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Just did a schwack of work on the bike with some new parts:1. Removed rusted/holey old mufflers with no baffles; replaced with OEM good ones with baffles.2. Removed my old carbs; installed a set from a '79 that was rebuilt 6 months ago by a Honda shop, all new parts.3. Replaced throttle cables.4. Refurbished gas tank, in place. Here's how i did it:I bought a hand pump siphon. First i sucked out all the gas. Then i poured some Evapo-Rust (non-toxic) rust remover. AMAZING stuff! Works by chelation, not chemical. It de-oxidizes the rust particles. Then i sucked it back through from the tank, back into filler neck, swooshing the whole tank with a gallon of the stuff.Siphoned all that out, for re-use, filtering it into a clean bucket. Then i flushed out the tank with the drain open with a high-powered hose. Siphoned all the water out. THen i re-coated it with Evapo-Rust, to get remaining sediment out and to leave a 'coating' for prevention. Siphoned all the liquid out. Let it dry in the sun. Then took a hair dryer to it. Once it was mostly dry, i vacuumed out the dry rust/dirt!Re-filled with fresh gas and some gas-line treatment.5. Synched carbs.6. Washed bike.It's popping a little bit out the mufflers, but i think that's partly from washing, partly from moisture in the tank. Also, i will put in fresh plugs too. It idles great, sounds quieter, and most importantly, it drives like a bat out of hell now!
Just did a schwack of work on the bike with some new parts:1. Removed rusted/holey old mufflers with no baffles; replaced with OEM good ones with baffles.2. Removed my old carbs; installed a set from a '79 that was rebuilt 6 months ago by a Honda shop, all new parts.3. Replaced throttle cables.4. Refurbished gas tank, in place. Here's how i did it:I bought a hand pump siphon. First i sucked out all the gas. Then i poured some Evapo-Rust (non-toxic) rust remover. AMAZING stuff! Works by chelation, not chemical. It de-oxidizes the rust particles. Then i sucked it back through from the tank, back into filler neck, swooshing the whole tank with a gallon of the stuff.Siphoned all that out, for re-use, filtering it into a clean bucket. Then i flushed out the tank with the drain open with a high-powered hose. Siphoned all the water out. THen i re-coated it with Evapo-Rust, to get remaining sediment out and to leave a 'coating' for prevention. Siphoned all the liquid out. Let it dry in the sun. Then took a hair dryer to it. Once it was mostly dry, i vacuumed out the dry rust/dirt!Re-filled with fresh gas and some gas-line treatment.5. Synched carbs.6. Washed bike.It's popping a little bit out the mufflers, but i think that's partly from washing, partly from moisture in the tank. Also, i will put in fresh plugs too. It idles great, sounds quieter, and most importantly, it drives like a bat out of hell now!