Took it out for it's first ride! AWWWW YEAH!!!!!!!
It handles beautifully, even with the fatter tires. I feel more in control. It isn't a whip around type feeling, in fact it handles slower but feels more connected to the road. I think the suspension changes and weight transfer have a lot to do with it as well.
One thing I did find out is that my plate lever mechanism didn't work. I only went about 7 miles when I heard TWANG! I pulled over and the roller wheel had blown off and the plate had tucked under the tire.
Eh, I made it home and hammered it back out. The plate doesn't look great but at least I made the project out of soft metal so it would give away instead of binding up. I'll figure something else out. For now I'll just remount the plate a little more level to the ground and see if I can get away with that.
Other than that, (and a very minor fork leak), things are going very well. The carb is right on the money so far and it started right up after only about 3 cranks this morning. idled perfectly. I did move the throttle cable from the right side of the frame to the left as it was revving up when I turned right.
Jeff
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