Success!
Had it out twice today. First challenge was it wouldn't start. Troubleshooting revealed it wasn't getting gas to the carb. Uh-oh. My paranoia about the tank liner began to bubble. Removed the tank, pulled the petcock...nope, not clogged. Huh. Put it back on, no fuel with the tank mounted. I tried reserve. Fired right up.
Pro tip: make sure you have enough gas in the tank to feed the non-reserve portion.
Rode it for several miles. Several observations:
The brakes are horrible.
My Emgo muffler is TOO LOUD.
Upshift like you mean it.
Downshift with just a feather touch or you'll get a false neutral.
Downshifting with a false neutral and no engine braking will
really illustrate just how rubbish the brakes are.
Vibrations--a feature to let you know it is still running.
Turn signals don't work. Again.
It's weeping a bit of ATF. Not sure if primary cover seal or if it's coming from the shifter.
My pegs are set at two different heights, which sucks.
What the hell is this kick starter doing where my heel should be?
Why is there a 5th gear? 4th is terrifying enough.
Kill switch doesn't kill.
Ride is pretty stiff, particularly the rear. Is the preload adjustable? (I forgot to look)
The duckbill...is it really shitting that much oil onto my chain? I have black specks all over the left side of the wheel.
The barrel doesn't leak. I find this astounding.
What a horrible motorcycle by today's standards. What fun it is to ride though!
Went to the gas station to put gas in it. Number of people who asked about it in the span of pumping two gallons: 2.