Hi,
I’m gradually getting to grips with my ‘79 Sport.
I’ve cleaned the carbs, fitted the slides in the correct way round (second time around) and set them up ready to run and then be balanced. Even before cleaning the bike was a good starter, this continues plus I’ve now got it to idle. So some progress ... BUT ... on starting a worrying puddle of fuel appears under the front of the right silencer where it meets the pipe i.e. from the front cylinder. I should say that both the enrichment tabs on the carbs were up at the time so I shut the front cylinder tab and it seemed better so I set off for a short run. After a short time I shut the other enrichment tab and the bike seemed to run pretty well (considering that the carbs have only been set statically). When I returned after around ten miles I could see no evidence of any leaking fuel.
So what would cause this issue? And how can I best sort it out?
One other unconnected issue is that whilst out riding there was a noise, a sort of metallic drumming, which I took to be loose tinware shaking about but it stopped when I pulled in the clutch ... how worried should I be to look at the clutch?!
Thanks