strange... i typed an answer yesterday but it didn't get posted:
the text on the vin tag is english and german, not swedish. not sure if this was normal for the european bikes, or if it means that it was originally meant for the german market?
yesterday i did a round of about 50km on a winding local road. that worked the engine through its range really well.
ass dyno report: it spins easily and freely, revs up very promptly and pulls like a really strong little devil. definitely has more punch, and delivers it quicker.
it also works nice and smooth, no hickups of any kind. the clutch is both easy and holds well.
back home i did a quick check and found no funny stuff. no oil leaks a at all - phew!
then i changed the oil and filter.
there was some fine debris in the oil. could be left over from when the clutch got chewed up? anyway, i decided not to worry as it was very tiny particles.
the engine also got quite hot, i think that's because the jetting is on the lean side. after the ride i checked the plugs and they don't look too far off - but this was not a plug chop at a certain rpm range, so not necessarily representative.
today - round 2.
i picked a route around the ijsselmeer. that's a body of water that used to be part of the north sea before it got closed off with a dam, in 1952. you can see it here in the picture, that big blue thing in the middle:
always along the coast, on small roads, is about 300km. riding hard pretty much non-stop this takes almost a full day. after this the bulk of the break-in would be done. a friend with his VFR was masochist enough to accompany me
as yesterday, the bike behaved very well but i noticed a few tings.
past about 8500rpm it doesn't really get stronger. i think this is an indication that the main jets may need to go up one or two numbers. i'm making a dyno appointment so this will get sorted soon.
then when we were almost half-way i couldn't rev past about 4500rpm in any gear. stopped for a quick check, found nothing weird so let it cool down a bit then continue - still the same. idle was steady, carbs got fuel... maybe the ignition timing went out of adjustent?
after stopping for a quick lunch and letting the engine cool down i looked under the ingition cover, but all looked good. so what could this mystery rev limiter be?
looking up i noticed that the counter nut of the clutch push cable had gotten loose, and in a funny spot where it restricted the clutch mechanism as such. so luckily this turned out to be something simple.
i popped off the tank and tightend it back on really well.
after this it ran well again, for the rest of this round.
changing the oil (and filter, again) the debris i found was much less, and even finer than yesterday. that's a good trend.
that's the good stuff.
then i have a tiny oil leak at the left hand side of the oil pan. not sure yet if it's from the gasket, or from under the shifter cover. it's really more of a sweating than dripping so not too bad but i want to find the source.
also found that the bolt holding the ignition rotor on the crankshaft sticks out a bit further than with the stock setup with points, and now touches the ignition cover. it already ground its way into the cover, here around the "N":
i think i can just push this out a bit with a hammer to give it more space underneath.
another minor thing is that honda log plate on the alternator cover that's coming loose.
i might just stick it on with some heat resistant glue as i see no reason why i would have to remove it.
next is to re-torque all bolts, check tappet clearances and cam chain tension... and get a dyno appointment.
