Well, after years in the shed it's now time to bring back the Serow!
It was in quite a state.....
She looked a bit better after an initial wash.
Tank, side panels and seat off.
I gave the engine a bit of a degrease and clean, it didn't come up too bad
Right, now for the bad bits.....
New battery required (obviously)
Leaking fork seals
Petrol tap leaking
Service required (oil, plug, oil filter and air filter)
New tyres and tubes required
A fair bit of rust inside the petrol tank.
Reserve filter on petrol tap has disintegrated (new taps are no longer available so I'll have to live without this and just run an inline filter before the carb)
Exhaust silencer has rotted out so a new exhaust is required.
A few bits of good news......
The brakes still work (not seized at least)
The screws in the master cylinder lid came out without rounding off.
The bleed nipple on the brake caliper loosened up ok.
Next weekend I'll use some electrolysis to rid the tank of rust, I've already made a blanking plate for the petrol tap and an insulated anode). If I have time then I'll remove, strip and clean the carb. Once the fuel system is sorted I'll do the service and check that the engine runs ok.
I do have a few questions that I wondered if anyone can help with: firstly, what is the colour / paint code for the dark grey frame as I'm going to have to spray it in a few places where the rust is starting. Secondly, I'd like to retain the original seat cover but it looks stained / discoloured, is there anything that works on restoring / cleaning the vinyl?
Thanks for reading and stay safe everyone!