It's been awhile since I posted in this thread, but I thought it was about time for an update. First of all, I re-jetted the carbs per
@5twins recommendations and it is running great! From what I have read online this spark plug is about where it needs to be at in terms of mixture, right?
I have been riding it quite a bit and have
since learned that my forks are in desperate need of repair. The seals are leaking oil and they easily bottom out when braking. I have also noticed that my front brakes were not performing all that well. When I tore down the frontend I rebuilt the master cylinder, but only cleaned out the caliper (and it was in pretty rough shape). Having learned a good bit more since then, I decided to rebuild a caliper I found in Dad's shop. It was in much better condition than the original on the bike and after new seals and boots I am hopeful that it will perform better. Would like to add a second caliper, but don't want to drop the hundred bucks on a LH caliper right now. I also upgraded to a one-piece braided stainless steel brake line and drilled out the rotor, which looks awesome!
Had a hell of a time getting the forks apart. That allen head on the bottom of the fork is a bear... had to use an impact to get it off. Once apart, I felt even better about deciding to rebuild these. I changed the fork oil only a few months ago, but it was already fouled and blackened.
Got the new parts in the mail, so I just need to get them back together now!
@Jim also kindly provided me with these 1" spacers:
I plan to add the spacers, perform the Minton Mods and experiment with the oil level and adjusters. Will try and shoot some more fork videos for comparison.