day 9

so, everyone knows its not as simple as it looks, but sometimes it all comes together.

we decided to put the new firestones on, which look great. i wanted the same profile in the front and back so i went with 18x3.5 because i was concerned with front fork clearance and i didnt want to swap the fork. i might have been able to push to 3.75 or 4.0 but i wanted a specific look on this bike, and so far its holding to my vision.

after the tires were on we couldnt help ourselves. just wanted to hear it.

rigged up a gas tank and ran the basics,

battery straight to the coils, and to a ground.

gas, air, no spark...

checked the plugs and the shoddy plug wires, but they were fine.

we pulled off the points cover, and holyshit

its becoming more and more evident that whoever had this bike last, was and idiot.

the points cover came off to reveal that only one of the 4 necessary screws remained. one of the points was simply wedged in the case, disconnected from the wires, and the other was flapping there sparking all over. what a mess. after some searching we found replacements, set the points. started right up. and T set the timing while we were at it.

it sounds GREAT.

one week from a random guys garage in dayton, to a running bike with a good engine.

still needs...

levers

lights

temp seat and tank

chain on

real wiring

BUT....

its alive!