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Chris Johnson said:

Good catch, I was hoping nobody would notice. It was hanging a bit on closing throttle, a quarter turn in on the pilot screws has cleaned it up for the most part. You definitely need to run these from new long enough to make sure they aren’t spewing fluids then get the rings moving.

I didn’t intend to coordinate but a guy needs to accessorize and it kinda works.

Chris

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Yeah I should get some Red Vans shoes to complete my look in the garage.

Have fun roosting with that engine build on your hot rod desert sled. It does sound healthy.

A few first impressions after two rides over to the next community, about 6 miles each:

Still working on the carbs. The problem was slides open too far and pilot circuit excessively rich. I was suspicious of the #30 pilots that came in the carbs but tried anyway. It’s now tuned better but loads up on overrun… smaller pilots coming and I need to check float height.

The suspension is surprisingly close to correct. I really had my doubts about fork spring rates after seeing standard was so much higher than what I’m running in my BSA & Triumph. Considering I’m bigger than the target rider, I opted for one step higher than standard and it works well. I don’t have any complaints with the lightest oil in the forks and shocks at this point.

This bike makes my little Jack Pine T100 seem like an entry level ride. The Norton is much larger, heavier and far more powerful.

My 5 weeks to tune needs to be amended to 5 weeks to strengthen my legs & arms, and to lose a few pounds.

Chris