[Ram Jet]

Originally Posted by austinninjabill

Well, unfortunately, I rebuilt the carbs -- including especially the choke mechanism -- and lubricated all the cables. Oh well.

Good news is that the new SS braided brake lines finally allowed me to bleed the front and rear brakes thru the rebuilt master cylinders and calipers, so I was scooting around the neighborhood last night.

Rev'ed up to about 12,000, really can't tell yet how well or not it is running as I don't have any kind of recent basis for comparison.

Literally I hadn't been on a bike since around '78 -- 250 Maico, I was a motocross guy, AMA amateur license and all, but not very good (not fearless/crazy enough) -- and I couldn't get this 250 up over 50mph without it scaring me: even though I never had a problem running that Maico at 70+ on dirt. Ah, to be young, invincible -- and stupid.

Now time for some tuning/refining.

Now that is is fully operational, bought a nice red, white and blue helmet, channeling the whole Evel Kienevel thing I guess.

You'll find yourself cruising around at 70 M.P.H. on the Ninja in no time. At 70 my Ninja feels like it's going 45. Maybe it's my 15/42 sprocket set-up. I'm gonna get busted some day.

Bill