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Old Jul 13, 2017 | 09:44 PM
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First Ride

Been a while since I worked on it but set the timing and idle and air/fuel screws on the weekend and went down the street. Rides pretty good. Smoothe. Clutch works great. Idles nice. And stops.

​​​​​So far only issues are the alternator pulley is too small since I'm using racing pulley setup but I'm going to get a smaller one machined and the rad fan switch temperature must be too high and not coming on soon enough(over 220°F and didn't kick in so I ordered a 165off-185on)


 
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Old Jul 13, 2017 | 10:32 PM
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Always a good day when you get back on the road. Congrats on the milestone.
 
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Old Jul 14, 2017 | 12:03 AM
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OH! I can feel that wonderful feeling in my bones, congratulations Chad, I know you got to be stoked to the max.
 
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Old Jul 14, 2017 | 08:28 AM
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Congratulations Chad
 
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Old Jul 14, 2017 | 08:32 AM
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We are oh-so-close to that here. Thanks for sharing - great motivation.
 
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Old Jul 14, 2017 | 08:47 AM
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Nice!!!!!!!!!!
 
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WOOHOO! Love that rumble. Reminds me of my first ride last year. Although every ride still feels like my first ride. So much fun!
 
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