Re: Oops I did it again!!

Posted by barelycompetent on Jun 16, 2013; 9:26pm
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/Oops-I-did-it-again-Home-Wrecker-build-tp4041202p4042371.html

Well after a few weeks waiting on my parts, the carbs are all back together, new boots and o rings, and new bowl gaskets.  Put the carbs back on today, poured some gas in the tank, and bang she fired right up!  Ran surprisingly very well for having sat in a semi running state for almost two years!  I was really surprised she fired up as quickly as she did, she ran great, took her around the block a few times, shifts well, idles well, runs well, and then my petcock took a poop on me, sprung a leak and poured the remainder of the tank of gas all over the ground, wasnt much gas though lol.  So a new petcock is on order, and after all said and done I am in this bike for a whopping 550 dollars!  I cleaned her and washed her up after I got her fired up and running, so now comes the fun part.  I have decided not to cafe this bike, instead I am going to bobber it!  Now that she is running Im going to start cleaning up some of the rust on the fenders, and exhaust, and clean up the engine a bit, but not to much, gotta have that somewhat crusty look in my opinion.  Im gonna take the mufflers off, and possibly remove the cross over pipe  as well, dont really want to have to rejet the carbs though.  Wrap the exhaust with pipe wrap, chop off several inches of the subframe, weld on a solo seat, and start trimming the fenders, then its a set of kickback drag bars, and my bobber should be done!  More pics to come as soon as I get started on the clean up!  Just happy she is a good runner lol!