I have a 1979 Yamaha TT500. Its real old and rusty and I just pulled it out from around my house today. Its been sitting outside under trees for a few good many years now and the exhaust, chain, kick stand, etc are all rusty. I was wondering what approach I should take with this bike because i want to see if it will run at all. I highly doubt it will but I plan on fixing it up and getting it ready to ride. Any help?
-Take the spark plug out of it and squirt some oil down into the piston and let it sit for a week or so.
-Lubricate rusty components with wd-40.
-Take the carb off and clean well , buy a carb kit and replace the seals and gaskets as well as the needle and seat valve, this all come with the kit.
-Clean the fuel tank and check all lines for cracks.
-Check all the vacuum lines for cracks or collapsed line, replace if necessary.
-Clean all wiring connections throughly.
-Replace the spark plug with a new one, and change the oil in the crank.
This should give you a good indication if it will run or not.
Good luck.
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