Help with bike lying up

[Suzuki boi]

Where exactly is the leak coming from, the pump gasket or the connector?  If it's the connector make sure it clicks into the lock and if its the pump seal make sure the surfaces are clean and smear a thin coat of silicone sealant before refitting remembering to tighten all the screws diagonally in sequence till its tight.

Sorry should been clearer.
It's coming out of where you put petrol in,that cap.
So it's not sealing properly even when I push down and hear a click.

[seth]

Check the seal around the cap if it's damaged I might have a spare I can send you .
Also check the overflow/breather pipe as if that's blocked it let the area around the cap seal collect fuel on fill ups too .
Good luck as you've done so much work already.

[KiwiCol]

If it's the fuel cap area, should be able to be fixed without too much trouble. Worst case scenario, you bung an aftermarket fuel cap on.  Few guys have done it, think Notty did his from memory, can't recall the brand at the mo. 

[Suzuki boi]

 @seth
Thanks lad. I'll check the seal sometime tomorrow. I've duct tape over the cap for now tho. God knows how much water has gotten in over the past year!!!

@KiwiCol
It's a new fuel cap,the original one was rusted solid and couldn't get off the original tank.
Just some cheap Chinese made crap by the looks off it


So today was gonna bring it for an hour spin up to where I'll be commuting on it next week.
But nope the gods had other plans.
The chain looked a bit loose so decided I'll have a quick nosey at it. Chain was about 40-45mm free play. So needed to be tightened.
But of course the adjuster bolt on one side would have to be rusted solid and not move at all.
The other side moves freely tho.
So adjusted one side to be right at about 20-25mm and had to wedge 2 washers between the bolt and the bracket of the rear axle to keep the 2 sides aligned .
So will eventually need to bring it to someone to either drill or do something to get that bolt out and fit a new one
Got a spin on it in the end tho.
I may have warped front discs now aswell. 

[GSXKING]

I'd be parking this bike up until you sort out all those horrible bits you've mentioned so far Boi 

[KiwiCol]

Warped discs?  More likely stuck / sticky pistons.  Have you done an overhaul on the calipers? or at least removed & cleaned / freed them up?  The warped disc scenario is actually a very rare thing, usually something else which gives a pulsing sensation to braking.  Just sayin . . .

[Suzuki boi]

@GSXKING
Ye the first plan with this bike was to get it riding and looking 100% and use it as a weekend toy maybe.
But now I need something to commute in.
Another car would make me bankrupt in a week so the only logically thing to do is use the 14.
I have till Tuesday to iron out any bad points .
Tho with Irish weather it will rain everyday to Tuesday 

@KiwiCol
Yep I overhauled the front and rear brake calipers,new seals the whole lot. Wheels moving freely free rolling so pistons aren't sticking. Could water in the brake fluid cause this maybe?
It was only something I noticed but didn't get time to check it out. Just had a familiar feel to warped discs that I had on previous bikes. Hopefully it's something small.

[KiwiCol]

Water in the fluid?, I'd doubt that would give symptoms of warped discs, other nasty things, but not pulsing at low temp reached on test rides.

Just wondered, have you had the disc off the rim? I know it has to be meticulously clean where they seat.  Even differing paint / powdercoating thickness will affect how they run, which is why that area is best left as bare metal.

Stuck bobbins would also give pulsing, are they all free?  They should all be able to turn in place.

[Suzuki boi]

Water in the fluid?, I'd doubt that would give symptoms of warped discs, other nasty things, but not pulsing at low temp reached on test rides.

Just wondered, have you had the disc off the rim? I know it has to be meticulously clean where they seat.  Even differing paint / powdercoating thickness will affect how they run, which is why that area is best left as bare metal.

Stuck bobbins would also give pulsing, are they all free?  They should all be able to turn in place.

I had the discs of the rim before yes. I'll check that first if any dust or anything got in between the rim and disc. Good thinking kiwicol.
I don't think there's bobbins on this bike

One bit of good news tho. New clocks arrived 
Haven't actually tested the Speedo yet but the odometer , rev counter and buttons work so I'm delighted as is

There's over 90k on these clocks but doesn't bother me, if the previous owner was correct this bike has less then half that.
But I doubt I'm gonna ever sell this bike so.

Oh and the last day I commuted on the bike,just as I started ,I noticed white smoke coming from the collector box,first thought was oil leak. Yep there's an ever so slight oil leak coming from where the oil cooler attaches to the engine,tried tightening the bolts,they were right already. Said feck it need to go so when I arrived I checked and couldn't see any more drops. Looks like I'm gonna have to dump the oil again and take that oil cooler off and stick a new seal on it 

[Hooli]

I'm pretty sure you can disconnect the cooler without dropping the oil. You'll just need to catch the oil in the actual cooler when you do so.

[Speedy1959]

Your correct Hooli
When I changed my cooler I seem to remember there was about .7 of a litre in the old cooler.
I didn't drop the engine oil to replace the cooler. 
And noooo I didn't re use the oil from the cooler !

[KiwiCol]

Your correct Hooli
When I changed my cooler I seem to remember there was about .7 of a litre in the old cooler.
I didn't drop the engine oil to replace the cooler. 
And noooo I didn't re use the oil from the cooler !

I would of, it was in there a few minutes ago.

[Hooli]

Your correct Hooli
When I changed my cooler I seem to remember there was about .7 of a litre in the old cooler.
I didn't drop the engine oil to replace the cooler. 
And noooo I didn't re use the oil from the cooler !

I would of, it was in there a few minutes ago.

Me too. As I'd have made sure the outside of the engine & pipe work was clean as it drained into a clean container.

[Andre]

As long as an oil change is not due I would reuse as well.

[Notty]

I wouldn't - am I right that if the bike has never run hot then the oil in the cooler could be really very old oil?