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My brother suggested a vacuum leak might be the cause of the choke problems so I'll add that to my list of things to look for. It's also another thing I'll need a working tach to fully diagnose so I'm stalled until my new cable gets here. Hopefully it'll get here by this weekend.
So remember that leak in the gas tank I sealed? Turns out, I didn't :-\. Lesson learned, test before painting. So after a day of being pissed off I got to searching for a good replacement tank. I found one on eBay with very clean inside that only required a little body work. So after a couple days of fixing a some dents and waiting for more clearcoat I was able to paint again. This time I checked that the tank held gas beforehand. I also cleared my tank badges while I was at it.
As for the problems I was having with choke and stalling out all it took was a little bit of tweaking the idle adjuster. With the new tach cable hooked up I got it idling just where it's supposed to be. It runs great now, but I'm still going to sync the carbs, I split the cost of a motion pro carb sync tool with my brother so I just have to take an afternoon to do it.
So after the paint dried I put everything back together and it looks great! I got insured and registered and rode around all yesterday afternoon with a big dumb smile on my face! I drove it to work this morning as well and it actually made going to work on a Sunday enjoyable. Here's a cell phone picture I snapped out back of my work.
It's going to rain the next couple of days but I'll take some more pictures with a good camera once the weather clears up.
Here's a link for the paint from 66 Auto Color: http://www.66autocolor.com/SprayMax_2K_Aerosol_Auto_Paint_by_U_S_Chemical_p/spm-mix2k.htm
For that type you'll have to know the paint code for the color that you're looking for, www.PaintRef.com is a good resource if you want to find out a paint code based on a car's make and model.
They also have some generic colors available in the same style paint too: http://www.66autocolor.com/Acrylic_Enamel_Automotive_Paint_s/227.htm
Here's the link for their high gloss 2k clear: http://www.66autocolor.com/Spray_Max_Glamour_High_Gloss_Clear_coat_Aerosol_p/spm-3680061.htm
They also have a satin clear in 2k: http://www.66autocolor.com/U_S_Chemical_Spray_Max_Aerosol_Satin_Clear_Coat_p/spm-66satin.htm
Generic post reminding anyone who uses the 2-part paint above that they should use a real honest-to-god respirator as 2K paint can catalyze and harden inside your lungs.
I only ever put the one "finished" picture up so I figured I'd post a few more. Here's just some cell phone pics for now, I'll have to go somewhere cool with a good camera and take some quality shots.
Had a great weekend out riding with my brother. On Saturday we took our bikes their first bike show and got a lot of compliments on each of them. We went on the first real long ride out to my sister-in-law's family party, about 100 miles each direction. Took the bikes on the turnpike for the first time and were really able to open them up. Also got to hit some really cool back roads. Then finally got some pictures of them with a good quality camera.
First picture is just a cell phone one at the bike show. The rest are from a good camera:
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