Managed to get everything mounted today. It did not go super smoothly though. First I snapped a bolt in the lower triple. Then when trying to remove it the easy out broke. So I had to find a new place to mount the horn. Overall it is pretty much in the same location, just the mounting point changed. That also meant the support mount for the front brake line had to be changed as well.
Bleeding the brakes took forever. I was having a very hard time getting fluid to go through the master cylinder. Once it did the rest was easy. The first test ride didn't go so well. The bike fired up easily enough, but I could tell it was only running on one cylinder. The left side wasn't firing. I checked for spark and had none. So off comes the tank to check the wires at the coils. Sure enough one of them had popped out of its connection block. Put it back in and secured it so it won't pop out again. Put the tank back on and fought with the damn crossover tube for a while. Man I hate that stupid thing.
Off for the test ride. When I first started out the mid range of the rpm's it was a bit sluggish and it was cutting in and out a bit like it wasn't getting fuel. Said the hell with it and went on the highway anyway. Cruising around I could feel the bike surging a tiny bit. However, that slowly went away after a bit of riding. When I got off the highway the cutting in and out at mid rpm's was gone as well. Now when at a stop I have to give it a tiny bit of gas to keep it from stalling which I didn't have to do before.
The clutch needs some adjustment and so do the foot controls. Both tires felt a bit slippy, but the front was very slippy. I don't know if it was the mold release, too much air, or a combo of both. Whatever it is, it certainly does not inspire any confidence. The front brake isn't as strong as I thought it would be either. It works well, I just expected a bit better feel and power from the dual piston caliper and master cylinder. Maybe after some more bedding in time it will start to feel better.
Now comes all of the adjustments and tweaks & peaks to get it running and handling better. I still need to go back through and re-check the valve lash. I am almost certain the right exhaust valve is a bit too loose and is making the ticking sound.
