Father's Day laugh

[ekvh]

It's Father's Day, right, the time we celebrate the first breath of a newborn. Well, that's what I celebrated, the breath of a new born. I have been working eight months or so on this motor and have never undertaken anything like this. I pulled a few things which I was... And still am... Afraid might not work out, but today I got to hit the start button and hear my baby take its first breath. Anyways, it was awesome to here it fire up and run, but watch the chicken shirt operator jump as it breathes to life. Texas chilli trousers.

[video]https://youtu.be/357YpRfUKiE[/video]




I gotta admit the off idle response is unbelievably better than the 1000. This was with no carb synch, and of course it's with no load either. I expected it to run like crap and have to futz with a while, but it sounded ready to go. I do have issues: the typical anti freeze leaks around the hoses and clamps which aren't new, but the worst was and is an oil leak under the left cyl. head. Someone else had the same problem here around a year ago. I forgot who, but remember reading it. It looks like a stress crack where the the little seventh bolt goes through the head under the oil return galley. I can' figure what would have caused that. It looks like it is coming around the bolt, not through the head or galley. I am going to try a crush washer on it, but I'll probably be pulling the head unless someone has a better idea. My first video attempt, apologies in advance.

 

[Ansimp]

:clapping: :clapping: Great Fathers Day present :clapping: :clapping:

 

[backlander]

Eric, that gal sounds awesome, I could hear it thumping power thru my earphones. I believe you nailed it, should be a stout performer. Congrats. !!!

 

[stanlw]

Sounds really good to me! :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

 

[dan filipi]

Sounds great Eric. Video looks good too!

Hope you nail down the oil leak.
I hate leaks.

 

[mwbill37841]

opcorn: opcorn: opcorn: i know the feeling. after 3 months fiddleing with miss daisy and about to stop trying dan and joe and v,said turn the coil wires around and just touch the starter buttin...and vroom vroom
:clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :thanks: agian guys

 

[joedrum]

the beast has waken ........little jumpy there ....I think the dog just needs some tweaking .....should be able to fix oil leak without taking head off id say

 

[slabghost]

After all that I'd remove that little bolt and spray the oil out with start spray. Squirt RTV in the hole and tighten that bolt in place. Let it sit long enough for the rtv to cure.

 

[Omega Man]

She sounds Badass!

~O~

 

[Steve83]

Yeah, baby - she sounds great! Another OldWing lives again! Congrats - and nice reflexes!

 

[mcgovern61]

Niccccccceeeee....!!!!! :heat:

 

[dan filipi]

That was pretty cool where you had the camera positioned too, seeing the the cam gears spinning and all.

 

[joedrum]

well eric we took some time but I think you and I were serious to get one of 1200 mod bike done ....it sounds like it wiil be all you expected .....this going to be one nice build eric I like the chopped look and gravity tank .....gee this pumps me up big time for the dresser builds ....now finish this thing up and test ride it to the meet-n-greet at my house

 

[ekvh]

I would love to do that, Joe. I am thinking this is going to end up getting some bags. I like using my bike for everything, groceries, parts runs etc. The 1800 bags from my other bike would fit nicely on this one. On the stock 77, they are limited by the shocks as far as forward placement on the bike.

This has Dyna3 and 1500 coils. They seem to work fine together. I have find my oil leak. Roady suggested I look more closely at where the leak is from. Maybe it's from the cover. That would be nice.

I remember reading your first posts about the off idle snap. It is so much better than the 1000. This surprises me some as the parts weren't designed to go together, but maybe the extra 50 cc's of volume pulls it in through the Venturi better.