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Jeez. Truly a labor of love.

Really cool story. Have always loved Daytonas, never owned one but had several friends that did. Enjoy!

Crap, I didn't catch this one and missed out on it. I'm about 50 miles from Gilmore. Did you show anything there?

Yeah I guess broken ring is a long shot, seems a compression test should show it. It's just so strange that there's not an obvious thing with a carb, only so many avenues to pursue there.
If you were made of money I guess it would be time to buy a set of aftermarket carbs and ditch the originals with the conjugal relations linkage/bracketry and the pain they are to remove.

Man what a hassle. I hate to suggest this, but you don't have a broken piston ring on the left side or something like that do you? My 75 350 had a broken ring on one side and it ran, but it was always a bit off and I think that side kept fouling plugs. That's what I remember from 45 years ago...

Thanks, good to know. Will watch more closely next time I buy, or better yet get them from Economy.

Great picture and bike.

They shoot pigs from helicopters, so why not trucks? Here in Michigan there's deer and turkey to worry about hitting. I try to help some with the deer population....

The look and sound of these pipes gives me something to smile about this Monday.

Steve you got it right. I know where there is a Polaris 650 triple available, seems like a snowmobile engine would be perfect for this thing.
Portage Michigan is only 50 miles from my house...
Honestly though, I have no interest in this turd.

Man I'd be all over that if it wasn't the other side of the country.

Forgive my ignorance but what be the 2 extra holes above the piston pins?

Steve - the 52Y's were obviously the good ones, the other part number cdi failed within the first 5 or 10 years of new. Unfortunately I don't know anyone that can determine the health of your cdi, maybe impossible, so I suppose you're doomed to replacing electronics until you find what's wrong. Working on a car right now that has intermittent starting problems so I sympathize a little with your pain.

Hey Steve, just got back from vacation. Hope the stator cures things, and rock on with the gauges. Them there are hard to replace. My wifes hobbies do not come close to costing as much as mine do, but we have some working understanding on financing of said hobbies.

It seems at this stage of the game you gotta do the stator dance. Heather will understand.