Okay, first drive today went alright.
bike is running very rich though because its popping and banging a lot and the pipe is getting sooty fast. more smoke, sputtering and hard to accelerate. all telltale signs
also the water leaks are still present so I've to sort that out. the bike got very hot with the combination of engine not running properly and water escaping.
so the next step is to buy new o-ring for the water pump and I've to replace the thermostat assembly, also ensure all the hoses are tightened enough.
buy a battery and then sync the carbs because I feel like they're way off too, and then if its still running too rich ill adjust the fuel screws in until its running right.
so that's the current plan to get the performance sorted out first, then once that's done ill continue with the finishing touches (seat cover) (radiator guard) (stickers) (paint touch up) (etc)
Apart from that the bike had nothing come loose or anything dangerous so I'm happy, and the performance is definitely a LOT better than it was the last time I rode it even with fueling being rich and carbs out of sync, so I imagine once its all dialed in, it'll be amazing.
bike is running very rich though because its popping and banging a lot and the pipe is getting sooty fast. more smoke, sputtering and hard to accelerate. all telltale signs
also the water leaks are still present so I've to sort that out. the bike got very hot with the combination of engine not running properly and water escaping.
so the next step is to buy new o-ring for the water pump and I've to replace the thermostat assembly, also ensure all the hoses are tightened enough.
buy a battery and then sync the carbs because I feel like they're way off too, and then if its still running too rich ill adjust the fuel screws in until its running right.
so that's the current plan to get the performance sorted out first, then once that's done ill continue with the finishing touches (seat cover) (radiator guard) (stickers) (paint touch up) (etc)
Apart from that the bike had nothing come loose or anything dangerous so I'm happy, and the performance is definitely a LOT better than it was the last time I rode it even with fueling being rich and carbs out of sync, so I imagine once its all dialed in, it'll be amazing.