"The bike goes Vroom" Adam, tired of waiting on me, and tired of the bike taking up room in his garage, has diagnosed all of the electrical symptoms that have manifested this far. Initially we purchased and installed a new Ignition Box, then Adam noticed that a critical component of the distributor assembly was missing. The Governor Assembly ($89.94 at bikebandit.com) had, at some point in time, been removed and not replaced. Not having this part is like trying to strike a match on the pavement, but not having a match in your hand, it just doesn't work. At this point, Adam sat silently and let the wheels turn. In what can only be described as "Adam Logic", he came up with the solution. So basic, so simple, and so easy. We could balance the State budget and end the war in Afghanistan in a month using Adam Logic, but the answer would be too simple, and make way too much sense. So Adam's idea was to remove the electronically controlled ignition system and install points. This model bike was built up to 79 using points, a system of mechanical trips and levers that control the rate and timing of spark. He yanked the electronic controls and installed the points, and electricity flowed like a river.
The next challenge was combustion. How do we achieve combustion? WD-40 and Duct Tape. No kidding, he removed the carburetors and covered the cylinders with duct tape, then filled them with WD-40. Add spark, and "The bike goes Vroom." Thus, I received a text last night with this message. It didn't run too long on Water Displacement formula 40, but the cylinders did what they get paid to do.
Next step, clean the carb's and get a cold pack for my handy mechanic.
