Help me decide !

[slabghost]

That is one ugly home made license plate holder! Guess he found a use for those old cheap wrenches.

 

[julimike54]

V you hit that on the nose !!

 

[mcgovern61]

Doesn't that give a new definition for " wrenching"? :smilie_happy:

 

[made2care]

Okay, did some troubleshooting today and here's what i have so far. The bike definitely has a carb issue, won't stay running. Flooding out pretty badly. I can fix that. I cleaned my previous 1100's carbs so no anxiety there. One other thing for now, I think my neutral switch might be shot or grounded. When i change gears, all the other gears have a dim neutral light, while neutral has a bright light. The PO had a piece of black electrical tape covering the neutral light.
Thoughts?

 

[slabghost]

Sounds like something has no ground and is using the neutral light circuit as ground. Fortunately there aren't that many grounds to check.

 

[dan filipi]

That happens when the neutral switch contact gets carboned up.
I tried a shorting trick shorting the contact to battery + which solved it for awhile but came back. If you try this, disconnect the neutral switch from the circuit first then touch switch lead to battery + just for an instant while bike is in gear.

 

[made2care]

Tank is out and soaking.

 

[slabghost]

Nice progress. At first I thought those cans on the exhaust were shorty mufflers. Just odd looking open cans. Open exhaust doesn't play nice with stock carbs or the valves. I wouldn't even try to make it run like that.

 

[Ohara]

Option 2. Extra carbs can come in handy.

 

[Denver]

Never tried vinegar for rust in tank, :nea: muratec acid works very well, :good: but wear breathing protection. :yes: