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umberto:
Thank you ninja. I've enjoyed this flip a lot, and can't wait to ride it and see how all the parts work when put together. I just hope I don't get attached to it. :-D
umberto:
I was able to sneak out to the garage for a little bit this evening. My 12 mm x 1.25 tap came in, so I fixed the threads on the crank and installed the ignition. I then sorted and cleaned the electrical connections, and wired in the kill switch which had slightly different connectors. At this point I looked around at how little I had left and decided to keep going. I drained the old ratty fuel and installed the tank with a Tusk gas cap and the Tusk vent hose I purchased. I then added the radiators, guards, and shrouds. Lastly I installed the pipe and silencer.
After I took those pictures, I put the swingarm stickers on.
I decided to wait on starting it until this weekend; I still want to clean the carb and maybe start it during the day so I don't aggravate the neighbors any more. :-D
FL_Sharpshooter:
Looks awesome, nice work!
umberto:
Thank you FL_Sharpshooter! It's been a lot of fun to work on. Plus I got to clear out some leftover stuff from my parts bin. 8-)
umberto:
I was able to take a little time off work today, and got the final bits done on the bike. I rolled it outside and it started on the 3rd kick. It idled really high, and the muffler was way beyond blown out. I killed it, adjusted the idle and the air/fuel screw and tried again. The idle was even higher. I decided to pull the carb off and see what was up. It was pretty clean already, but I went ahead and used my jet cleaning files and some carb cleaner just to be sure. While I was putting the top back on, I noticed that he had unscrewed the throttle cable from the tube which pulled the cable out 1/2" or so. I screwed the cable back on, and that fixed the idle issue.
I pulled the silencer apart and not only was the packing almost entirely gone or soaked in oil, the holes in the tube were all gummed up. I cleaned it all up and replaced the packing and the difference was crazy. I guess it was just a straight through pipe before.
I rolled "Flipper" outside and kick her over again. It fired on the first kick and settled in to a nice idle. I put her in gear, and the transmission and clutch worked great. The back brake was another story; it needs to be rebuilt I'm guessing. I made a heat cycle around the neighborhood, and rode her back into the garage. Hopefully I can get the rear brake fixed and go riding soon to get her broken in. Then I'll set her free to another owner. :mrgreen:
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