Sunday afternoon I picked up fuel lines which were plenty long for all of the applications I needed, and then put the airbox back on. Because the line from the front valve cover disintigrated on me when I took it off months ago, I replaced it. That meant I had to cut down a line and then attach it, making sure that I didn't get a kink in the line and end up blocking off the vent. At the same time, based on a different thread, I rotated my rear shock :-)
It's been a while since I've been able to work on the bike, mostly because the Friday before Easter, I got hit with a really bad cold. The type that saps your energy so that it's hard to even make it through a shower. I spent most of last week recovering, but ended up getting bacterial conjunctivitis in both eyes. (pink-eye, probably from the cold, bacterial is when your eyelids glue together...) I'm now on anti-biotics for that.
In addition, I found out that my airplane needed to have the entire left exhaust system replaced. Sunday was the first day I actually found time and energy to work on the bike. As of right now, I need to clean the air-filter, check to make sure everything is in the proper place, and then synchronize the carbs. If I'm fortunate, that will be just about the end of this little odyssey. I still need to fix the lower fairing heat vents, but compared to what else I've been through, that should be easy.
Brian
