Gentlemen (and ladies if there are any left):
Success. Finally, success. I cannot be happier. Well, I'm 98% sure success. I need to connect the headlight and make sure it doesn't drain the batteries. OK, enough rambling.
Sam came by on Sat night and we worked and worked on that fecking Honda clutch. There are few things I hate more that the initial set-up of a Honda clutch. There were a ton of problems to solve like a carb diaphram that was out of place and an ignition that was, for some reaqson, way out of wack. There were throttle cable adjustments and all sorts of stuff.
In the end, I won.
I just came back from about a 10 minute hot lap around the block and she felt great. And more importantly, she worked great. Comparing the 350 and the 360:
Motor:
The 360 had a smoother motor and the gearing is nice. The 350 feels much more raw and torquey. For distance riding, the 360 will likely win hands down. For tearing up the twisties, I think I like the 350 better.
The chassis:
The 360 chassis looks like a better overall design. However, it sits much taller than the 350, and I don't like that. Aesthetically, the 360 is much better. If I were 4 inches taller, I'd choose the 360.
The suspension:
The 360 suspenion is really softly sprung--which makes me wonder WTF is wrong with my 350 suspension. I may have overfilled the damper oil in the 350. Anyway, clamp the brakes o0n the 360 and the suspension drops 1.5" or so. Tons of dive.
Brakes:
They both suck equally as bad.
Overall, I'm happier with the way the 350 came out. The paint job is second to non, and that is what makes the difference. Anyway, I'll wrangle Kit out of hiding and have him compare the two bikes. He is a much more experienced riding and can better explain the differences.
In the end, I fecking hate this bike, hated the build pace and hate myself for jumping into a hobby project with a time frame. Never again. Hopefully, the next post will contain pictures of my little bro riding the bike.
And for the 98% complete photos