72 R5, round 2.

[m in sc]

so, here's the 72 r5 i sold back in 06 to my buddy leo. here's 2 pics from when i owned it before. i wasnt sure what to do with it since i had the 71 i restored and he bugged me to death for it.

It had a 6 speed trans and disc front end when i sold it to him. was a good solid bike.



i played around with some j&rs early. they looked awesome, made no power. Chris Locke would up with these pipes eventually.




about a week and a half ago, my buddy had not run it in about 5 years, wanted to know if i wanted it back. ( i had asked for 1st right of refusal). I paid him what he was asking, which is what he bought it from me for wayyy back. Need carbs unstuck and cleaned, battery,
etc, typical sitting type stuff, but real glad to get it back. Not 100% sure where i'm going to go with it but think i might mod it  a'bit', get seat redone (foam is powder and cover is brittle).

this is the ONLY bike i've ever owned that i've actually bought back.  Im kinda stoked about it.   

[Czakky]

She's a beauty!

[suey1958]

Very Nice Mark, Glad you got it back,...We'll be watching to see what you are doing with it. 

[Kawtriplefreak]

Sweet!!

[m in sc]

and here we go:

carb cleaning.  the slides were basically glued tot he body, had to soak them pretty good to get them out.



threw an alarm battery in. everything was working, thankfully. going to replace coils as they are OLD, and have a petcock rebuild kit and new throttle cable assembly coming from economy. 



still trying to derust tank. slow going in cold weather but its coming. luckily not too bad.

[RDFL]

If your using evapo rust or similar, wrap a seed sprouting heating pad over it.

[m in sc]

thats not a bad idea. of course, i dont have one of those. 

i did however install a heat and ac duct int he garage last night. the tank is sitting right under it.

[Jspooner]

thats not a bad idea. of course, i dont have one of those. 

[pidjones]

What about a joint pain heating pad?

[m in sc]

let me put it this way. no heating blankets or the like are in my house. I have on of those rare women that tend to run warm, not cold. 

I'll probably just stick it in the spare room for a few days. 

[RustyRD]

White vinegar will work well in cases where it is surface rust ie not severe. Will not over etch, I have used this many times with great results.

[dgorms]

Looks like mine! Let me know if you need any bits or pieces, I have a pretty decent stash of R-5 stuff.........................D

[RustyRD]

and here we go:

carb cleaning.  the slides were basically glued tot he body, had to soak them pretty good to get them out.



threw an alarm battery in. everything was working, thankfully. going to replace coils as they are OLD, and have a petcock rebuild kit and new throttle cable assembly coming from economy. 



still trying to derust tank. slow going in cold weather but its coming. luckily not too bad.

The carbs look great, what is your choice for soaking the bodies in?

[SoCal250]

 Looking good so far. Those carb bodies look nice and clean now.

[pidjones]

I've had good luck with either carb cleaner (which is mainly acetone) or just acetone to dissolve varnish build-up in carbs. Just make sure any rubber. plastic, phenolic, etc. is removed first.