Just to wrap this up:
Things take time. After 7 weeks the bike is back in business (it seems). I started it late Wednesday evening, and rode it 10 minutes in the deep snow yesterday. My original plan was to rebuild it during the christmas vacation, but I fell ill and could't do it. Then, on the new year, I started working again and had no time.
- When I drained the oil, I found a steel part at the magnet in the drain plug. , I found another one behind the clutch cover. Didn't understand where they came from at fist. When I started mounting the Rekluse clutch, I noticed that the Rekluse tab washer had lost some tabs Getting a new one also took some days.
- I had the crank rebuild with a ProX rod kit (Gasgas OEM part) by a pro, then did the rest here at home.
- I put in a new S3/Vertex piston (after 100 hours on the last one)
- Had a long, hard look at the exhaust valve. It didn't move freely. It opened OK, but was hard to close. Cleaned everything and had to file off a sharp edge in the cylinder casting.
- Replaced all seals and put it back together.
It was due for a winter service anyway, so I
- replaced a bushing and a couple of bearings in the swingarm, greased all the linkage bearings and replaced some seals there.
- greased the steering bearings (and found that the lower needs replacement)
- had the rear Reiger B46 shock rebuilt at Reiger (Netherlands).
- Took off the Ohlins S3 steering damper / upper triple clamp for service, put in the OEM triple clamp.
- Replaced the rear brake pads and chain.
- rebuilt the choke mechanism in the Lectron carb
Took it riding.
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Anders
"So you know, that you're over the hill when your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill" (Little Feat: Old Folks Boogie)
2015 EC200 Racing: TE bars, Rekluse Core Exp 3.0, 38mm Lectron & Ohlins S3 steering damper
2006 EC200: 2011 plastics, Rekluse Z-Start, revalved KYB forks & Scotts steering damper
1998 Bimota Supermono
1986 Duc Mille S2
1975 Guzzi sidecar hack
1961 Morini Corsaro 125
etc
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