Originally Posted by Normac
Originally Posted by 14Accent
I'm planning on putting collector plates on it anyways, so I won't even need to buy tabs.
That's cool. I don't really plan on my 650 Maxim being a 'forever bike', so I honestly didn't investigate that option. Plus - with it being an '82, it was ridiculously cheap in license here anyway. Man, I'm glad we just recently moved to Missouri.
So - how does it run?
Any immediate issues to resolve?
It runs amazing. He did say it was a bit cold-blooded, which I know most of those bikes are, but he also mentioned that "at about 40 degrees you have to let her warm up a good 2 minutes". I laughed and told him he had too much faith in me, thinking I'd be riding in 40 degree weather. He didn't pre-start the bike before I got there, so I was able to see how it acted right from cold start. A little choke and she popped right off, and sounds AMAZING. Super smooth idle, transmission felt nice, brakes worked fine. I really could not find anything wrong with the bike, and I tried.
Originally Posted by rekit
I would suggest checking the date on those tires. Blow outs on a bike suck. Also wire up a voltmeter If you don't have something. My 99 Valkyrie didn't and the alt went out and ruined a newish battery with out any clue. But nice bike! Like my MC magazine says "Ride em, Don't hide em!")
Both great suggestions, and I will definitely look into those when I get to spend a bit more time with the bike.