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    #61
    Originally posted by esmithers View Post
    after i switched them and she came alive and all the pipes were hot.. i was so ****ed off at myself and really ashamed that i was over thinking everything and was not being patient in making sure everything was in the correct order.

    Chuck, sometimes the simplistic jobs cause the smartest to create chaos. thanks for hanging in there. if it was for me taken the wiring apart again and researching the diagram for the bike i would have never caught it.
    Dont beat yourself up too much..Years ago, after installing a rebuilt engine in my El Camino, I fired it, and it ran like poo. After several days of hair pulling, and even checking the plug wires a few times, I eventually found them wrong..It happens. As an hvac tech im humbled on a regular basis, and often have to remind myself not to jump to conclusions, or try to reinvent the wheel...im happy to hear the cycle is sorted out
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      #62
      AND....Now you get to keep the wife AND the cycle...WINNING!!!!!!
      MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
      1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

      NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


      I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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        #63
        appreciate the responses everyone. I took the bike for a little run approx 12 to see what she would do.

        Bike was zippy but ran out of gear quick. i was going 60 MPH and and motor was pushing 5000 RPM. this was disappointing as it would have been cool to know this thing could roll with the best of them without having to sacrifice so much RPMs.

        But man did she roll out fairly quick for a 650, pulling my 260 lbs ass on her.

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          #64
          Originally posted by esmithers View Post
          Bike was zippy but ran out of gear quick. i was going 60 MPH and and motor was pushing 5000 RPM. this was disappointing as it would have been cool to know this thing could roll with the best of them without having to sacrifice so much RPMs.
          Sounds about right, just let 'er spin.

          You will hurt that bike more by running it at low revs than high, you will soon learn to enjoy that sound.

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