WOOOHOOO It's Alive!!

[Rbike]

The R26 started this morning after a two second tickle and two kicks with the ignition off. Then only a couple of kicks with the ignition on and it it came to life. What a hoot to ride :dance I rode it to work and then downtown to get plates and it restarted with only one kick when warm.

It does surge slightly while cruising and the carb kit I ordered with a high altitude jet should help that. Now, since this isn't a race bike need to figure out a way to keep the cars off my arse.

Riding the R26 :dance 12 horsepower :dunno but it's still a hoot :clap

[KBasa]

:thumb

Totally cool!

[knary]

The R26 started this morning after a two second tickle and two kicks with the ignition off. Then only a couple of kicks with the ignition on and it it came to life. What a hoot to ride :dance I rode it to work and then downtown to get plates and it restarted with only one kick when warm.

It does surge slightly while cruising and the carb kit I ordered with a high altitude jet should help that. Now, since this isn't a race bike need to figure out a way to keep the cars off my arse.

Riding the R26 :dance 12 horsepower :dunno but it's still a hoot :clap

:clap

I'll race ya. Don't worry, I'll only pedal with one leg.

[Rbike]

:clap

I'll call you to arrange a time this weekend to do a bit more sorting. (I still have a pantload of carb parts for it.)

I'll be around most of the time...going to the Rockies game on Friday night...after ditching work on Friday of course, but that just means more time to split wood.

[woodnsteel]

Dwight, my secret for using an underpowered bike in modern traffic is to plan routes on secondary roads and at non-peak traffic hours. Congratulations and welcome to the slow lane.

[k12koop]

When I lived in Rock Hill, SC there was an older guy who worked for Hella who had and old bike with side car. I am pretty sure it was from the 40's or 50's. From time to time on an early morning ride I would see him and we would wave. One day we both happened to pull into the same bank parking lot near a good biscuit shop.

We both got off our rides. He was decked out from head to toe with period riding gear and I was in a modern one pcs suit and schuberth concept. He was quite the site to see. We both looked at the others bike (mine was 94 R1100rsl). We shook hands and the first words he said was my bike is the grand father of yours. It stopped me in my tracks. We spoke for for another minute or so, but i don't remember what was said. He then rode off into the early morning mist almost like spirit.

My point i guess is that there is some real magic in them old bikes and those who ride them.

Koop

[dlearl476]

Dwight, my secret for using an underpowered bike in modern traffic is to plan routes on secondary roads and at non-peak traffic hours. Congratulations and welcome to the slow lane.

I lived, worked, travelled in a motorhome for four years. I find that experience invaluable when riding the R75/5.
:german

I know that feeling. Few things in life have given me the pleasure firing the /5 up after rescuing it from 10 years of neglect. I can't wait until I do the same with to the '69 Ducati I've totally restored later this fall.

[KBasa]

When Darryl's riding his bikes (even the old ones), I can barely keep him in sight.

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/photos/23563401-L-1.jpg

Congrats again on getting your bike running, man.

[YB in IN]

Thats an awesome pic. My dad's buddy has a /2 that he bought off of ebay. He let me ride it this past summer when I stopped in at his welding shop he has in Wabash. I have to admit that I was wearing shorts and sandals sans helmet, but man that was a hell of a fun bike to ride.

[DarrylRi]

Dwight, congratulations! You're going to have a GREAT! time riding that single! I do believe I understand just how you felt when it fired up -- that feeling always carries me into the next project with a full sail. And there's nothing like the feeling of tooling around on a new-old bike that is running just the way it's supposed to. The silly grin is probably still on your face!