OK, I dumped the bike. Damage was pretty minor overall, but I've got some questions in regards to repair of the motorcycle parts that were damaged.
I scraped up the faust scoop a little bit and need some recommendations. is it better to repair (sand and polish out the scrapes) or to replace the scoop? You can see in the picture that the damage isn't really all that bad, and I believe I can sand it down well enough to even it out and then polish it up to remove all traces of the sanding. What do you think? I've never done anything like this before so all suggestions are appreciated (I do have a high speed polisher/buffer for polishing aluminum laser hosts I manufacture)
Also, I did damage the engine guard and bent it a little bit. I'm thinking the damage to that wouldn't have been so bad, had the thing been completely bolted on. Should I try to bend it back or totally replace it?
Oh and another question. I think I know the answer to this one, but would like some input on it as well.. it's not related to the damage or the dumping the bike. This problem existed prior to the bike being dumped.
The bowl drain tubes have a tree sap like build up that continues to show up regardless how many times I've pulled it off. It is hard like dried tree sap. Not sticky in that it wont' stick to my fingers but I can feel that it is a little bit tacky. It is my belief that this stuff is gas that has "turned" from sitting in the bike over the winter and all my attempts to remove the "schellack" have met with failure. I have put seafoam in the bike, as well as inspected the tank and there appears to be no rust or particulates in the tank. I've put probably a total of 6 refills in the tank since I purchased the bike (each time adding more seafoam) and have done the peashooter and shotgun to clean out the carbs. The particulates you see in the pictures I suspect were dust and debris blown onto the substance by the wind externally and did not come from the tank/bowls. What are your impressions?
I scraped up the faust scoop a little bit and need some recommendations. is it better to repair (sand and polish out the scrapes) or to replace the scoop? You can see in the picture that the damage isn't really all that bad, and I believe I can sand it down well enough to even it out and then polish it up to remove all traces of the sanding. What do you think? I've never done anything like this before so all suggestions are appreciated (I do have a high speed polisher/buffer for polishing aluminum laser hosts I manufacture)
Also, I did damage the engine guard and bent it a little bit. I'm thinking the damage to that wouldn't have been so bad, had the thing been completely bolted on. Should I try to bend it back or totally replace it?
Oh and another question. I think I know the answer to this one, but would like some input on it as well.. it's not related to the damage or the dumping the bike. This problem existed prior to the bike being dumped.
The bowl drain tubes have a tree sap like build up that continues to show up regardless how many times I've pulled it off. It is hard like dried tree sap. Not sticky in that it wont' stick to my fingers but I can feel that it is a little bit tacky. It is my belief that this stuff is gas that has "turned" from sitting in the bike over the winter and all my attempts to remove the "schellack" have met with failure. I have put seafoam in the bike, as well as inspected the tank and there appears to be no rust or particulates in the tank. I've put probably a total of 6 refills in the tank since I purchased the bike (each time adding more seafoam) and have done the peashooter and shotgun to clean out the carbs. The particulates you see in the pictures I suspect were dust and debris blown onto the substance by the wind externally and did not come from the tank/bowls. What are your impressions?
