derrickstone
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I am the proud most recent owner of an r850r. It doesn’t run, it has been sitting in the elements for some years (most recent inspection 2014) I just started the tear down and have started a list of items to replace. 49k miles, with stamps in the service booklet from Colorado and Virginia - it was well taken care of for the first half of it’s life, at least.
I’m posting to get some experienced input on what I should be replacing while I have it torn apart. The wear items, spark plugs, fuel filter, air filter, battery, brake pads, oil-transmission-brake fluids I already have ordered. I was able to replace the fluid in the final drive and it looked good. The transmission drain bolt is rounded off, so that might prove interesting. All the plugs appear to be over-torqued. :|
The gas tank is rusted completely through in spots, and there is substantial corrosion around the fuel filler area. Rust isn’t really too bad anywhere else, strangely. I’m guessing a tank bag was left on in the elements. I’ve ordered a used tank off eBay.
Is the Poly-V belt an issue? The cam tensioner? I read in the previous thread about brake lines - that sounds wise. As much as I like to go, I might like stopping just a little bit more.
Thank you ahead of time.
I’m posting to get some experienced input on what I should be replacing while I have it torn apart. The wear items, spark plugs, fuel filter, air filter, battery, brake pads, oil-transmission-brake fluids I already have ordered. I was able to replace the fluid in the final drive and it looked good. The transmission drain bolt is rounded off, so that might prove interesting. All the plugs appear to be over-torqued. :|
The gas tank is rusted completely through in spots, and there is substantial corrosion around the fuel filler area. Rust isn’t really too bad anywhere else, strangely. I’m guessing a tank bag was left on in the elements. I’ve ordered a used tank off eBay.
Is the Poly-V belt an issue? The cam tensioner? I read in the previous thread about brake lines - that sounds wise. As much as I like to go, I might like stopping just a little bit more.
Thank you ahead of time.