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[Paulrxs650]

Hey John! Yeah I'll get some video up when I get it started. The headlight looks good. I should have mocked it up. I'll try and get some pics on tomorrow. Hope all is good with you

 

[Johnt3]

Hey John! Yeah I'll get some video up when I get it started. The headlight looks good. I should have mocked it up. I'll try and get some pics on tomorrow. Hope all is good with you

Going as well as can be expected my friend. Some days are way tougher than others...

 

[Paulrxs650]

I bet my friend. Thinking of you! I was talking to your Ogle family the other day

 

[Johnt3]

Thank you my friend, I appreciate that. Hey, tell those Ogle's their distant cousin said Hi!

 

[Paulrxs650]

Ha ha! I did. They said Hi back

 

[Johnt3]

Cool! That's some long distance family bonding right there.

 

[Paulrxs650]

Certainly is! Right I'm off into the shed and see if we can get a start

 

[Paulrxs650]

So, today, I managed to get the bike started. After last night, running from the battery, I knew I was getting spark and the odd cough. This morning I walked the engine through its strokes send discovered that the pick up plate was 180 degrees out. I referred back to the instructions from Hugh but to no avail. I pulled the pick up plate and the advance rod and noted that the locator dowel at the pickup plate end can go all the way through. So, I popped it out the opposite side and reassembled. All good on the walk through so I went for a start. Second kick and no problem. Fired straight into life and ran fine. I checked the output from the reg rec and wasn't seeing anything higher than 15.9v at higher revs, so connected the cap up. First kick and it fired. Once I was happy with that, I set the timing with my strobe and backed off the carb mix a touch. I'll sort them out more later.

I did take a video but I'm having trouble loading it for some reason. One thing I will say it has good compression!

I also did a few more jobs like fitting a new chain and also sizing up the new headlight

 

[TwoManyXS1Bs]

That rectangular valve cover window sure gives it a different appearance.

Did you happen to peek in there while it was running?

 

[Paulrxs650]

It does, doesn't it. Yes I got some video too. Hopefully I can get it on here

 

[Paulrxs650]

Eventually worked this one out via YouTube

 

[Brassneck]

It does, doesn't it. Yes I got some video too. Hopefully I can get it on here

Post on youtube, and then link from that?

 

[Paulrxs650]

Yep just done that. Think I have to wait for the vid to be approved, so might be a little delay

 

[Paulrxs650]

Eventually! Hope you all like the vid.

 

[Airwolfie]

Video not working!! :-((

 

[Airwolfie]

Found it, and here ya go!!!

 

[peanut]

she lives !
Can't wait to see a vid of your first test run

 

[Johnt3]

Alright Paul! She's alive! Sound great buddy,nice work.
Your not too far from tear down and paint now. What's left on your list?

 

[Brassneck]

Great sound!!!!

 

[TwoManyXS1Bs]

Where's the oil that's supposed to be splattering about behind the viewport?