Hi all.
Well, I’ve gotten got quite a bit done on the C10, and I try to do something to it each day if time permits, but I had stopped working on it for awhile while I finished up converting my 07 Bandit 1250S into a naked A model, as well as keeping my custom motorcycle parts business going, but I’ve started back in working on the Connie last week as I want to get it ready for this coming summer.
The bike got a couple of good initial good cleanings with S100, but there are a few more areas that I need to hit and concentrate on, but overall all it was more than clean enough to start working on.
Here is a list of things that I have modified and serviced so far.
Cropped the rear fender and made a new aluminum license plate mount
Cut the passenger grab rails off, and left the rear rack portion to which I attached
some powder coated aluminum bungee spools to, as well as set of bungee spools for the forward grab rail frame mounting holes.
Removed the stock coolant recovery tank, and mounted a Ninja 250 recovery tank where the EVAP canister resided using custom aluminum mounting brackets I made that attach to the upper right foot peg mounting bolt, and one of the 6mm threaded holes that mounted the EVAP control valve to the frame, and it’s very secure
Removed the PAIR system, and made a set of billet block off plates which I powder coated semi-gloss black.
Removed the shifter linkage and inspected it, cleaned and lubed it and installed a set
of black Delrin thrust washers in place of the stock steel washers for now, and it’s all still nice and tight right now, but more upgrades coming when it needs it down the road.
Cleaned and flushed out the clutch and brake systems.
Changed the engine oil and filter, and the rear drive oil
Cleaned out all of the varnish and very slight amount of rust out of the gas tank using BB’s and lacquer thinner which worked great.
Made a custom aluminum block off plate for the PAIR system air supply hose outlet on the front of the air box.
I finally got the carbs removed last week and I’m starting on boiling them out and rebuilding them and get them installed back on the bike. I tried doing a search on recommended jetting, but I couldn’t really find anything. The bike is a CA model and currently has #130 main jets and #35 pilot jets installed, so I wanted to know what the factory main jet size is for non CA C10’s
The next thing I need to buy is a battery and then work at getting it started up. If everything appears to be fine with the motor which I’m pretty sure it will be, I’m going to spring for the stick coil kit and then move on to doing a complete service on the front forks and the steering stem as on of the fork seals is leaking, and then go through and clean, inspect and grease the rear suspension and swing arm as well, followed by a new set of tires. Then the only other thing I need to do is to buy a new windshield for it. The after I ride it for awhile, I’ll start looking at other things I want to make for it, or change, and one of them will be a custom billet rear rack plate.
I’m going to take some pictures of some of the mods I’ve done and post them up in the next couple of days.