we were at barbers for the opening round of moto america and went to the museum which is kind of like Mecca. it's the largest museum in the world of motorcycles and the largest lotus collection in the world. I'm getting all the pictures together and I will share them

Thank you Pat and everyone for all of your help

Quote from: 81Delorean on April 13, 2025, 12:59:39 PM2.) Coming up to a stop light it idles at about 2,000 rpm for about 15sec before it drops down to about 1,000

That could be because the idle mixture screws aren't set properly. They could be set too rich. 2.5 turns out is about right.

Quote from: 86FJNJ on April 13, 2025, 05:29:14 PMThanks for that explanation I understand and will try that way. I'm placing an order with RPM soon so will get this as well. And then putting new bearings in do I just grease them up a little and use this same tool to lightly tap them into place?

As suggested, stick them in the freezer, and use the old bearing along with hammer to knock them in on the outer race.
The tool I mentioned is only used to remove them, do not try to use to install

Is there a plug brand/type that the bike likes? doesn't like?

No the pin is not needed....just the pinch bolt.

Rolling forward that axle will never unwind....the pinch bolt keeps it from the possibility of getting too tight.


Cheers

Very nice bike, well cared for at a very fair price.

Best wishes

Pat

very nice bike!

Thanks Pat, I do see the axle has a hole in it for a pin but I would really need to torque it down to maybe just have enough room for the pin. Is a pin not needed?

That's normal. No worries, it will never get loose. The pinch bolt on the other (right) side keeps the axle tight.
Besides, consider the rotation direction of the wheel. Any rotational forces transferred to to the axle would cause it to tighten up, never loosen up.

Cheers