Update time:
Once sanded, I found a spot on the front of the tank that seemed flat once primed, some sanding revealed why. A previous repair that wasn't filled 100%
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After I filled it, I primed the entire tank again. After fiddling with the spray gun settings it came out a whole lot better than the previous spray attempt. It doesn't look like I took a picture though..
I took her for a ride for the first time in a VERY long time. I struggled to get her to start initially. Turns out I mixed up the spark plug leads after I replaced the tappet cover
The good news:
- After soaking the tappet cover gasket in silicone liquid for a few days and modifying the cover a little, the tappet cover seems to have stopped leaking.
- My sealant job on the breather cover seems to be good, no oil from there either.
The bad news:
- Whoever repaired the signal generator cover did a piss poor job:
There is a crack under that Allen cap, in the bend:
![](http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh252/gouraami/Suzuki%20Gsf400%20Bandit/26092015901_zpskyqn9ths.jpg)
It is leaking through that weld:
![](http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh252/gouraami/Suzuki%20Gsf400%20Bandit/26092015902_zpst7epbwkm.jpg)
And past this one:
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My sealant job against the block was 100% though
![Very Happy :grin:](http://forums.banditalley.net/Smileys/banditalley/biggrin.gif)
During the ride I took her to 12000rpm for the first time, sitting with a heavy flat spot at +- 7000rpm. She pulls well from after the flat spot till 12k.
I am also sitting with a flat spot coming off idle. I am going to turn out the pilot screws from the stock 1.5 turns to 2 and see what happens.
To give myself some motivation I loosely attached the panels and fairing to give me an idea of what she will look like once complete, the previous time I didn't have the headlight attached. I am really looking forward to getting her on the road. The weather hasn't been playing along for spraying.
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