Your English is great...thank you.

I didn't realize I could make my videos with closed captions (CC) and have KZfaq auto-translate. This video was been revised to have CC and translating has been done automatically. I hope the language you speak is in the list above.

Wow…thank you! That’s exactly what it is…pure love for these old bikes and the wonderful memories that they gave me.

Glad to see someone else keeping the legacy going!

Yes, it sounds great! I'm seriously impressed with the microphones of the iPhone too!

Thanks!! Reveal video coming once it stops snowing!!

Thanks!!

Thanks! That's an aftermarket one. I still want to rebuild the OEM one and put it back on but the kits are either crazy expensive (80% of a new AM part). Now that I have all the starter idler gears and clutch replaced, it fires right up with just a tap.

Thank you so much for the nice comment. That's one of the biggest reasons why I love sharing this information. I've learned a LOT on this restoration too...a lot of "figuring it out" as I go along. I'll be doing another bike soon and I'll post that in the coming weeks.

Thanks!!! She's almost done - just a few more things and it'll be ready for the road tests!

Haha! Thanks man!! You've got that little piece of it still? Appreciate the kind words my friend...we both keep each other young at heart.

@@KensWorldRestorations yes, the luggage rack has carried my sleeping bag several times, as well as a 1.25 gallon jug of gas when I had to take a long way home, with no gas station in sight. I need to do some work on my lady. If my plans pan out, I should be doing two road trips this year: a 5k mile one, and a 2k mile one.

Thanks Viktor!

Thanks for such a nice comment!! I'm having fun doing this!!

I think the US still has Rec-90 as the go-to, non-ethanol fuel in the US. Be cautious with AVGAS as it still contains small amounts of lead (100LL is dyed purple). I'll be ok using 10% during the riding months but the moment it goes into storage (anything more than a month) I'll drain the fuel and put my ethanol-free stuff in.

Thanks!! I already set them up and just checked them second time around. I made my own tool using vacuum gauges (video on my channel). With only two cylinders it's straightforward and pretty easy. I had to readjust the idle but that was about it.

I had the same problem and for me (after I completely overhauled the carbs), it was the ignition coil wire, cap and plug. The cap was so worn out (there’s a 5k resistor in the cap that can break down). Also, the rear cylinder wire runs down the frame and along the top of the engine and often when the rubber breaks down, it arcs to the frame and you won’t get a proper spark to the spark plug. I have a whole video on this…check out my video on the ignition coil replacement. I replaced both and it went from backfiring and sputtering and losing power to running like a new bike.