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I thought about it a while, and changed the jets to 72/175 for break-in, I thought it would help keep the motor cooler.I took it out on the road today, two 10 mile runs, and a 30 mile run! Looks good in it's native habitat, the lot where they are building my new house:
Noticed the headlight wasn't very bright, measured the battery when I got home and it was 12.7v with the motor running. I did some simple tests, but can't say what is wrong. Regulator body has 0 ohms to motor ground, so that's good. The stator puts out 19 to 30+V across the two pin sockets when running, so that's good. Here's the weird part, each pin socket on the stator measures 1 ohm to the primary case! I would think it should be infinity? How is that possible with 30v across the pins? The regulator pins had different ohm readings depending on polarity, what are they supposed to read?
The bike ran OK, but it would miss at steady throttle or decelerating. OK when accelerating. Sometimes it would stall when coming to a stop or struggle to keep running. It got worse as the ride went on, so maybe it's just the battery?
This is what it sounds like now, this can't be the usual k-sneeze. Any ideas?
Since it's midnight and my brother is riding up here tomorrow, I will load the bikes on my trailer and bring them up to the hotel. I can ride to the show on battery power alone, but won't go on the ride they have planned. I just need to show the judges that it runs, so I can still have it judged on Sunday.
Here is why you change the oil and filter after 50 miles. Poured this oil out of the filter:
I'll change it again when we get back from the show.
Hi Joe ,
congratulation on getting her done (?) in time to take her to the AMA meet , looking forward to see how she dose !
about your battery shouldn't it be around 13.5 volts DC ? (at idle) & should increase with a load on it (head light) also i would check your idle mixture screw setting, mine acted that way until i set it at 1 3/4 out from close , mine was set to lean !
ok, wish you luck tomorrow !
best regards , Troy ; )
Hi Joe ,
congratulation on getting her done (?) in time to take her to the AMA meet , looking forward to see how she dose !
about your battery shouldn't it be around 13.5 volts DC ? (at idle) & should increase with a load on it (head light) also i would check your idle mixture screw setting, mine acted that way until i set it at 1 3/4 out from close , mine was set to lean !
ok, wish you luck tomorrow !
best regards , Troy ; )
Thank you. I am very happy to report the judges really liked my bike! Only found a few faults, scored 98.5 points! Got both Junior awards, and enough points for Senior and Winners Circle in the future.
I can easily correct two half-point deductions by fixing the upside-down front muffler clamp and missing heat shield; and getting HD plug wires. The throttle cable guide needs to move from the upper triple tree to the gas tank mounting bolt for another 1/4 point. They noted scratches on the outer primary but didn't deduct anything. I'm on the lookout for an better one, and when I get it I'll fix the charging system too. The last 1/4 point is for the plug on the idle mixture screw, and if I get the bike running perfectly I'll have my brother turn something on his lathe.
@troy montoya I am glad you cured your stumble with a simple adjustment, I have it set at 1.5 turns out and don't have a screwdriver that fit between the tank and carb to adjust it! I will get that sorted soon. Yes, I should have 13.5+ volts with the motor running, so there is something wrong with it.
Here is my bike in the judging area:
And here are some of the judges deliberating after the inspection.
Thanks to all who followed along and offered so much valuable advice. All in all it was a great experience, even with two weeks or more of 10-12 hour days to finish it on time, and I had to trailer it up. But that turned out for the best, because my brother bought these two very original 1960's Triumph bicycles he's going to clean up and ride with his wife:
Wow Joe ! 98 1/2 ! great score ! , all your hard work paid off !! were you still nervous while they were judging your bike ? ill bet your glad thats over ! now you can take a little time to fix the few bugs & enjoy her ! thanks to your thread we all know what it takes to make a successful build congratulations man ! really happy for you !
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