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I saw this in owner's manual. The line for 5th gear is funny, "40mph or more" It looks like 42mph is about as good as I could expect, I'm 205 lbs. It pulls redline in all but 5th gear.

Thanks. That Sunshine Red is a funky color, almost a raspberry. I feel bad because I always liked the looks of the tank and tail section. Let's see if I can get it to pull top gear all the way and then I'll re-assess. Time to do some plug chops!!!

Tank paint too far gone, so I repainted it. Not my best effort. Got it out on the road yesterday and it runs clean but 40-45 mph is as fast as it will go. I'm going to investigate that this weekend. I have to say that I am disappointed in the performance, I might be a minimum 20 horsepower kind of guy.

Good find!

This is going to be very delicate work getting the tank paint buffed. It sure looks like its the clear that has clouded up. In the spot I tried it didn't turn red until clear was gone. The possibility of rubbing through the paint worries me but I guess its a risk I have to take. If it works the bike will be stunning!

Woo Hoo! Jetting is pretty close with a 105 main, #25 pilot jet, needle clip in second groove and a little clamp on air filter. Shocks are wasted, but I'll fix that. I tried looking for oil pump spec I saw for my RD400 to use as a guide but no luck yet. I'll give cutting the clearcoat a try this weekend. I'm sorry, but I have to redo the rear fender and brake light, but I'll try to make y'all proud.

I wish there was a spec for oil pump output, not just a minimum gap. I added a bit of oil to gas just for this first tank. Headed out in an hour for first run on the street.

Wow. I respect your input. Maybe a rethink is in order? If I cut thru the clear to buff the oem red then I'll have to reapply clear to protect it, right?

Yes, I bought a damaged fender to cut up. All the paint buffed real well but tank has clearcoat to cut through before paint can be buffed. I might as well paint it. I dig that Dodge F8 green with maybe some simple decals in black?

2000 miles, very original. They say its only original once but I really want to shorten rear fender and use small brake light. I was going to switch to flat bars but found wires routed inside OEM bars so I'll wait to do that mod later. Nope, I'm gonna mess with it. Oh, and paint, can't ride a bike with faded paint can I?

I like the lines. Most everything was OK, just needed cleaning. I'm just gonna ride it like it is for a while. First road test coming up as soon as weather cools a bit. Faded tank paint must have a clear coat over it.