SHE LIVES. Got my first ride on it on this beautiful spring day. I’m thinking there’s some slack in the cam chain... hear nothing at idle, but some chatter/ slapping sounds coming from the exhaust, and down towards the back of the cylinder. So I have the manual on how to adjust it... but I want some help and advice on this procedure... dumb question, but can I do this without draining the oil, and can the motor be warm?
Also not sure if my head gasket leaks oil... but I got her nice and hot, and noticed some oil on the cylinder. I’m excited, because I have all gears in my transmission, have really smooth power and an easy clutch pull, and set my idle speed to a pretty smooth 1350rpms. <— that’s a rough estimate but on the gauge it’s just under 1500. I kept her under 5k rpms from what I can guess, because I’m worried about the cam chain slap, or whatever that noise may be...
My starter likes to stick for a few rotations when the bike fires up, not sure if that’s due to a low battery charge or if that’s just a common feature. Just adding every observation I can think of.
My left side carb leaks because the brass fuel inlet came out, and needs glued in somehow to reseal it. So there’s a small leak and I’d bet that’s where it’s coming from... other than that, I’m happy as hell that I got to ride a bike that I bought. This has been the first bike I’ve purchased that I’ve been able to ride in my life. A proud, and lively moment for sure!
Also not sure if my head gasket leaks oil... but I got her nice and hot, and noticed some oil on the cylinder. I’m excited, because I have all gears in my transmission, have really smooth power and an easy clutch pull, and set my idle speed to a pretty smooth 1350rpms. <— that’s a rough estimate but on the gauge it’s just under 1500. I kept her under 5k rpms from what I can guess, because I’m worried about the cam chain slap, or whatever that noise may be...
My starter likes to stick for a few rotations when the bike fires up, not sure if that’s due to a low battery charge or if that’s just a common feature. Just adding every observation I can think of.
My left side carb leaks because the brass fuel inlet came out, and needs glued in somehow to reseal it. So there’s a small leak and I’d bet that’s where it’s coming from... other than that, I’m happy as hell that I got to ride a bike that I bought. This has been the first bike I’ve purchased that I’ve been able to ride in my life. A proud, and lively moment for sure!