Hi, Jim, Dude and Gary!
As usual, it is such a great pleasure and honor to have so much support of the old gal!
I had the idle screws set at 3/4 out. I normally have K&N filters on, but have been keeping the carbs synced using drill bits for indexing, so had the carbs off. I'll try first with 1/4 in on each carb and go from there. I am a decent amateur mechanic, but know nothing about these bikes. I'm learning, though!
I will have to check back on my notes on jets. The bike was run in an area that is about 4500 feet in elevation. I am about 400 in Palm Springs, so I had to make significant changes, but dont recall where I ended up.
Sure, I love working on bikes and cars, but this journey has been so much more than just shop work.
I was so lucky that my friend, Larry Baughman, sold me the bike, essentially entrusting me with her resurrection.
I will do a followup shortly on her history. I am still working on that. When I bought the bike, neither Larry nor I knew anything about the past. I now know who originally built the bike, who did the paint and have talked to three different guys who raced her, including the 1976 Pike Peak run. Lots of old pictures, too. When I have it organized, I will post a wetransfer link for the pdf download.
In closing,
Dude, that makes me feel so good to see the picture in your shop. This has all been a labor of love and it has been so great to have so many traveling companions as we all chug along on this journey.
And, I have no garage queens. A few years ago, I did a massive restoration on a heavily modified 92 Ducati 900SS. I have had the bike twenty years now. After the restoration, it was perfect, perfect, perfect. FAR better than new. I showed it once at the Quail Motorcycle Gathering and after that a close friend asked me what I was going to do with the bike and I said, ride it, of course.
My whole trip on getting Prom Queen street legal is because I want to ride the bike, not let it sit in the garage. If I did that, it is just a dead thing. No bueno!
Thanks so much, guys!