OK, I did some searches to try not to ask too many newbie questions that have been done to death. These bikes are so long lasting that the variety out there on the road is dizzying. New to me 1980 R100. Rear brake sucks. Adjusted tight as I dare. Thought I would buy new shoes and disassemble. Anything obvious I should check first. I should say that the bike came from a small independent shop that does not seem familiar with airheads. They assured me it was "fully serviced and did not need a thing". I beg to differ. First thing (except for brake) was idle stuck high after riding and high with handle bars over to right. Pulled tank and re-routed cables. Better but still there. Lubricated cables (before I found Snowbum saying not to) which fixed high idle. Now I can not get any slack in casing on left. Both cable feel slightly slack with left adjuster all the way down. Able to get nice idle (with just a bit of de-acceleration burble) using Snowbum's shorting method. Will fix up manometer eventually and retune. Cleaned and adjusted points. Dwell 100. 4 times 8cyl setting correct? the right cable has a bit of slack. Is there an upper and lower when putting back into the hand grip? Lastly: for now. What recommendations do people have for parts without all the dealer gouge. Have a new Brown side stand coming from Max, but could not find brakes or bans for side covers on site. Thanks for the spelling correct on this site. Thanks in advance for the advice.
Tim
Tim