Yea my sarcasm doesn't come through the text. I kid when I call it a mutt, though I can't claim to have a pure original nonetheless if you go by the stringent standards most use.
As fas as how it runs, the engine is solid. But I've had to rework a lot of everything else. I've had it for just over a year and only put 4000 miles on it because it's been down more than its been running. I'm a newbie and I've learned ALOt on my own but I've also had to outsource a little bit of work too just due to spinning my tail a bit.
Alright if im going to be totally honest, it's in the shop now getting a few mods. I was chasing my tail again on a symptom of low rumbling and loss of power while up shifting. So when the fellow told me the carbs needed to come back out and the Airbox booties were totally shot, I figured I'd upgrade to air pods and a larger jet. The original exhaust was a bit rusted up and missing the baffles too and, for that reason and wanting a more minimalist look, I also opted To go to a Mac 4-into-2.
So now I've definitely crossed the line into a non-stock bike so I suppose I'm mentally trying to tell myself it wasn't 100% original to begin with so I'm not infact desecrating something totally pure.
I know I know, it's all personal choice but I don't know why I feel guilty about "violating" some unspoken code of remaining stock at all possible costs.
Thanks for the warm welcome.
