today I bit the bullet and spent the day running the electrics for the ignition system. Tim Shepherd, who lives in Waimea had helped out a lot before that. The wiring harness on the bike was for another model and that confused the hell outa me. All the wires were the wrong color or went places they weren't supposed to. He had a spare and ran the bulk of the wires in the headlight shell.
Then, as per his advice, I jettisoned all the modifications: Dual coils and dual plugs, electronic ignition, points booster. And went back to how it was from the factory. Anyway after checking all the wires, I poured a bit of gas in the tank, and hit the starter. It took a while for the fuel to run through but eventually - WHAMMO!!! A cough or two and she went like a swiss watch, or at least a Bavarian one.
Still got a pile of little things to sort: the rest of the wiring, clutch, rear wheel bearing (spun) but then she will be a goer. WOW - 9 months after getting it here in boxes, its running. I feel like a god. Its like someone hands you a 10,000 piece puzzle, with each puzzle piece cut in half, and no picture to go by. And you put it together.
Time for a glass of whiskey...
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