After the restoration: 13200-mile service [page 3]
Tuesday, Oct 3, 2006 (continued)
Once the carb cables were adjusted correctly I applied some grease to the ends to help keep water out. I also greased up the speedo cable. The picture was taken before I wiped off the excess grease.
The engine was now warm, but cool enough to wheel into the garage and drain the oil without burning myself. The magnetic drain plug looked OK. My oil catch pan, on the other hand, wasn't. I discovered that it had sprung a leak when I lifted the catch pan to drain the used oil into a container for recycling. I suspect that section of the garage floor is going to be quite slippery for a while.
After putting in fresh oil (castrol 20W-50) I started the bike to check for leaks. None. With that I reset the engine hour meter. Then I lubed cables, brake linkages, put back the timing hole plug, checked the lights, etc. The only thing I haven't done is check tire pressure. I'll do that before packing the bike for the weekend camp-out.
Last thing was to put the battery on the charger. This service is done.