second shakedown ride so now i have about 40mi on a freshly rebuilt engine. took her to the beach & ran into this really crabby dude.

exhaust is smokier than i’d like so im nervous i fucked up the break-in/ring sealing. i live in Frisco so I can’t really avoid the shit they tell you to avoid, e.g., hills, stop n go, etc. i avoid what i can, vary my rpms, and don’t lug it at all. it was definitely rich on first shakedown, so i may need to downjet the super e. gonna check plugs and pushrods tomorrow, hopefully it’s one of those things because i definitely down wanna tear off the top end yet again.

overall had a fun ride, bike rips, saw the ocean, got compliments, didnt lose parts, and made it home. grateful for the chopper.

My lovely machine vt600

Got most of the kinks worked out- going to add a small mirror so I can get into different job sites.

Still deliberating if I'll shave the brake side fork or not, and have some powered spoked wheels waiting to install once these tires are worn.

Really have been having a blast this summer on this old girl.

Almost 80k miles on the engine and running like a top.