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Let me start by thanking BassCliff for his awesome web site and all the information he has accumulated there (specially his carb cleaning series!!); Steve for his valve adjustment spreadsheet (which somehow I managed to mess up. Twice)and for telling me that I should dip the carbs overnight (they came aout awesome!!!) ; Ghostgs1 and the Shim Club for making it possible that I could adjust my valves; Nessism for explaining me how to raise the jet needle; and to chef1366 for all the advise regarding carbs and jetting.
Thank you all so much!!!
I RODE MY BIKE TODAY!!!!!!
It is not perfect (has a spot when I switch to 2nd gear) but this puppy has come a long ways since I bought it. The only time I wasable to drive it before has been only..... 2 feet
, and then it would die.
I basically put the cabs on, jumped it (have a dead battery still ) It did not start right away but I guess the bowls were still not full. It coughed a couple of times and then it started. Raised a bit the idel let it run for a few and shut it off. Felt the exhausts, and 3 and 4 were cold, while 12 were hot. Pulled the spark plug and it was totally dry. Since it was out, I sprayed a bit of carb cleaner, and crancked it: fired right up, Only thing I did to it was to adjust the idle.
Next thing was the clutch. My clutch had a problem. It would not disengage. I tried adjusting it, and the onlyway it would disengage was to adjust it all the way to a point that it was hard to press the lever. I was not sure if I had some really tough springs. I opened the cluch, and saw that I had some really hevy oil, and looked more like very thick syrup. I took it appart to separate the plates, and put it back together. I tried it (the bike still didn't run at the time) by pushing it with the lever pressed, and could not move it. Finally I eyeballed where the clutch should be adjusted, and put it in first gear, while on the stand
I was very happy to see that I could get it into 1st gear, and the rear wheel did not turn. So, since it still hasn't been transfered to my name, and it has no plates, I just drove it up and down the alley a few times. I have to say, that bike has a lot of power. and when I shifted to 2nd there is a soft spot when I opened the throatle. No worries, I will get to it tomorrow and start figuring it out.
This would have never been possible without all of you. So once again, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!
Nico
Thank you all so much!!!
I RODE MY BIKE TODAY!!!!!!
It is not perfect (has a spot when I switch to 2nd gear) but this puppy has come a long ways since I bought it. The only time I wasable to drive it before has been only..... 2 feet
, and then it would die. I basically put the cabs on, jumped it (have a dead battery still ) It did not start right away but I guess the bowls were still not full. It coughed a couple of times and then it started. Raised a bit the idel let it run for a few and shut it off. Felt the exhausts, and 3 and 4 were cold, while 12 were hot. Pulled the spark plug and it was totally dry. Since it was out, I sprayed a bit of carb cleaner, and crancked it: fired right up, Only thing I did to it was to adjust the idle.
Next thing was the clutch. My clutch had a problem. It would not disengage. I tried adjusting it, and the onlyway it would disengage was to adjust it all the way to a point that it was hard to press the lever. I was not sure if I had some really tough springs. I opened the cluch, and saw that I had some really hevy oil, and looked more like very thick syrup. I took it appart to separate the plates, and put it back together. I tried it (the bike still didn't run at the time) by pushing it with the lever pressed, and could not move it. Finally I eyeballed where the clutch should be adjusted, and put it in first gear, while on the stand
I was very happy to see that I could get it into 1st gear, and the rear wheel did not turn. So, since it still hasn't been transfered to my name, and it has no plates, I just drove it up and down the alley a few times. I have to say, that bike has a lot of power. and when I shifted to 2nd there is a soft spot when I opened the throatle. No worries, I will get to it tomorrow and start figuring it out.
This would have never been possible without all of you. So once again, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!
Nico
and air screw with out it, air screw broken and the tip so embeded that after trying everything I had to drill the body itself to get that tip out!!! and that is just the beggining. What ever you can think off those carbs had it 
!!!!!
) figure out if it is the needle jet hight (had no washers what so ever so strted with 2 and will check soon with 3) and then yes get it licensed. the rest is all done.
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