just around the block a couple times. Runs great! finally got the clutch working, the plates were stuck at first and had to do the "adjustment" twice, but it seems to work fine now, even neutral being easy to find. Of course I never did get it out of 2nd....
Now the bad news: I don't like the peg and handlebar positions.
sigh....it's got me sitting just about like the position was on my 02 Suzuki SV650, which, while a "standard" bike, was more on the side of "sport standard"...so this little chop, with mids and low bars has me in semi-sportbike position. Hurts my hands. Forces my weight onto my hands.
So, diff bars in future! and as fate would have it, I do have some other bars to try. I have full apes to try, I have some @10" z-bars (which I don't like the look of) and I have the old so-called "rototillers", that were the stock bars.
I also need to do some more reading about tightening of steering head bearings. Something with the steering was a tad weird - might be the front tire, it is falling apart, plus the back tire is really low on air. Not sure why it had lost so much air.
Also, front AND back brakes need to be bled in some more - they are functional but mushy.
Feels so very diff. from my Sporty.
Anyway, it ran great! still lots of adjustments and fiddling to do, but I'm thinking maybe by next weekend I can ride it over to my Dad's, which is like 10 miles away.
I also am getting this little voice in my head telling me that forwards might be more comfortable. On the Sporty I like my mids - but the "mids" on Sporty are much farther forward than these.
Will try the handlebar thing 1st though.