A little more progress. W/pics

Looks great Congrats Now if mine would only run LOL

I love the paint! looks sick

fordtruck wrote:

I still have a couple of things that I need to address before I can ride it. The little breather filter I bought won't work because it hits on the air pods. I also need to secure the side covers so they don't blow off.


Hey, you can still use that breather... just use a short lenght of hose, and tuck it up behind those side covers somewhere!!!

Bike's looking good, and just in time for Spring!

9am53 wrote:

I love the paint! looks sick

me too......cool combo

Great job on the engine and a very nice looking bike! I'll be doing the same thing very shortly.

Get rid of the breather filter and install a long hose that will exit somewhere behind your seat. This will prevent oil from spuing all over the back of your engine. This will also allow the oil to collect somewhere and run back into the engine.

Well done Ford... beautimus!

Keep to the details in following the advise Larry provided (break in, torquing, ring seating operations, oil change and valve clearance checks etc...) and you'll have no regrets and should not have any issues...

OMR

Almost forgot... Where's our AVI clip of the start up?
This is a must, we demand it damn it!.... :laugh:

Looks fabulous.

More pics please

Thanks for all the compliments! The bodywork was painted by the previous owner. I did all the polishing. I also painted the wheels, brake components, and most everything else that is black.

I just got back from my first ride. She's way lean on the midrange. It idles good and blipping the throttle is crisp. Cruising down the highway it surges and is obviously starving for fuel. If I reach down and pull the choke on it's like flicking a switch. It comes alive. I'm running VM28's with 20 pilots and 120 mains. The needles are non-adjustable. I have one set of shims for the needles. Will this be enough? Can I use two shims if needed? I also have a set of 122.5 mains. Should I put them in yet, or try the shims first?

OMR, I'm taking Larry's advice as the gospel. I did one heat cycle and retorqued the head. After 50 miles I will do it again and change the oil and filter. I have the valves set at max clearance.

fordtruck wrote:

Thanks for all the compliments! The bodywork was painted by the previous owner. I did all the polishing. I also painted the wheels, brake components, and most everything else that is black.

I just got back from my first ride. She's way lean on the midrange. It idles good and blipping the throttle is crisp. Cruising down the highway it surges and is obviously starving for fuel. If I reach down and pull the choke on it's like flicking a switch. It comes alive. I'm running VM28's with 20 pilots and 120 mains. The needles are non-adjustable. I have one set of shims for the needles. Will this be enough? Can I use two shims if needed? I also have a set of 122.5 mains. Should I put them in yet, or try the shims first?

OMR, I'm taking Larry's advice as the gospel. I did one heat cycle and retorqued the head. After 50 miles I will do it again and change the oil and filter. I have the valves set at max clearance.

i would think 20/120 is the place to be....if you cant get some adj needles, try one set of shims.....you are 95%
there.....sounds like a little fine tuning(check your timing) and you will have a dependable rocket.....sweet!!!!

I have a set of VM26's with adjustable needles. Will those work? I know there are different taper needles, so I'm not sure if I should just shim these or swap to the 26's needles.