buck
11-16-2010, 10:15 PM
For those of you that aren't up to date on my ride and the story behind it here's a link to the original thread.
http://www.3wheelerworld.com/showthread.php?91945-I-finally-found-one!!&highlight=
edog, this if for you big daddy!!! ;)
If the mods would like me to keep this on the original thread just let me know and I will do so.
I came home tonight thinking I would be able to finally start this thing after purchasing it some 22 months ago. I was very cautious and careful with everything I was doing while putting on the new tank for fear of messing something up. Every move was done with care. After connecting the fuel line and triple checking every possible thing I could think of I decided it was time to see if it was worth it. I poured a small amount of fuel into the tank and slowly turned the petcock to reserve while checking for fuel leaks.....nothing. Whew!
It took about 20-25 kicks until I heard something that sounded like a piston firing. (I knew the carb would need some tuning when I got done) A couple of more kicks and it hit for a couple of seconds. Again, a couple of more kicks and it idled for a few seconds. This is good. Knew we were on the right track. A couple more kicks and we had official lift off.
I got the motor to settle into a smooth idle and stepped back to take a look. The engine was smoking from the Marvel Mystery oil that was in the cylinder. I figured I was good there in a few minutes.
I killed it and started it a few times not running up the rpms much at all. She's been sleeping a long time and I wanted to gently wake her up. After several minutes of idle I decided to run down the road and back to see what we had. Just shifted into second gear and probably didn't even see 2k on the tach. Not ready for that yet.
Got back and the smoke was gone. Idle was great. I couldn't believe this thing was sitting there purring like it was after sitting for almost 20 years in exile. My hat is off to Honda. They did a great job building this product.
I can honestly say I feel like it's the fall of 1986 again, I'm 17 years old, and this thing just came to me off the showroom floor. I am just as excited now, if not more so, than I could have been then. The wait was more than worth it. While running it down the road I felt like I was on a brand new machine. In a small way it was like a time warp. The smile is just as big now as it would have been then. Something tells me it's probably a little more appreciated at this point in my life.
I have a little more cleaning I want to do on my rear fenders before taking any pics of the finished product. Be patient, they will be posted.
I have to go back downstairs to start it again and hear it run. I'll check back later. :)
Buck
http://www.3wheelerworld.com/showthread.php?91945-I-finally-found-one!!&highlight=
edog, this if for you big daddy!!! ;)
If the mods would like me to keep this on the original thread just let me know and I will do so.
I came home tonight thinking I would be able to finally start this thing after purchasing it some 22 months ago. I was very cautious and careful with everything I was doing while putting on the new tank for fear of messing something up. Every move was done with care. After connecting the fuel line and triple checking every possible thing I could think of I decided it was time to see if it was worth it. I poured a small amount of fuel into the tank and slowly turned the petcock to reserve while checking for fuel leaks.....nothing. Whew!
It took about 20-25 kicks until I heard something that sounded like a piston firing. (I knew the carb would need some tuning when I got done) A couple of more kicks and it hit for a couple of seconds. Again, a couple of more kicks and it idled for a few seconds. This is good. Knew we were on the right track. A couple more kicks and we had official lift off.
I got the motor to settle into a smooth idle and stepped back to take a look. The engine was smoking from the Marvel Mystery oil that was in the cylinder. I figured I was good there in a few minutes.
I killed it and started it a few times not running up the rpms much at all. She's been sleeping a long time and I wanted to gently wake her up. After several minutes of idle I decided to run down the road and back to see what we had. Just shifted into second gear and probably didn't even see 2k on the tach. Not ready for that yet.
Got back and the smoke was gone. Idle was great. I couldn't believe this thing was sitting there purring like it was after sitting for almost 20 years in exile. My hat is off to Honda. They did a great job building this product.
I can honestly say I feel like it's the fall of 1986 again, I'm 17 years old, and this thing just came to me off the showroom floor. I am just as excited now, if not more so, than I could have been then. The wait was more than worth it. While running it down the road I felt like I was on a brand new machine. In a small way it was like a time warp. The smile is just as big now as it would have been then. Something tells me it's probably a little more appreciated at this point in my life.
I have a little more cleaning I want to do on my rear fenders before taking any pics of the finished product. Be patient, they will be posted.
I have to go back downstairs to start it again and hear it run. I'll check back later. :)
Buck