It starts and runs, and I even rode it around the block. It still runs like crap, though not as bad as in that first start vid above. Tomorrow I'll take the air cleaners off, loosen the clamps for the intake boots, and make sure the carbs are seated all the way. Hopefully that takes care of it because once that's done my abilities will be pretty well tapped out, I can take 'em apart and put 'em together, but knowing what to do to make 'em run right isn't really in my experience kit. The carbs were done by CrazyPJ a few years ago and were kept in a box until being bolted on several months ago so there shouldn't be any problems w/ them. I believe he tests them before sending them out anyway so I really don't suspect the carbs themselves.
I wasn't able to get much speed on so I couldn't test much, but the brakes are fantastic and the riding position, once I get my hip joints to quit rebelling, isn't uncomfortable, awkward, or scrunched up. In my opinion moving the side stand forward was a good thing; it works well w/ this riding opsition. The shifter and rear brake are easy to operate as are the hand controls. The front suspension feels pretty good but I thought the rear was pretty stiff. Perhaps lightening up the preload might help that some? I'm very anxious to see how it handles at higher speeds though everything felt fine and not twitchy at the lower speeds, not much above 30mph, I was traveling.
I believe I got the wheel diameter setting for the speedometer pretty good, the tach works but I think it may be showing low. It doesn't show numbers, just bars, so it's hard to be sure. I read recommendations that a resister be added in line to take out "noise" and I used the recommended ohm rating so I may take it out of the line to see if the reading goes up some.
Right now I'm having to put the battery tender on it but I'm pretty sure that when it's running like it should be it'll stay charged up from riding and not having to use the starter so much.
It seemed much louder than I remembered so I took out the baffles and discovered that virtually all of the fiberglass packing was gone so I got new; that should get things back to "sorta' loud but not outright obnoxious" like it was before.
I wasn't able to get much speed on so I couldn't test much, but the brakes are fantastic and the riding position, once I get my hip joints to quit rebelling, isn't uncomfortable, awkward, or scrunched up. In my opinion moving the side stand forward was a good thing; it works well w/ this riding opsition. The shifter and rear brake are easy to operate as are the hand controls. The front suspension feels pretty good but I thought the rear was pretty stiff. Perhaps lightening up the preload might help that some? I'm very anxious to see how it handles at higher speeds though everything felt fine and not twitchy at the lower speeds, not much above 30mph, I was traveling.
I believe I got the wheel diameter setting for the speedometer pretty good, the tach works but I think it may be showing low. It doesn't show numbers, just bars, so it's hard to be sure. I read recommendations that a resister be added in line to take out "noise" and I used the recommended ohm rating so I may take it out of the line to see if the reading goes up some.
Right now I'm having to put the battery tender on it but I'm pretty sure that when it's running like it should be it'll stay charged up from riding and not having to use the starter so much.
It seemed much louder than I remembered so I took out the baffles and discovered that virtually all of the fiberglass packing was gone so I got new; that should get things back to "sorta' loud but not outright obnoxious" like it was before.