Well, things got a little more interesting...
I fixed the starter button by pulling a good one from an R bike switch I picked up for $12. I was kinda hoping to use the whole switch, but the Bavarians decided to change up connectors on me, and I really didn't feel like resoldering all of that.
In the process of switch replacement I managed to lose the only key I had. Being the resourceful sort I am, I pulled the ignition lock figuring I'd get the key code and order a key. Bavarians struck again - there is no code on the cylinder. Lock wafers seem to have numbers, but they were too faint to read. So, I would up calling around a dozen locksmiths until I found one that had an Ilco Y61 blank. Most never heard of it, the ones that did were out of it, and the couple who were nice enough to check into special order told me the distributor is out of them, too, and it would be a 2-week wait.
Seeing how I already had the cylinder out, he made me a key easy-peasy. Not very cheap, though. He only works mobile, so I had to pay a $35 service call charge on top of the normal key price. I did get two shiny new keys and a super nicely working ignition lock out of the deal.
Incidentally, anyone have a spare ignition lock kicking around they don't need? One of the tangs on mine is broken. I can swap cylinders, so it doesn't have to have a key, or anything.
While all that was going on I also discovered that the power socket on the coil cover was broken in half, with the rear swinging free and threatening to short to the frame. Fortunately, I had a Powerlet socket I bought to install on another bike laying around. 12 bucks on eBay, milled aluminum body and spring loaded cover. Much higher quality than the Bavarian plastic original.
So, with a proper start button and a new key, and another electrical threat eliminated, I decided to roll it into the garage. At which point it failed to start.
It took a squirt of ether to get it going enough to make it up the driveway and to the garage door. I'm guessing that means something is up with fuel delivery. The hoses in the tank don't leak, and I can feel pressure in them and hear the pump running, so it has to be something past that. I have a fuel filter on order and a crankcase breather hose, just in case. Between that and some new plugs, it ought to run enough so that I can look for vacuum leaks. BTW, checked the throttle switch, it seems to be set correctly.
Before you guys start ragging on me about a full tuneup, I heard you. I am working on this bike with my left hand between work and a bunch of other stuff, I can't devote the time to it all in one shot. So, baby steps. I am not expecting it to run perfect immediately.
As an aside, how common it is for the injectors to clog on these things?
