That has been the frustrating the about this whole experience, it has come close so many times, and man when the fuel system goes bad, it really destroys what these bikes can do. With the four carbs (and mind you they were not in good shape) it ran very poorly. I was able to drive it, but it always had to work. But the compression and everything else is fine.
Just shows you how badly an item falls into disrepair when you ignore it. The previous owner loved this bike enough to have nearly every accessory in the book, but when the boat came along they tossed this poor bike aside and completely ignored it.
Oh, the air filter was on cock eyed on my test run last night so it was not sealed, I am about to go ride it to see if mounting the air filter correctly has a positive affect.
Than I get to start digging through threads and looking for guidance on the jetting.
I will admit it, I gave up on this bike. If it had not been for the generous "donation/repayment of debt" with the long block, and the input of all you guys, this thing was scrap heap bound. I fix and flip vintage bikes. But this one is a keeper I think, its just too cool how it rides like a bike but sits high and feels like a truck.
