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more forward than my Gold Wing project!
Thanks for the tips, John. I tried pushing out the float pin, but quit before it came loose. I'll put a little more oomph behind it tomorrow.
I'll see if I can find a carb rebuild kit for this fella.
So, it's been half a decade since my last update. I've basically not touched the bike since then
I think I might have said this before, but I remember something eons ago that the curcuit completes thru the tail light. Recheck that for the heck of it.So, it's been half a decade since my last update. I've basically not touched the bike since then
My life isn't configured for a project like this at this time. I still strongly believe there's a "simple" electrical issue somewhere. Too coincidental that fixing the brake light and loss of spark came at nearly the same time?
So: summary of the bike:
* bought it in Jan 2015 with 760 miles on it
* replaced a couple leaky seals to get it to run without the engine racing or lugging
* replaced the clutch springs and darn does this thing PULL (or, I should say "darn DID this thing pull")
* cleaned out the vacuum petcock, replaced o-rings in there, etc.
* cleaned out the tank and sealed up a dozen or more pinholes (didn't coat the tank)
* replaced a coil, got it back to life!
At this point, I did several 2 mile rides to the local hotdog trailer. LOUD and LIGHT and FUN!! Then on the way home one fine day, it died about 1/4 mile from the house. Pushed it home, and I was never able to regain spark.
At this moment, I'm thinking dead CDI (yeah, it's has a CDI).
So, that's where we are. I think it's time to pass this along to someone better equipped with time, tools, talent that can get her up, running and really enjoy this insanely low miles, 45 year old bike....
We don't collect bikes cuz we ain't got the room and it's not really about bikes
Hi Ed! Great to hear from you. Still going strong after 10 years and 16 projects. Yes, that was a special night. We got a bad set of caliper seals so we fired the Norton thinking we'd just set the timing, shut it down and toast it coming to life after 38 years. But who needs brakes when you've come this far? The guys got hold of the rear end like a drag chute. No problem... Take care..Hello Andy. Been years since I recall you running up and down the street on the Norton with no brakes. Hope all is well with you and the build gang. Ed
That's a great war story... Talking about the longer course on the F9 we have a saying in the shop, "How hard can it be?" Well, it can be real hard but you might not have remembered as fondly if it was too easy.Neat seeing this thread. I owned a brand new '74 Kaw 175 and did my first Texas state circuit enduro on it...String Prairie back in the day. I worked part time at a local motorcycle shop as a mechanic. I obtained a KX250 front fork and installed a pair of those S&W rear shocks in a longer length and travel...anyone remember those?...LOL! Had to make my own chain sliders and guide.
My buddy and I were reading the Ed Hertfelder Duct Tapes and decided to go do a real enduro. Check this...he owned a Kawasaki F9 Bighorn...poor soul. Off we went to String Prairie, and at sign up a lady asked us..."short course or long?" Hmmm, we looked at each other, without a clue, and asked the lady if there was a price difference. She said "no". Well, why would one pay the same money to ride less mileage?...long course of course.
Well, amazingly we both finished without hour'ing out. It was brutal on those bikes, but I faired better than he did on that F9 beast. Shortly thereafter I bought a brand new '76 Husky 360 Automatic...we were also a Husky dealer. Things changed for the better obviously, but I loved that 175 and kept it for a street legal bike for awhile.
The springs are NOS I put in to try to stop the slip. Start your investigation with the plates..Got to sort out a slipping clutch