So I'm still SLOWLY working on this 600 I started restoring like 10 years ago. I tend to do a few things on it, then put it aside for a few months to a year at a time before I get back to it again. So late last year/early this year I finally finished assembling the engine, carb, and rebuilding the clutch with the help of Harleysportster. It's finally in the sled with controls hooked up, so after all this time, I can finally see if it will start.
Nothing special here, but I thought I'd try a video on my new phone:
http://s841.photobucket.com/albums/zz33 ... 18_706.mp4
600 - first startup
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Re: 600 - first startup
Good show Matt, Now I know who to send those Wheelbarrow carbs to, when people ask me who can repair them, LOL It's always good to hear a sled run in thew middle of summer, kind of gets your winter blood flowing again.. 
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"I Hunt For it, Purchase it, Haul it, Sometimes Repair it, Sometimes Break it, Then Fix it Again, Label it, Warehouse it, Talk About it, So NOW, HOW Can I Take Any Less $$ For It?"
"God I love the smell of KLOTZ in the morning, That smell, you know that Gasoline/Oil Smell, MAKES the whole place SMELL like.. LIKE VICTORY. You know someday the 2 strokers are gonna end..."
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I enjoyed it! We really need Smell-O-Vision for the full effect though. 
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Great video Matt. I'd have never guessed it was taken with a phone.
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Re: 600 - first startup
Sounds great matt! Those points engines can be a bear to time, but it sounds dead on in the video! Glad to see its coming together.
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Re: 600 - first startup
Excellent! Love them 600's, I had mine running last weekend. Loaded it up and put it in storage.
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More very slow progress on this 600. I recently had to re-paint the tank, so I finally strapped that in today, and the JDX4 hood I decided to use is now actually green! It's going to need some wet-sanding and more coats.
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Re: 600 - first startup
Looks like here...the sled you are working on, surrounded by the parts of about 15 others.
Progress is always good!
Progress is always good!
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Re: 600 - first startup
Looking good Matt
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Re: 600 - first startup
Hit the nail on the head there. You should see my work bench, there are probably parts from 3 different projects on it. It's always a mess.400brian wrote:Looks like here...the sled you are working on, surrounded by the parts of about 15 others.
Progress is always good!