2 Days of break in, 50 miles each day, time to find the Gremlins. The bike is 99.9% complete but needs to be ridden because items like Emblems are going to be close to deadline for Deals Gap. Yesterday was a great ride. The bike runs perfectly, has strong power, and idles well. Only Gremlin was about 10 miles from home when the downshift wouldn't go, the shift lever decided to depart from the rest of the bike. I rode it 10 miles in 5th gear and hit all lights except one back to the shop. Looked everywhere for the lever with the truck but as you guys know, once something important falls off your bike, the Gremlins have it now. A couple of Teenagers smoking butts on the way home from school 2 years from now will probably find it. The lever off my 1980 750F did the trick for today.
I got the muffler to come in about 1 inch more but that is about it. Back in the days of these bikes and Kerker Exhausts, bikes were going bar to bar and not corner to corner, unless of course, you were Eddie Lawson or Freddie Spencer. We loved the races, but we loved the ladies too.
This is what we look like now. The new side panel is in Larry's hands for paint and should be back next week. I am hoping the new emblems are in from Australia by May 6th, but if not we will go with plan B for Deals Gap.
The OEM meters are ready to go and just need to be assembled. These repro meters kind of suck, if you are thinking about them. The ODO's rattle and the speedo dropped the trip reset switch somewhere before 100 miles? Don't waste your money and spend it on CB750Faces, just don't use Loctite on the screws.
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