Sportster at Yokohama HOT ROD SHOW

Above sportster are HIDE Motorcycle's custom bikes.

Recent Japanese sportster custom trend is making it compact.

They cut rear seat stay and cut rear fender and then move number plate to side mount.

They make petrol tank small. They also make 2004 later model's petrol tank small remaining fuel pump inside.

I like HIDE Motorcycle's sportster.

R80RT is alive.

After overhaul Bing carburetors,it could not keep engine idling though I adjusted idling screw.

But a few days later,I found basic cable cable inadequate.

Now R80RT runs well. I can go short tour with my friend. 

6th New Order Chopper Show was held at KOBE on July 17th

One of famous custom bike show is"New Order Copper Show" was held on July 17th at Kobe.It is worth coming from abroad. 

https://sites.google.com/site/yamahasr500sr400/news

1987 R80RT 8A Fuse problem

I have got a continuity tester and it resulted in inferior fuze at last.
I am waiting for 8A fuse.

re-paint R80RT engine head cover

I have not located where dis-order of electric circuit happened.

So I will re-paint engine head cover before repair.

I do not have sand blaster so I have to use chemical paint remover

which is very itch when touched.

The head cover is made from aluminum and  it got bad corrosion due to its age.

I have removed paint as shown on above photo.

My R80RT

When I moved to Aichi prefecture from Tokyo,

turning indicators did not work. I had to indicate by my hands.

And then I found light of speedometer broken. I replaced it with new one.

I started engine but left carburetor over flew.

I fixed the problem with seal kit and watching CLYMER maintenance manual.

I started engine and right carburetor over flew as well. I replaced with new seals.

But turning indicators & rear stop light did not work.

I have to find cause of this problem to check circuit for those electrical flow.

I am quite a beginner for maintenance,I will try.

My R80RT carburetors over flow

Prior to visit to BMW onwer's rally in Gufu-Dynaland, I had to fix my R80RT carburetors.

My R80RT is 1978 model.  O'rings are completely damaged due to its age.

I bought CLYMER maintenance manual from Amazon USA.

I managed to fix carburetors,but I could not go with R80RT.

Because turning indicators and rear stop light still did not work.

It was a day before May 15th,2011 at my garage. My garage is a barn.

BMW Gifu-Dyanaland rally 2011