I haven’t been able to get set up for an ABATE class in indiana, and the illinois ones are anoyingly scheduled. I hope to hell I can get into a class before the end of the season.If not, I suppose it gives me the winter to make the bike pretty before I take it out and scratch the hell out of it. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, I’m remedying as many of the mechanical difficuilties as I can, most involve leaky gaskets and failed O rings. Took out the carbs, dropped the bowls and cleaned the floats, etc. I use a one gallon can of stuff called “carb dip” that cleans carbs like blazes, though it will burn the skin off your fingers in no time. I got the carbs back together, but fell into a case of shipfitters disease (that’s where you start replacing a nail in a bulkhead and end up changing the engine) but i limited it to cleaning up the starter cover, repainting it, cleaning and readjusting the cam chain tensioner, and replacing a frayed starter wire. I also discovered a bad signal generator unit, which at $165, I think I’ll find used. Have to find out what caused it to fry, lest I fry the new one too. <\/p>\n
The intake boots had also separated from the plates, but those seem to be cheap, and in the interim, I’m gluing the bastards back together with silicone glue.<\/p>\n
Anyway, the jury is out, but it looks like I may end up wintering the project over and starting fresh in the spring. Worse has happened.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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