Well anyway; I took it out on a 2 mile ride today, and I have good news! I'm still alive!
There are a handful of problems that i'm still sorting out. Before I list them i'm going to say a few things to give you all an idea of the current situation:
1: I don't beleive the carbs are 100% yet. When I turn the gas on, gas pretty much pours out of the overflow tubes (?) that come out of the bottom of the bowls.
2: The airbox isn't back in yet because I didnt want to pound this whole thing together and then find out I had to take the carbs out again because they were still dirty.
3: There is no exhaust. Just header pipes that come down and stop at a rusty jagged hole where an exhaust once resided.
4: I have not added any oil. I just checked to make sure it had any to begin with. (It was quite low; not surprising since the whole area around the shifter seal is completley covered with oil and dirt.)
NOW;
To start the bike cold, I have to turn the choke on all the way, open the throttle all the way, and then kick it once. I also cannot let the rpms drop below 2500 or 3000, or it will stall. Now today when I drove it around the neighborhood a little, I got it to the point where I could let the rpms drop all the way to 1000 and then not too long after that, I had to turn the choke off, as it was beginning to feel more like a normal motorcycle. Another thing to remember is that it was getting kind of hot by now (the motor) even though its only been on for about 5 minuites.
So anyway, the whole point of this is the following:
In all of the accumulated experience contained in the brains belonging to this forum, may I please have the assistance of you all by telling me what exactly is going on, whats causing it, and what can be done to fix it? If I havn't been 100% clear on any point, just ask me again in a way that a 6 year old could understand, and I will answer in the best of my abilities. Also, if I come up with any other points of interest, I will bring them up asap.
Thank you all very much in advance!!
will
