Introductions
Thanks for getting this site up and running gentlemen. I'll go ahead and step out of the shadows. I'm down here in Alabama with an '85 900 that I've owned for about 6 months. My previous bikes were v-twins, but when the last one was stolen I thought I'd try something different. My Eli had sat for quite a while (I'm finding out a lot longer than the previous owner admitted to) so it's taken me a while to get it running. After rebuilding the carbs, chasing down vacuum leaks, fuel leaks, clutch rattles, and electrical gremlins I got her running pretty good. Of course on the first long ride out both fork seals blew like Texas gushers so I'm waiting on new seals right now.
Great to have a forum to get advice from some knowledgeable guys. My old bikes were pretty new so I never had to do a lot of maintenance. I'm getting to know this bike inside out. Great bike, lots of fun, very different world from v-twins.
Thanks again.