hey steve,
tune up for our rides is more of a component check than a points/condensor etc thang. do have the oil and oil filter changed.
Things that rattle
inspect the brake linings. inspect the brake fluid levels. Check the headset bearing play. Chain tension. Put a wrench on everything. The ‘header pipe to jug’ nuts loosen up over time. The chain guard gets lose too. But the biggest concern is to determine and correct the spoke nipples breaking issue.
Things that suck
Inspect all squirrel condoms. Carb to manifold rubbers, air box to carb rubbers, Slip on to header pipes connections. Crossover pipe. And those four nuts referred to above.
That black stuff
Your tires are old. Get over it. If you get 50 mpg ride em till they have little to no tread left. if you are getting 35 +- 3mpg, change em NOW. They are hard, cracked and will not afford very much traction in the wet or in corners. But if you are riding mellow, no worries eh?
Electron shuffle
The battery is either good or not. Don't change it out till you have to. The issues that arise with a motorbike being left outside is one of rust. Get a tube of dielectric grease and using same rework all your electrical connections. Huh? Unplug, clean grease replug. Same goes for fuses. The battery is especially prone to lose connections.
The Toyota syndrome
Another issue for your older iron is the air gap for the pickup coil. Should be .8mm where it was allowed to have an upper limit of 1mm. Don’t worry about it till you start blowing ignition coils. The rear brake reservoir had a recall to relocate it up the right down tube. Not too important imho. The starter had a recall to inspect and reroute the power cable should it be rubbing against something untoward.
Lunch time
I’ll see you at the Mill pond bakery
