Don,
It was a pleasure meeting you! It's people like you that make this forum such a great community. Again, I cannot thank you enough for all of your help and for your kind words. Don't worry, I am working diligently at working out the last few bugs. I'm hoping that it will not take me longer than a week or two. I'm looking forward to going on that ride with you!
Issues to sort out1) For those who don't know, I have three minor things to fix on my bike. Most of you remember the issues that I had with the crappy work on my gas tank from Benjies. Well the same crappy work was done to my oil tank. I thought that I had all the tank fixed. All the pin holes from crappy welding was fixed, but the fittings do not seal. While the bike is sitting and running there are no issues. Once you take it out on the road and put the engine under pressure, oil starts pouring out of the coupling and all over the engine. To fix this, I have ordered new Aeroquip AN couplers and a weld-in bung from Summit Racing. I'll take the tank back to a welder to get this fixed.
2) The clutch is barely working. It shifts just fine with the engine on, but once you put it under power, you can barely shift gears. So on my test right, I didn't go above 3rd gear. I'm going to take the clutch apart. I'm getting rid of the Cycle X plates and go with another brand. I tried all kinds of adjustments and nothing works. I already have heavy duty springs, so I am considering going with OEM friction plates.
3) The last issue should be an easy fix. I have what some call a "Hanging Idle." What this means is that while you are out riding, you accelerate, or just rev the bike and the RPMs come down very slowly when you release the throttle. You would think that this is because of a kink in your throttle cables or that they are too tight. But this is not the case. From what I read, the main cause of this is from the bike running lean. I haven't adjusted the air/fuel ratio yet. Hopefully this will solve it.
I'll update when I get some progress.
Sam
