth of info there. I would certainly suggest pulling the carbs and cleaning them and replacing the o-rings at least. You can also try running a can of Seafoam fuel treatment through the tank, as per instructions. Also, Randall has an 'in-situ' method of running carb cleaner into the the fuel inlet of the carbs by hand. If there is actual rust sediment in your tank, you may never get the bike to run smoothly if that fine debris gets past the fuel filter. I was able to clean mine out without removing it, but not sure how effectively. His website is: http://www.randakks.com Welcome to your project bike.
