Sunday, May 19, 2024

IT LIVES!!

She's alive! 

I reassembled the carb (with all the old seals), reinstalled it into the bike, shot some starting fluid into the intake, and kicked it over a couple times... Fired right up.

After that initial endorphin rush, I got a wild hair up my butt and installed the gas tank full of 16 year old fuel, and with some more starting fluid sprayed into the intake, it fired up and actually ran on the old gas. Progress!

Next up, getting it rideable! Handlebars, front/rear tires, front rim, and the clutch lever assembly (whole thing)...

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