). So we trailered the bike to my house and I started dismantling it, removing most of the tupperware and putting the bike on a bike lift. Ther previous owner had some additional lights added to the bike that my brother wanted removed, so naturally I had to remove the old extra wiring. Plans were to inspect all that I could, try to determine if there was a vacuum leak, replace all fluids, timing belts, check the brakes, replace the air filter. Basically get the bike in a better condition. Also, the request was made to replace any incandescent bulbs with LEDs, install USB chargers front and back, upgrade the radio to have Bluetooth and install a seat heater pad for the passenger (which then required to upgrade the alternator and add a power distribution pad to provide more power and protect the bike wiring harness. I took some picture to show the progress to my brother since he lives in adjacent state (about a 1 hr ride)..and I saved a few of the pictures.Things got a little strange when changing the oil..removed the drain plug..and when the oil drained out..the total amount of oil was about 2 cups...NOT quarts..
From there started looking at the other fluids..Brake fluid was present...but extremely cloudy and brownish. Antifreeze was topped off, but not knowing the last time it was changed, it had to go, besides I was doing the timing belts. I removed a rats nest of wiring (as seen in the picture). The rear brake caliper was in bad shape, both piston's were severely corroded, so they were replaced along with the brake pads. While the bike was apart, I removed the air compressor and "recharged" the desiccant to the nice blue color, removed the air shock and replaced the oil with fresh oil. Changed the rear drive oil. As I said all fluids on the bike were replaced!
As I said I did replace the alternator with a new high output alternator and new bushings. Added a seat heat to the existing seat. Did the "aux" modification to the radio and instead of using a plug, I added a Bluetooth device. USB ports on the bike and replaced a lot of lights with LEDs including the trunk and saddlebags with LED strips. I also discovered a few cracks in the tupperware, to be expected on 35 year old< and did my best to fix with ABS slurry and some ABS from old Lego blocks.
I didn't find any issues with the vacuum lines and attributed the issue of hesitation to lack of oil (??) . But after taking the bike out for a test drive is feels fine and has good acceleration. I cleaned up the bike as much as possible, tried to gently degrease as much as possible and the lube whatever could be lubricated.
