It’s been a fun 7 month journey with this thing. I got it from a buddy who no longer rode it. It needed lots of love. It’s also my first time completely tearing down a bike. I learned so much in this time. One of the biggest take aways, Austrian bikes are so over engineered compared to Japanese.
I started the build by tearing it down to just an engine sitting in the frame. I removed the jug and found it to be in relatively good shape. An OEM piston was still inside of it. Whether it was the original or not.. not sure.
I did order one piston size larger due to the current bore of the jug. I removed the swing arm and replaced the seals and bearings. I replaced the packing in the silencer, rebuilt the carb, replaced the vent hoses, replaced the countershaft sprocket, rear sprocket, handle bars, grips,both tires, and spark plug. I sent off the suspension to get rebuilt. I added a 2016 front plate and fender.
I cleaned the shit out of the power valve assembly which is actually easier to comprehend than my RM power valve. She fired right up yesterday. Ran it through a few heat cycles and let it rest. I’m going to be setting the sag for the suspension and taking it out to get the clickers dialed in.
I’m excited about this journey and just wanted to share with yall. It’s somewhat of a rare bike and for good reason.. they didn’t have a good reputation when they came out.