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Ha! All these issues felt too much like standard procedure! Glad it’s just the way.
Went to Shell, surprisingly the nearest garage too, and put 4 1/2 litres in the tank of Shell Save. I was going to put the V Power but thought it might be a bridge too far. At higher speeds the bike feels a bit juddery, so i assume that’s all related to these issues and the carb and the fuel and the ....
Took it the 5 or so miles to the mechanic, booked in the carb/valve check&clean for Thursday next week. Grabbed the dual filament bulb to fit later.
Had some real hassle with the revs, but I agree that I should have done as above and totally drained the tank, cleaned, and started again but clearly I’m a dick and didn’t.
Sitting in traffic is rubbish. I can’t believe how much low-speed practice I’m getting from crawling around on this armchair of a bike.
Dumped an entire 500ml of Redex in there, if it does anything, it’ll do something. Bike did feel a bit better, and I had a very fun couple of stalls.
Then after a couple bumps, I’m in traffic, I turn to look at the rear to check lights and brakes are working.... one of the bloody indicators is hanging off!!! The cowboy had fitted it without the nut behind and just crammed some junk to keep it in the mismatched hole. Bastard. No wonder they don’t look right.
Shoved it back in and it survived til I got home. Snag list is gonna be as long as a long thing being elongated.
Still. Kinda fun I guess.