Topic: "Almost" done sucks

[Lamp]

Well I've got my entire bike back together after a strip down rebuild, and now I'm stuck chasing all of the electrical gremlins out of the bike. Now I'm stuck looking at a complete bike with all the work I've done (rear sets, dohc forks and swing arm, etc) knowing I can't ride it yet. It was much less frustrating when it was a bare frame and few boxes of parts. Oh well maybe after an hour alone with the bike, a multimeter, and a fully charged battery I'll now where I stand.

[wedoo2]

Well Lamp, hope you get it lit up soon.   

[70CB750]

The 90 10 rule: the last 10% of work takes another 90% of time. Good luck!

[cb650]

And if you keep it for yourself it's never done.

[brandEn]

The 90 10 rule: the last 10% of work takes another 90% of time. Good luck!

So true, and then when you do get it running it will take 100% of your time to sort out the kinks!

[SOHC4ever]

Well I've got my entire bike back together after a strip down rebuild, and now I'm stuck chasing all of the electrical gremlins out of the bike. Now I'm stuck looking at a complete bike with all the work I've done (rear sets, dohc forks and swing arm, etc) knowing I can't ride it yet. It was much less frustrating when it was a bare frame and few boxes of parts. Oh well maybe after an hour alone with the bike, a multimeter, and a fully charged battery I'll now where I stand.

Patience, grasshopper. This is where you earn your bike.
There's no magic. Everything is just connected to the next thing. Follow the trail of continuity into a deep moment of zen, where time not only stops, but ceases to exist.

[eshumaker]

Ahhh.. the calming sound of the voltmeter continuity beeeeeeeeeep.

[flybox1]

The 90 10 rule: the last 10% of work takes another 90% of time. Good luck!

So true, and then when you do get it running it will take 100% of your time to sort out the kinks!

+1
hurts even more that my my neighbors got a new ZX6R and a Daytona 675. 
rubbing it in every day....

[Lamp]

I'd do bad things to good people for a Daytona 675. Those are amazingly good looking bikes.
Anyways what me feel worse is that I'm a diesel mechanic so I feel like an old bike should just be a breeze not a whole new game lol. Oh well I'm sure get it sorted soon.

[70CB750]

Good thing about 'lectrica is it will not lead to a catastrophic failure - like the need to rebuild the whole engine.

Just take the time with a meter and you will find it soon.