It LIVES!

I'd almost given up hope on my SR..

As a quick update, I bought it for a song about 6 months ago, and just could not get the thing to start. No spark. I tried different coils, plugs, CDI boxes, you name it. Stator tested good.

I took the SR to a local custom builder, King Custom Cycles - he usually takes older Hondas and turns them into bobbers. I dropped the SR off at lunchtime Friday, and he emails me this morning telling me that he's cleaned it up and it's ready to ride home..

I was a little scared, wondering how it could be fixed so quickly, but sure enough, I rode it home!! Amazing!!

Now, nobody told me about the torque of this bike, but it started just like everybody said it would (push until you feel compression, hold compression release, push slightly, let off release, kick hard) and it started. Dang, does this thing pull for a lightweight bike!! My last ride was a Kawasaki Concours, and while it's not freight-train fast, it holds its own, that's for dang sure! My wife drives pretty hard and she couldn't keep with me..

I've still got some basic work to do, but I'm now super enthused. I'll get pics up ASAP!

I'm glad that I'm now going to really be a part of the thumpin' community!!