It's me....AGAIN!!

[Billy Ricks]

Janice,
You have my admiration for doing this on your own. You'll get it worked out. Just stay at it and ask all the questions you need to.

[Giblet]

Me 2

Janice,

Hang in there. I was ready to set mine on fire at one point but these guys kept encouraging me and now I ride my GK 70 miles a day to work and back & hope to make my 3rd Texas hill country ride in the fall (with Billy, Hap, Leon and all the motely cru). Now if I could just get it to corner like an 1100E or Katana I'd be happy as a pig in mud.

Steve

[speedzter2000]

Thank you Billy, 8Track and Giblet...
Giblet, I laughed at you wanting to fire yours up...literally..
Billy, thanks...as always... I'm crossing my fingers!! You've got a lot of helpful knowledge which has helped me sleep easier...
8Track...didnt put on the fairing yet....I'm waiting to make sure everything works first..I also have to change the handlebars, for the first pair are too short and everything is binding....I am going to bring the new master cylinder and put it on at the shop, so they can bleed it for me... I see you guys have some problems with that
I got the carbs off...again...argh!! floats are all at 22mm...I'm bench synching them now....
I found a guy who is local, for if all else fails, I'm bringing it to him...He says he has 30 years experience, and used to work for a stealership...(the same a$$holes who I brought my bike to in the first place). Trust me, he'll be given the third degree before I bring it there...hopefully, I wont have to...
Looks like another post (carb #3?...forgot, I put it together already) was broken and has been JB welded...I am hoping it's just a lot of scratchy stuff...:roll: just looks like a chunk was taken off, not broken all the way through...looks like a lot of "tap" marks...I took pics, but of course, my batteries died...
I hope to have running (for the billionith time) by Wednesday, if not...off it goes....
Battey is dead...again....this is #3!! I replaced the R/R...I'm hoping after putting it on the charger it will hold....
Thanks again, guys....

[speedzter2000]

As been promised...forever!! Taken on Sunday...you can see the cables biding, and hopefully the post...

[8trackmind]

Janice, I see the problem. The clutch cable is routed wrong. I'm not sure if you can see it in this picture but, it runs under the guages between the left mount, and the left fork tube.

[Giblet]

Glad you had a laugh on me. I thought propflux01 was going to turn me into the GS abuse police :-D . I have learned something from your thread. Now, I know I need to check the valve shim clearances before I rebuild the carbs. Kept meaning to ask and kept forgetting. BTW, your bike looks really good.

[speedzter2000]

Glad you had a laugh on me. I thought propflux01 was going to turn me into the GS abuse police :-D . I have learned something from your thread. Now, I know I need to check the valve shim clearances before I rebuild the carbs. Kept meaning to ask and kept forgetting. BTW, your bike looks really good.

Oh, geez....I took them dang things out and put them in again, same thing, ARGH...geez, that charcoal lighter fluid is looking pretty good right now
I believe now it's the idle adjustment screw, or the air screws, or both...If it doesnt rain TOO hard, I will try both this weekend..
BTW....the clicking noise was the battery getting tired...I keep it on my charger/ tender for a few hours before I put it back in....to...TRY AGAIN!!
Good Luck with your ride...hopefully, we'll all be up and happily running soon and enjoy the summer!!!
BTW...your avatar is too cute!!