After months of asking questions and sticking with it, I had my first decent ride today! What a feeling. In July, the bike was not running at all. Over the past two months, I got it to where it would run, but run poorly. Two tired, I resynched the carbs again today and played with the spark advance plate and voila! This morning it was bogging out at 20 mph as it has since I got it running. This afternoon, I tweaked some more and took it down the street. Damned if it didn't wind out at first, allowing me to slip through the gears until I was doing 50 mph! What a smooth engine the CB offers. My 2000 Shadow (daily commuter) doesn't feel as smooth. Just a whole different kind of ride. Now that it's running properly, I want to paint the tank and side covers. That was the deal I made with myself. From what I've been reading, acrylic sounds like it's relatively easy. I'm going with the traditional black, I guess. Nothing can put me in a bad mood today. I actually brought the bike back to life. Hooray for me....
