This week/weekend our little island was drenched in yet more rain, but that didn't stop me from throwing up my temporary shelter (ie, tarp) and banging away on the bike.
Since getting the bike a few weeks ago here's what I've found:
- the carbs needed a pretty healthy cleaning
- the valves were improperly adjusted (the lock nut for cyl #4 was ready to spin off...)
- the timing was off by about 15 degrees
- the electronic ignition was only sporatically flaming up the coil for cyl #2&3
Thankfully when I bought the bike the owner threw in a box with the points, plate and point cam (I guess thats what it would be called..) After putting the points back on the bike, static timing it and then using a strobe to fine tune, the bike runs approximately 3,000,000% better (my math may be off on this figure)
Today was the first day I was able to take the bike out for a good run (between rain storms), and oh man was it a good run. The only things to sort out now are an occasionally sticking float on #1, picking up some new throttle cables (some previous owner managed to kink the return cable) and a baffle-less exhaust. When I can get my hands on a carb sync., I'll be doing that as well.
While doing my test ride, my father was able to tell exactly which gear I was in as I raced around the lake. Oh yeah, she's a loud bike.
I also changed the oil, adjusted the brakes, adjusted the clutch, adjusted the cam chain, replaced the headlight and did a few other niggly things.
A big thanks to everyone on the forums for their past and present posts, they helped a heck of a lot!
She's gonna be a nice runner for the summer,
