After 40 years of searching!! '69 HS1

[Quicklimegirl]

Look what I just brought home this afternoon.  Really good original condition, 4300 miles.  I already rode it up & down the block a couple of times.  Weak drum brakes but I'll adapt!   

[SoCal250]

Congrats!   Looks like you found a nice one

[m in sc]

  sweet!congrats! i have rack envy

[Quicklimegirl]

sweet!congrats! i have rack envy

  LOL Mark.  Well, it's a bit louder than it should be, baffles were apparently removed. I suspect without the back pressure they provide it would feel a bit stronger, although with my excessive weight I should be happy it'll hold me at all!  I found one on eBay but 2 would be better.  That first gear is short!! Almost like a granny gear on the old Chevy pickups.   I wish there was access to the old forum's posts & data.  Didn't you do a bunch of stuff to yours?  I don't remember all what was posted.  The bike could use a new throttle cable, as there's a little kink in it near the bars, but the bike starts right up & idles fine. Nice that they put Mikuni carbs on these instead of the weird Teikei ones on the RD125.

[m in sc]

i cleaned up the porting, thats about it i have chambers for it wish were ok but sounded good. im not using them if interested, other thn that, it sstock, i can hit 60 on mine, thats about it  i dig it.