Details......

Finishing up the last of the wiring and now everything works. Routing fuel lines, still need to get some small clamps. Tonight I'll reverse - bleed the front brake, grease the swingarm pivot, fill the gearbox and forks with oil, ........ And then off the stand she comes and she will begin resting on two wheels.

Mount the pipes, pour in some 50:1 pre-mix, and then the start her up.

The RD is going to need quite a bit of "shake-down riding". Coming from a pile of parts, the bike had no baseline setup. During the "shake-down" period I am going to ride the bike unpainted, al natural. I can hardly wait!

Wiring Mystery - Solved!

Spent this weekend with my volt-ohm meter in the garage. The original wiring harness on the RD had been "modified" several times and I was getting some very unusual results. A couple of shorts located and resolved, a rewire of the kill switch circuitry, and finally getting the lights all working (as they should).

Now I just need to button up some minor details, connect the instrument console, resolve the front brake issues, mount the expansion chambers and then start the process of "shake-down rides".

Maybe I'll be riding over Thanksgiving break!

Oh yes, I also got all of my beer bottled! 20 gallons = Four 5-gallon carboys = 321 bottles of beer! Hell Yes!

Weekend Off!

This weekend was just too nice to spend my time locked up in the garage, 75F sunny and little to no wind. I spent Saturday riding my Gixxer on the back-roads and Sunday I brewed up 24 gallons of homebrew; "Streetfighter Dark Ale", "Cafe Racer Stout", and "Ace Cafe Bitters".

The homebrew should be ready at about the same time the RD Racer is ready! The Planets are aligning!

Tonight after work, back to the garage to preform a "clutchectomy".