DMV...grr.

After submitting my bond request a second time (I forgot to include the bill of sale the first time) the DMV claims to have sent out my bond on the 16th of October, but no mail has been received yet. I finally called today and found this out, so they're re-sending the bond for me. And to think I should have had this road legal a week and a half ago...

Update

Well, I have been having trouble lately with the right cylinder dying after about 10 minutes of riding around. It turns out the float bowl would be completely empty when the cylinder would go out, so after a lot of troubleshooting, it turns out the internals of the petcock were clogged, and I had to pull it off of the tank and give it a good cleaning. The bike is running like a champ now. I'm still waiting for official documentation, though, and appropriate riding weather is rapidly disappearing. This coming Saturday, it will have been two weeks since submitting the forms for a bonded title, hopefully this goes through soon.

I recently discovered that the left side spark plug boot was loose. Well, the plug wire actually goes inside the ignition coil, so I feel like it's a matter of buying a whole new coil. I do have a spare coil I got with a box of stuff on eBay, but it has the exact same plug boot problem...oops.

I think I figured it out though - I pulled off the left side float bowl and turn the gas back on to see it just dripping out of the carb, not pouring out like it should. The fuel line going to the right carb is more twisted than the one going to the left, so if the left carb is barely getting any gas, I'm assuming the right carb is getting almost none. That's why the bike would run great after sitting for a while, but after a couple minutes of riding the right side would run out of fuel. The spark plug was dry, telling me that it just wasn't getting any gas, so I just really need to clean and seal the gas tank.

On a side note, I pulled both plugs while working on this any they were both a beautiful tan color, I think the CL200 jets helped. I think the issue that was causing a loss of power in the high RPMs is that the choke was sliiightly on, so it would go a tad rich up top. With the choke fully off, it pulls smoothly up to the redline.

I'm still waiting for a title at this point. I believe to get a bonded title I have to give them 1.5 times the value of the vehicle for a few years and then get it back, or I can just pay my insurance company $75 and they'll cover it all.

Speaking of insurance, my car insurance is through Progressive. The quote my agent gave me for just liability was $141/year. Online, I got $99 from Geico and $75 from Esurance. I think I'll just end up going with Esurance.

Been a while

Nothing major has been done lately, just waiting for the title to go through. I ordered some jets from a CL200 to fix what I believe is a lean condition at full throttle. I have the idle adjusted to sit at about 1800 rpm - this seems more reliable then putting it any lower.

Update

Here's how it sits now, with and without the optional rear fairing.

It's been a while since I posted an update. The bike is complete minus the front brake light switch. Today I re-upholstered the seat, adjusted the rear brake arm so that it wouldn't rub on the tire, and got the idle figured out. It idles great right under 1500rpm, and is a blast to drive. The paperwork to get a bonded title was sent in a couple days ago so hopefully I'll be (legally) cruising around in a couple weeks.