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Originally Posted by oldnewninjarider
-Handlebars need to be held slightly left to track straight, riding while releasing them bars wobble. Spinning tire with wheel up in air seems to wobble, wheel spins but not very free, feels like slight resistance slowing it back down.
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Does the wheel wobble, or just the tire? Slight resistance is normal for a disk brake wheel. Pulling to the right could mean misaligned fork tubes or bent parts, including frame.
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-Petcock seems to leak from drain hose, hose is plugged with a bolt. Fuel filter is incorrectly sized aftermarket, fuel line to it is kinked, carb float drain screw is stripped on one side, other areas missing some bolts.
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There is no drain hose. The extra hose is a vacuum hose that opens the petcock when the engine is running. Leaking from there indicates a leaking diaphragm. Is the float bowl drain screw stripped (turns without tightening) or is the head messed up so you can't turn it? Ducatiman here runs an excellent carburetor restoration service and may be of some help.
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-Starter motor seems to be bad, after a dozen starts where it seemed to crank fine, stopped cranking, solenoid clicks, except sometimes banging on the starter lets it crank.
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That probably indicates that the battery is discharged or needs replacement, or connections are dirty.
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Clutch makes knock sound at cold idle, engagement feels soft, doesn't grab hard on dropping it, engagement zone very wide.
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Adjust clutch per manual and see if engagement is better. These clutches are known to clunk at slow idle due to rubber bushings getting bad. It's mostly an annoyance.