Noreg, you're going to paint the inside of your tank? I assume you have read this:
https://qr.por15.com/QR-assets/downloads/POR15/MetalReadyInfo.pdf
https://qr.por15.com/QR-assets/downloads/POR15/MetalReadyInfo.pdf
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I would take it for a ride if I could. But right now we have ice, so I dont think that would be advisable. I cant find winter tyres in the right size for the bike either. Besides the salt would make it rust. I need to touch up the paint. If I had the skill to strip the frame I would get it repainted. Considering going to Serbia to have it done.
When the tank is cured the plan is to clean and change the o-rings in the carbs. So having the fuel gum up a bit wouldnt be the end of the world. Ive delayed changing the orings because the float bowls gets rust in them. So cleaning it just for it to gunk up again made little sense.
My bike usually starts easy. It does not like being parked on steep inclines (ned PRI to start after) and I have to keep the choke on way longer than 90 seconds to make it run right if its been bellow freezing in the night. I am curious to see how it will be now that I can park it level and in neutral.
But once its been warmed up it works great, even when its bellow freezing. Now that I live outside the city its also easier to ride without having to stop. Usually a few minutes of riding is enough to make it happy.
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Yes. I concluded painting the inside is the best course of action. One of the carbs started spitting out fuel because rust got into it (after I ran out of gas and had to use RES).
I suspect water in the tank is less likely with my riding pattern than with the PO. I wonder if regularly starting it up during the winter contributes to the condensation. And if my understanding is correct water will dissappear when you ride as it wont sit still on the bottom. Before it was used for a trip or two a year, and short trips. Not like me riding cross country.
There is an excellent thread about POR-15 somewhere here. I was thinking of documenting the procedure in a thread where I answer all the questions I had. I am not very mechanically inclined, but I usually figure things out.
My biggest mistake so far is buying the kit for motorcycles. It has like half or less the amount of chemicals and cost the same as the car version. As far as I can tell only the amounts are different.
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Put some Stabil in the tank. If you can get it started, run it enough to get it in the carbs. Otherwise, drain the carbs. Fill the tank to the top. This will prevent rust in the tank. Put the bike up on stands. Hook up a battery maintainer. Spray the handle bar controls and things that may corrode with WD40 or something similar. Lube the chain. Cover the bike. You'll be glad you did these things.
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