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No drugs, no shortcuts. A lot gym hours and putting the fork down. Firt guy probably couldn’t run to the end of my driveway. I couldn’t bench 115 pounds. Second guy ran a 10k at 50. Bench pressing my own weight. And more importantly, I feel good.

Colossal idiot here - it was the Kill switch. I never use it, but had inadvertently hit it and - when she didn't start, that put be into a mental spin...which for me isn't a productive state of mind. Thanks to everyone for the assist. Now, if the temps will lower a bit, I'll get back to riding.

Just like mine!!

Sometimes, I'm just stubborn. I went to the 10K event with the intent of just walking it if nothing else. I had paid $75 entry fee and had nothing else to do. Earlier in the week I had tried to run on my gym treadmill - even at a low speed - and couldnt take it. My knee just hurt too much. I had spent a couple days reading about ways to reduce knee strain when running. I iced up - applied some K-Tape as recommended instead of my velcro on knee brace- I think the tape made a huge difference. Popped 4 Advil. I decided to start at the very back of the pack and try and jog a little ways from the start line - I didnt want to be seen as a gimpy old guy lol. Weather was 26F, low clouds and biting wind. Course went up and down the Snake River - and you could feel cooler air off the water. Patches of ice on the course too. So I set out at a slow jog and found that if I kept that speed up my knee wasnt TOOO bad - so I stayed with it. There was a pack of lovely ladies going about my speed that I paced off of. It wasnt easy. I hadnt run that kind of distance since I was in high school. I turned up my music and sort of zoned. Suddenly found myself 8K in and still jogging. Climbing one of the final hills started to really set my knee off but at this point I decided to do my best and jog the rest of the way - which I did. Only time I walked was on a really iced up bridge over the river. I didnt set any speed records but I was far from last. When I had decided to try this my goal was to finish in under an hour. I came in at 1:06 mins. Had there been no ice and my knee been it better shape I would have beaten the hour easy. All those lovely younger ladies finished behind me... Did sort of hurt my feelings to be scored in the 50+ group though lol

There's some good information in the Important/Useful Threads section of Mechanical\FAQ. As far as your injected engine, you would have to change the cylinder head to a carbed version. You cannot physically put a set of XX carbs on an injected engine, the intakes do not line up. Internals such as the valves and associated hardware are the same.

Maybe you could just photocopy chapter 11 to mail to Zero? Hopefully it's written in plane language.

Welcome mate. Unfortunately we already have an Oscar here so you'll need to fuck off. With love, Oscar.

I'll pay a premium for a super high mileage analog cluster for my '97 so people will think I'm a rider. Wrap it in a worn out riding jacket for bonus value.

A place they call Special Gearing for Homos. I’ve heard good things https://sprocketcenter.com/i-30497574-jt-sprockets-jtf339-530-pitch-chromoly-steel-front-sprocket-honda.html

SOLD for $8k. New owner is very excited to have found such a clean and low mile XX.

Couldn't you just had someone push it and pop the clutch out in 2nd gear? 😀 Many many years ago there was a guy that had an old GTO with a bad starter. We would push start the thing after work until payday so he could get a new starter.

You could print one, right? And maybe print me a couple bottle of hydraulic fluid while you are at it.

Breast armor?

Hoarder, maybe. I have saved stuff for years. In the shop right now is a CT90 getting some love. Setting valves with the tool I bought in 73'

18 front (1 up) corrects the speedometer but predictably, the odometer will then be off. I rode with an 18 for years, has no problem two up with luggage in the moun to ain switchbacks of TN and NC. A little slower off the line reflected by 1/8 mile times, but 1/4 mile times the same as you can pull 4th gear through the traps as opposed to running out of gear or short shifting. Personally, I enjoyed both the slightly broader usable speed range of the lower gears and felt I needed to shift less frequently. I also liked the cruising rpm a little more relaxed. Fuel usage improved by 1-2 mpg overall. Your mileage in all these aspects will vary, of course, depending on how aggressive you wish to be with the load handle.