Not holistically reflective on what is going on. Simply working to see what functions and what doesn't on the bike. An assessment is likely a match for what is being done. Would not be fun to rebuild the carbs, fuel tank, etc- only to find out the bike was sat for 30 years because of a blown engine. Other items I have done include filling the dried out front brake master cylinder. I ordered front and rear master cylinder rebuild kits, but that didn't stop me from 'wasting" a few ounces of brake fluid to access the brakes.
The question I am trying to grasp on the carbs is if to rebuild/ refurb the existing carbs, or buy the replacement
"2 in 1" carbs. I actually read an article on a guy successfully installing fuel injection on this bike, but the work was really deep and I don't want to become a fuel injection expert- have a lot of other priorities.
The two biggest things I have learned so far from this bike have nothing to do with the motorcycle. First, my youngest Son's 2006 Acura MDX has been in indoor storage for a years- huge mistake not to fill the tank fully before storage and add Stabil. The second is my 1980 El Camino stored on my late Great Grandfather's farm since on or about 1986 in a barn, and hasn't moved since storage. I knew the mice would have gotten to the electric/ wires, and the rubber tubes likely rotted through the vehicle. What I know is that the gas tank is likely full of rust and corrosion, and the fuel system is likely shot.
Funny how much one can learn from a $100 motorcycle........