This is a smile, not the look of pain, but I did send this back as it felt just a tad too large. I figured if it broke in, it would no longer fit snugly.
I checked and realized I only had spark in cylinder 2,3 so I went back through my wiring and found a bad connection at the left coil. Once I had power from both, I worked on static timing. Once that was set, I was itching to try to hear if it would run. As I am still waiting for the exhaust to be finished, I tossed on the originals. They are falling apart at the rear due to rust. I sprayed some starting fluid and the bike started right up.
Next I wanted to see if it would run with the tank. After soaking the tank in metal rescue overnight, the inside looked very good. Next I rebuilt the petcock as the original's filter was split in a few places.:
I found that three of the carbs were leaking from the overflow. I tapped with a rubber mallet but I figured it best to pull the covers and make sure no debris was preventing the needle from stopping fuel flow. After cleaning, only the number one carb still leaked. I adjusted the float height and it no longer leaks. I need to try the clear tube method to see how close they all are.
I mounted the rack back onto the bike, and it started easily, both via starter and kick-starter. I then spent some time failing to adjust the clutch. It seemed no matter how I adjusted the cable, the clutch was stuck. I used a rubber mallet to the outside of the case and turned the adjustment bolt back and forth a few times until it seemed to move. The first few times I pulled the lever with the bike running and shifted to first, it lurched and stalled. Probably not good for the bike. However, the last time I tried adjusting it, I started the bike, pulled the lever, shifted down to first, and the bike felt like it went into gear, but it was still running, and didn't lurch forward. I was elated. I slowly released the lever and the bike started moving under it's own power, likely the first time in 30+ years. I rode it around my tiny lot, wearing the biggest grin on my face. Even my girlfriend was so happy for me, she went to get wine to celebrate. Still much to do, but that was the best evening I have had in a very very long time. I love that such a simple machine can bring me that much joy. Thanks to all of you for getting me this far.
One thing of note, was the the blinkers flash almost erratically while the bike is running, but seem normal when the ignition is on but not running. I know cars that have a bulb out will flash faster due to something I read about last night but can't be bothered to look up right now. I am curious if I should have wired the rear signals to the same relay with the front signals, as I only have one set of signals (if that makes sense). I checked and the ground did not affect it, and I cant imagine the power going to the relay would matter either. That just leaves the gray wire coming from the right handlebar.
