First: Can't read a wiring diagram? F%$#@ing enlarge it
But more importantly get a multimeter. No lie. Had issues with the headlight and the multimeter cleared it right up. Mostly a matter of finding what's hot and what's not. My stuff was simple but still... Good tool. My non-flashing winkers - bad relay. Replaced it and wink ahoy. All hands on deck or somesuch.
Loosened up the forks and readjusted the speedo drive, installed the cable and it wanted to rub the disc. So... zip ties.
Reattached the freshly painted badges with doubled up trim tape and it looks pretty dang nice. Thanks Goon for the badges. I was going to go without but it's SO much better with and I couldn't bring myself to take the clutch cable off today but since I have some clutch weirdness they'll be on when I deal with that.
Dad couldn't help himself and took a picture. Been at this so long we were both a little sad to see it come to an end. But not really. You know how it is
So I got it out to the road and got it up to 90 some odd according to the speedometer so who knows the real speed. Solid as the proverbial rock. Grinning ear to ear. Shifts well. No popping in the exhaust on downshift. It is literally butter. So smooth. All seems VERY right with the world.
But...
The stock master cylinder works but that's all I'll give it. The crushing your fingers thing trying to brake and feather the throttle - not so much fun when the travel in the lever is that much.
Also, I have A LOT of slop in the throttle cable at idle - meaning at no throttle it will continue backwards. Have to mess with the adjustment on that.
All in all I put about 50 miles on it highway and city. Couple of interesting things happened.
At one point in stop and go traffic (somebody got in a fender bender so mostly stop) I couldn't get it in neutral. Little farther on no problem. What's that all about?
I stopped off in town to grab a coffee and stare at it while smoking my last smokes and when I got through it wouldn't start. This is maybe 20-30 minutes. Turns over fine but acts like it has no spark. Finally ended up turning the off - run - off switch to the rider side and back. Starts right up. Switch problem then? I suppose the multimeter will tell the tale.
Got it home and damn it looks pretty
But the tach seal is a sieve and I have some oil here I can't identify where it's coming from. Base gasket? Time for the foot powder.
Given that I tore it down to NOT have oil leaks I think I've failed for now. But screw it. I'm pretty confident I could take it apart and put it back together in a long weekend at this point and that's really what it was all about from the get go.
I've said it before but a huge thanks to everyone on the board. All the question posters and especially all the question answerers. If it took 8 months to do with the board it probably doesn't get done at all without. Best board I've ever been a part of.
Now to ponder where I can work on this thing now