Hey, I've looked around enough, and I think its time for an intro post. I got a red 95 with about 11k miles earlier this month and it's been a fun ride for the $1k
Service work so far:
carb overhaul
valve clearance adjustment
oil change
new fuel lines
thanks! this is my first street bike, but i grew up on dirt bikes (15 years) and have some experience working on bikes, lawnmowers, etc. i knew id need to do some maintenance to this to get it going, and i wasn't too far off. the carbs were pretty beat up and needed a good cleaning/new screws
in the sea of hilarity that is being the fourth(or more) owner of a 25 year old bike, while changing the instrument bulbs today (two were out), I broke one of the 10mm bolts that holds the dash cluster in place
thanks! this is my first street bike, but i grew up on dirt bikes (15 years) and have some experience working on bikes, lawnmowers, etc. i knew id need to do some maintenance to this to get it going, and i wasn't too far off. the carbs were pretty beat up and needed a good cleaning/new screws
in the sea of hilarity that is being the fourth(or more) owner of a 25 year old bike, while changing the instrument bulbs today (two were out), I broke one of the 10mm bolts that holds the dash cluster in place
I like people who know how to turn a phrase :grin2: The ex-500 is really pretty straightforward and easy to work on, cheap to own, but it's a surprisingly capable all around bike. Kawasaki built them for five years, did a minor redesign to correct a few weaknesses and improve it overall, then didn't change a thing, except for color, for the next fifteen years. It sold well for all those years, because it was inexpensive and a lot of fun. It still is.
so cleaning my carbs was about 1/2 my problems, i really needed to clean out my gas cap as well. bike runs like a dream now
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