I started it as usual, with the hot shot. I tested gears while on the stand, all good. I got my wife/photographer, and got ready for the test ride. I'm going to load the videos below, hopefully.
At this time there are two videos, the first and last of the series, there are three more. Blogger doesn't like large videos, and I think there is a daily limit. It actually seems to be having issues with the two that are up.
I was going to go for a ride down by the bay through Bay Ridge. I remembered that my tires only had a nominal amount of air. The little 12V pump we have only got the tires up to about 30 psi. The tires say 42 psi. I went up Hilltop and cut down a side street and did a U turn. I decided I would go to the hardware store to get two screws that hold the ignition panel on the handle bars, they didn't come with the bike. When I got there, I remembered that the bike may not start. I'd parked on a fairly steep hill, I thought I might be able to jump the bike on the hill. It started right up. The thought of taking a scenic ride passed though my mind. I stopped on the hill at a stop sign to turn right and felt the front tire kind of mush. So it was home to pick up my tire gauge and then to the shell station for some "Breeze".
Am I pleased? Hell Yeah!
As I said to my wife when I told her I was going for a ride, "I'll see you in a month, I'm going to Alaska"!
I now have to develop some milestones for the bike.
- All the fluids need to be done.
- Transmission/clutch fluid
- Rear gear oil
- Proper crankcase oil (it currently has 20-40 which I knew would be wasted)
- Oil filter
- Brake fluid ( it may seem redundant but those lines were sitting for 9 years)
- Radiator coolant
- Air filter
- Another new battery?
- Splines should be inspected and lubed
- Whole bike lube
- Brake pads to be inspected
- Increasing distance rides
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