Fortunatley, the Wing doesn't need much work, I hope. There are a few items of concern. The rear drum brake squeek in the morning, it's something I'll have to look into. Of more concern is the clutch or actually the clutch linkage. When I got the bike the clutch lever had no play or resistance until about the last inch and a half of pull. My thought is that either the wrong, or too long, cable is on the bike.
I removed the assembly at the handlebar and tried to think of away to lengthen the adjustment screw. I actually didn't have anything on hand so I put it back together. I only put the adjustment screw in about 1 turn. The result was that the clutch lever had "pull" throughout it's distance. There seemed to be a little more distance between the engagement point and full pull, maybe two inches. All in all it seems a bit better. The real fear is that the clutch isn't fully engaging or disengaging. I think I want to invest in another clutch cable but for now the clutch is a little better.
The other issue I tried to tweak was the left fairing mirror. It must have broken somewhere, somehow in it's past life. The mirror was "fixed" with some epoxy and a screw. The problem is that the fix didn't hold the mirror in position and it didn't allow full movement of the mirror. I took the mirror off and looked at the base. I found some hardened glue, which I picked out. I used a new screw through the interior spring. I thought I'd fixed the system. I mounted it back on the bike, as soon as I started riding the mirror soon slid down. I was able to get a rear view in the mirror, not perfect but better.
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