Monday, November 23, 2009
Finished!
I put the third mile on my odometer while breaking in the bike at 25% throttle around the block pretty much signifying the completion of the bike. Finally, after 6 months of work the bike is finished!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
It's...ALIVE!!!!
After taking Halloween weekend off, I got my throttle cable in the mail. I installed it in to my new PHBG carb (which was cast a bit poorly and took some sanding and filing to fit the slide) I attempted to start the bike for the first time. Luckily my buddy Adam was around to help fitting the slide and spring, a huge pain in the ass.
So after a of couple of tries, nothing. Then, my friend Tyler takes a try and gets it to sputter and then, with a true quarter-kick, the engine roared to life! The bike idles deep and strong and I couldn't be happier. Even cold it will kick over with a modest pedal and seven months of work was celebrated with a 10 mph ride down the street and back. The engine temp gauge worked as well, showing a healthy 250 degrees. Some tuning definitely needs to happen (I'm a bit rich at the moment) and other small tweaks, but it's all minor compared to the success of last night.
Oh, and here's a picture of the back wheel flying, just to prove it!
So after a of couple of tries, nothing. Then, my friend Tyler takes a try and gets it to sputter and then, with a true quarter-kick, the engine roared to life! The bike idles deep and strong and I couldn't be happier. Even cold it will kick over with a modest pedal and seven months of work was celebrated with a 10 mph ride down the street and back. The engine temp gauge worked as well, showing a healthy 250 degrees. Some tuning definitely needs to happen (I'm a bit rich at the moment) and other small tweaks, but it's all minor compared to the success of last night.
Oh, and here's a picture of the back wheel flying, just to prove it!
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