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<blockquote data-quote="whereshaldo" data-source="post: 174527" data-attributes="member: 10940"><p>I made some small incremental tweaks today to continue to hone things. </p><p>First i put in new rear shocks. Quite a bit stiffer but lots less bouncing down the street, which actually seems to help with maintaining momentum forward! There aren't many options for the '80-81 bikes, but these seem ok. Also, i got some grease into the front suspension grease points. This also seems to help with the bounce. </p><p></p><p>Second, I checked, re-checked, and re-re-checked my points gap. It is now set between the .3 and .38 mm feeler gauges that are in my set. </p><p></p><p>Third, I re-checked my point gap. It was a little wide, but not terrible. I think the plug looks ok, though there were a few small crusty bits starting to build which may be indicative of what I suspect was pre-ignition, but I'm not sure.</p><p></p><p>Overall, there does seem to be some improvement in initial low end torque and in holding speed on grades. I took a nice little trip today which included 1.5 miles up a pretty consistent 2.6% grade. Not steep, but its a good indicator since i ride up it a bit. I seemed to be able to actually increase speed in 3rd even if it took a long time -- accelerating is better than not. Also, it seemed like the engine just ran a bit smoother overall and was a bit quieter.</p><p></p><p>All good progress. I won't get to ride much this week but I'll put another 200 miles on before making the next change. </p><p></p><p>h</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="whereshaldo, post: 174527, member: 10940"] I made some small incremental tweaks today to continue to hone things. First i put in new rear shocks. Quite a bit stiffer but lots less bouncing down the street, which actually seems to help with maintaining momentum forward! There aren't many options for the '80-81 bikes, but these seem ok. Also, i got some grease into the front suspension grease points. This also seems to help with the bounce. Second, I checked, re-checked, and re-re-checked my points gap. It is now set between the .3 and .38 mm feeler gauges that are in my set. Third, I re-checked my point gap. It was a little wide, but not terrible. I think the plug looks ok, though there were a few small crusty bits starting to build which may be indicative of what I suspect was pre-ignition, but I'm not sure. Overall, there does seem to be some improvement in initial low end torque and in holding speed on grades. I took a nice little trip today which included 1.5 miles up a pretty consistent 2.6% grade. Not steep, but its a good indicator since i ride up it a bit. I seemed to be able to actually increase speed in 3rd even if it took a long time -- accelerating is better than not. Also, it seemed like the engine just ran a bit smoother overall and was a bit quieter. All good progress. I won't get to ride much this week but I'll put another 200 miles on before making the next change. h [/QUOTE]
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