1993 FJ 1200 Abs. She's alive

[Tex]

     Put the carbs in today. Cleaned the fuel pump and she started right up. Didn't even have to synch them. Runs great. Although I do hear a slight tick coming from the left side. Maybe things have to settle in. Any thoughts? Otherwise Omg what a pleasure to ride. Good bye Harley hello FJ. Handles like a dream. Can't wait to register and put some new sneakers on her.


     What kind of oil should I put on the chain? How often? And how do I do it? Also I bleed the front brakes and they still feel a little soft. And the throttle doesn't snap back. I did put some oil in the cable maybe it has to work through. What a great ending to a great birthday.

[1tinindian]

Make sure the throttle grip is pushed up away from the bar end so it's not rubbing.
I have found when this to be the problem when my throttle is slow to return after a blip.

Leon

[Tex]

Thanks Leon that's exactly what it was. Much appreciated. 

[Capn Ron]

     Put the carbs in today. Cleaned the fuel pump and she started right up. Didn't even have to synch them. Runs great. Although I do hear a slight tick coming from the left side. Maybe things have to settle in. Any thoughts? Otherwise Omg what a pleasure to ride. Good bye Harley hello FJ. Handles like a dream. Can't wait to register and put some new sneakers on her.

Congratulations on a major upgrade!   

     What kind of oil should I put on the chain? How often? And how do I do it? Also I bleed the front brakes and they still feel a little soft. And the throttle doesn't snap back. I did put some oil in the cable maybe it has to work through. What a great ending to a great birthday.

I swear by a Teflon based chain lube.  Tri-Flow or Dupont's Multi-use or Chain-Saver.







You can get Tri-Flow at most any bicycle shop and I think Randy stocks it as well.  You can get the Dupont stuff at about any Lowes Home Improvement or hardware store.

For the first time, you'll probably be dealing with years of grime.  Put the bike up on its center stand, shove a piece of cardboard up between the lower side of the chain and the rear wheel.  That will keep the mess to a minimum.  Rotate the rear wheel and give the chain a good hosing down with lube (some will suggest WD-40 for this step).  This will act to cut through some of the grime buildup.  Now, starting with the master link (so you know when you're done), wipe off each and every link.  Get them as clean as you can.  This is a real PITA the first time and may take a few passes.  Once you're satisfied with how clean things are, take your lube and spray or drip a little bit on the pivot pins, left and right and also between the side plates of each link.  The only place lube matters (on a chain anyway...easy folks... ) is on the bits that pivot or slide against each other.  Satisfied with that, just lightly wipe off the excess that may be dripping.  This will give the chain the lube it needs, WHERE it needs it and won't have excess to sling off or attract dirt.

300 miles later, it's just a drip on each of the pivot points and a quick wipe-down.  Lather, rinse and repeat every 300 miles.

On your front brake bleeding.  Bleed them again.  When you're done with that, bleed them again.  The ABS system has a lot of lines for the front brakes.  That's a lot of connections to trap air.  On a completely dry system (full rebuild), I used a vacuum bleeder, installed speed bleeders on both front calipers and went through a GALLON of brake fluid over three days before I was satisfied.

Be persistant and patient.

Cap'n Ron. . .