Seafoam

I had added a can of seafoam to my tank post re-paint with less than reserve in fuel. Big mistake. The bike ran horribly, and I am quite surprised I made it up to the gas station. Poor response overall, and it wasn't until after I had added midgrade to the tank that things started to get better. Slowly, throttle response increased, pick up "picked up" and the bike started running like a dream.

Once I had arrived at work, the bike was running like it should. The ride home was even better. I think the bike could benefit from a tune up, however, just to make sure that everything is as it should be.

Looking forward to some fine riding, now that all issues are taken care of... so far. :)

Painted

Finally, the bike is done. I am giving it a couple of days to cure before I really start riding it, but I have to say, it looks pretty awesome. The dents in the tank, while not 100% invisible, are definitely better than that mutilated mess that was on there. I was going to paint it just glossy black, but decided to go with the two-tone again. It looks sharp. I am going to get in the habit of not overfilling the tank, bringing a rag with me just in case, and being extra careful at the pump.

Now, the bike is 99% complete. I just need to get the horns working and give it a good going over with a cleaning rag, wax the tank about 10 more times, and shine it up. I have an issue with the tank sticking to the seat where the 2 connect. I'm not sure what's to be done about that. I've cleaned the seat, made sure it was dry before reapplying it, and even added a thin coat of lubricant to put some sort of spacing between the 2. Nothing works. Well, if the tank gets ruined again, that's it for this year. With the bike running so well (took it for a short spin again today, but the weather has been sucking big time) I don't want it off the road for that long again.

Seafoam is in the tank. I am going to buy one of those carb tuners from z1 and hook it up, although the bike seems to be running excellently. I'm going to ride it to work tomorrow...

Need to fill the tank... *gulp*

Coil project

Well, I went ahead and did it myself. Installed the coils! A few snaggles here and there, but overall the procedure went surprisingly well. I'd say it took me about 3 hours all told to get them the old coils off, the new coils configured with the wiring and then installed. I accidentally mis-wired a couple of coils, but once I figured out the problem, it ran like gangbusters! I didn't get to ride it far, basically around the block, but it gave me a pretty good idea what I'm in for, speed. :)

I still need to do a seafoam treatment, put the horns back on, and re-paint my gas tank... yes, again. Gas leaked out during the coil installation and ruined the paint job on the tank. I'm hoping I can get that done tomorrow... or Tuesday, if it's nice.

I'll definitely be posting pics.