Yep... Nothing like getting plates and making it legal. It's first ride on the road on probably 20 years was to DMV. I was praying it would get me there and back. Minimal hassle with my Alabama registration from ITS Titles, but I did feel compelled to say "You know Alabama doesn't title things that old" after she stared at it for a minute. The only thing I got dinged was not registering it right after I got the paperwork. They weren't satisfied with my, "you wouldn't have wanted me to ride it over here with the tires that were on it" remark. That was a $10 hit. It was rather expensive getting it registered in my state, I paid like $80 altogether!
On an added note, I noticed my compression is up to 150 psi (cold) across all 4 cylinders now compared to 115 or so (cold) before that 15 mile ride. Still working float level and mixture issues but being able to legally ride it on the road is making those tasks way more manageable. It idles great and seems to have more power than my '73 but it hesitates a lot. Better if filter is removed (mentioned in another thread somewhere)...
... and someone PLEASE have mercy on me and give me a decent set of side covers!
*edit* And oddly, my speedometer is slowly coming back to life. Working closer and closer to actual speed, milage works.... weird.
I knew I should have told DMV it was 5000 actual miles....
