Final adjustments and test ride...PICS?
Got everything mounted, alignment tweaks, and head torqued. Very glad to have purchased the 3/8" drive torque wrench and found the sensitivity user friendly on new motor. Torqued to 12.5 foot pounds on the Craftsman wrench.
Mixed the fuel at 8 ounces per gallon or 20:1, primed the carb, set the choke to 50%, pedaled down my drive way, turned onto the street, eased out the clutch, puttered...gave a little throttle and Sweet Music to My Ears!
She's ALIVE!!
Cruised about 6 times up and down my block around PM and the noise was not to bad, really. Waved at the neighbors and goosed it a little...Nice chuckle from the on lookers. Finally put her on the kick stand to cool off. With the fuel turned off.
Went over next door with a couple of cigars and smoked my second stogie for the year. We talked about all aspects of marketability. While puffin in the lounge chairs. He then pulls out a Jesse James Chrome Chopper bicycle and glorify future plans to install one on that! Then 2 more on lookers join the conversation and are brought up to speed on the subject at hand.
So, I end up getting the project back on the road with another demo and offer for someone to try it. I had one taker and he was hooked. Wants me to install one for him, but maybe I'll just assist for liability reasons. I ain't touching any wrenches (c.y.a.)
Then about 2 hours later I re-torqued the heads, which needed it. Checked and found nothing else loose. I used LocTite to seal the deal on all bolt on's including carb mount and float bowl screws. I'll keep checking for Looseness before each ride.
What else can I say, except COOL. (means SICK!)
