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What gggGary said! Couldn't have said it better.

You are an inspiration-and-a-half. Quote: "I will probably throw this engine in and try it out while I wait for the parts. See how it runs." No big deal, tossing in another engine. Makes the tiny little problems I have with my bike look like child's play! May that crusty old 79 engine run...

I feel your pain SherpaT. Popped a carb just this morning, after forgotting something at home and looping back. It started fine while cold, but after coming home and trying to re-start it hot, it was grumpy and spit out the right carb. This is not an unusual occurrence. I've become fairly...

Heh. I swapped out both brake light and headlight for LEDs. And I thought that the flicker in my LED headlight was a special feature, to catch the attention of vehicles. When I got the bike years ago, I got rid of various warning lights. At the time, I figured, "What do I need a warning...

Mmmm. This makes sense. Why buy everything at once? A bit at a time is the way to go. Thanks 5twins! I'll also get reading up on the common top end stuff people run into, and do while they've got it apart. Seems like while the engine is apart, might as well do a few things. Like one thing...

Awesome SherpaT! Howdy from southern Ontario. Love your setup. I'm assuming the dog in the water photo does not ride on your tank. Just because it seems like something worth mentioning, if that was the case. I remember an Aussie guy (if I remember correctly) years ago, who had a dog which...

Howdy all. Changed the oil yesterday, and was presented with small gifts of black plastic detritus (is "detritus" singular or plural? or both? maybe it's detriti? I dunno...) on the sump plate. Took a picture, with the oil plug copper gasket for perspective. Searched the forums and figure...

Hey Pete! I see the CVMG Rally in your tag line. My father-in-law lives in Paris, and yet I've managed to miss that event every year. I just put it in my google calendar for 2021, hoping we'll be back on our feet by then.

Thanks man. I did keep riding, even though I wasn't posting. But I'll try to do both ;-)

Hey all. I haven't posted in a long time. Wuz too busy (until COVID slowed things down a bit). Anyway, I was late getting the bike going this year, and it was a grumpy, back-firing, stalling mess on my first couple of rides. Long story short, I just fired it up, and it actually idled. In...

LOL! Nope, that would be terribly ungrateful Pete! Your generosity is much appreciated ;)

As appealing as it is to think of slaving over two sets of carbs, while Pete puts his feet up, downs a cold one, and provides helpful commentary... I think I might have to try 5twins swap-the-coils idea first. Call me crazy :p

I'm gathering that the consensus seems to be: it's OK to run resistor caps OR resistor plugs; but not both. With points, of course. Mr2Wheel, nope, I do not have a radio on the bike. So that's not a problem if I go both caps and plugs non-resistored. I was hoping that getting rid of the...

Hmmm. I ordered the caps from Mikes North. The look just like the photo 5twins posted. And they are for sure more compact, as I almost couldn't connect, after trimming half an inch of wire before installing them. I can check the part number when I get home. Previously, I had (longer) NGK...

I posted it in Classifieds. If anyone is interested, I'll get more info for them.

Know a guy who saw my bike, and told me his buddy has a 1974 for sale for $1000. If anybody is interested, I can get more information. If not; well, it didn't take real long to post this.

Roger that. Wilco. Over and out. :cool:

Sooty. That's gas? Adjust the air mixture screw? (If so, would it be tighter, or looser?)

Thanks Angus! The AP63s seemed fine while I ran them. The NGKs arrived in the mail, so I put them in; but if it's not a problem to run resistor plugs with non-resistor caps, I'll go back to the AP63s. Easy to get. I did notice that when I pulled the AP63s to put the NGKs in, the left AP...

Dozens? I begin to see why you know so much, gggGary! BTW, my neighbour's buddy saw my bike and told me he has a buddy with a '74 for sale for $1000 (Canadian). I've wondered about the protocol; should I post this somewhere on the site, for anyone who might be looking? Or is that just...