u/domdaze

second shakedown ride so now i have about 40mi on a freshly rebuilt engine. took her to the beach & ran into this really crabby dude.

exhaust is smokier than i’d like so im nervous i fucked up the break-in/ring sealing. i live in Frisco so I can’t really avoid the shit they tell you to avoid, e.g., hills, stop n go, etc. i avoid what i can, vary my rpms, and don’t lug it at all. it was definitely rich on first shakedown, so i may need to downjet the super e. gonna check plugs and pushrods tomorrow, hopefully it’s one of those things because i definitely down wanna tear off the top end yet again.

overall had a fun ride, bike rips, saw the ocean, got compliments, didnt lose parts, and made it home. grateful for the chopper.

edit: today i was able to check out the pushrods and yeaaa they needed adjusting. rear cylinder intake pushrod was wayyy too tight and thus keeping the valve open letting oil in. i just adjusted them and will take a lap soon to see if the smoking has stopped!

second edit: i rode yesterday after fixing the pushrods and the smoking went away after the pipes burnt off the residual oil coating they had internally 😂 I’m changing the oil because I hit 50mi, then I’m going to ride all day today. damn it feels good to ride my chopper.

I’ll be wrenchin on my chopper over the next few weeks to get it back on the road. I also got a running sporty to ride in the meantime. Anyone in SF tryna wrench, ride, or chill? Newer to the city and would love to meet folks into choppers.

This ho slamming I was bumping bck to bck

how y’all feel bout Dra Lotto’s new album? i think he consistently put out heat and this don’t disappoint.