04/14/10..Still have'nt decided what to do at this point. The 3 state ride is the 22nd of May, and I just don't think the bike is gonna be ready. I took it for a 40 mile ride yesterday, and oil simply coated the front of the engine, and lost nearly a pint out of the oil tank, that's cracked at the swing arm weld. Other than that, the bike ran perfect...Will simply have to pull the cylinder AGAIN, and take to an expert, maybe NDT the tappet guide for cracks, then see if I can have the frikkin tank welded too, but not likely to happen before the rally. I'll just cancel and bring my favorite Triumph to the Georgia Rally....
Ed...I think that can be fixxed pretty easy...I just hope you dont run into HALF the problems I've had...
