Been tinkering all week.. Since the ride to Mena, Arkansas last weekend, there have been a couple of very minor problems come up on the Green Vulcan.. After almost ten years of very good service from that little motorcycle, it appears that it is getting to the point of needing a clutch rebuild.. No slippage or anything serious.. but the lever travel is a bit excessive.. The most worrisome problem, however is a seeping fuel leak coming from a fitting which connects the fuel line from the tank to the carburetor.. Actually .. the seepage is too minor to be considered a leak.. but it does keep that fitting wet.. The good folks at Grapevine Kawasaki took a look at it, and they inform me that those fittings are an integral part of the carburetor body, have no part nos. therefore can't be ordered separately.. whoo hoo.. The price of the complete carb is between four and five hundred dollars.. I cannot believe that a carburetor can't be repaired or rebuilt.. I'm still checking on that one.. The clutch rebuild isn't much of a problem and certainly not cost prohibitive .. like the carburetor fiasco.. Bet'cha my next trip to Mexico will include the clutch rebuild and a carburetor overhaul.. lol.. The ride to Mena was a good one, as has been reported in other posts.. That belt conversion sure got itself a good workout.. Gas mileage has improved considerably, even though I didn't accurately measure it.. Vibration has been eliminated, coming from the chain and sprocket.. smooth as glass.. I couldn't help but notice that there is much less shifting and the Green One performs very well on the hills and twisting roads, in those mountains.. Just can't say enough good things about that conversion.. Quite an improvement over the chain and sprockets.. Regards Bill Walker Irving
