Jeff S
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Inspired by Kurt's work / thread, I though I just had to play along. So, bought me a bike that's older than I and here we go!
Pretty interesting bike:
Current state of the bike:
So, I'm going to focus on the functional bits first, then will proceed to the cosmetic, then to the legal (getting her titled, plated, insured, etc).
So, here we go!
Pretty interesting bike:
- Oil injected 2-stroke. No pre-mix (as long as the injection system works).
- Vacuum-operated petcock, so no "off" position. Only Run and Reserve. (again, cool, if it's reliable, but no way to fully drain the carb by turning off the fuel and letting it run dry...)
- CDI - no points. (again, well, you get the idea)
- Rotary inlet valve which I'd never heard of before
- "Hatta" forks that allow three different choices of trail / rake.
- Quoted 21.5 bhp and 253 lbs curb weight
Current state of the bike:
- 760 miles on the clock
- Starts on first kick (usually) but idles poorly and it in a bad state of tune. So, we've got compression and spark, and fuel and air - at least some times!
- Electrics seem to work. Battery is new but stays dead, as it never runs long enough to charge up. Signals, lights, horn, idiot lights all work.
- After a bit, the engine races and hitting the kill switch won't even kill 'er.
- OEM everything, and several pieces (turn signals, mirror, rear rack) had been removed and stored separately, so these are pristine.
- A fair amount of superficial rust, scratches on the tank and a couple small dents
So, I'm going to focus on the functional bits first, then will proceed to the cosmetic, then to the legal (getting her titled, plated, insured, etc).
So, here we go!