bentombed

fuel pump to prime. all the lights come on. the bike sat outside, in a carport, uncovered, for 3 years. the battery is old, i'm thinking a new battery should fix the hard to start issue. changed all the fluids, restored the drive shaft. check tappets, replaced swing arm bearings. painted lots of bits. the bike was very weathered but seemed to run ok. I have not yet ridden it.

i'm restoring a neglected scura, onto the final stretch. what i have found is there is a lot of play in the ignition barrel, when you put in the key you need to wobble it around to get the oil pump to engage, is this a big problem? i'm a fan of the not broken dont fix it school of life. secondly the bike is a hard start, even with a fully charged battery, it will go but it needs a fair bit of coaxing. are these two bit related? i'm yet to check the earths but i have replaced all the relays and fuses. the charging system seems to be fine. Cheers

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