The Bike Runs!!!!!

Well, Steve Taff is the MAN!! He called me on Tuesday and I went over to his place to work on my bike. We put about 2 hours in just checking for compression and what not. On Wednesday we put in a new spark plug, cleaned out the carburetor, tightened some nut and bolts and charged the battery. Next we filled it up with gas and it started up!! It runs really well, but right now we still have a few minor issues to work through. The floats in the carb are sticking which cause fuel to leak out of the overflow and the blinkers aren't working. I should be able to fix the blinkers easily and Steve and I can probably figure out why the floats are sticking!
On another positive note, I went down to DMV this morning and passed my written motorcycle test. Now I can legally drive around (staying off of major highways and not driving at night) to practice before I go back to take the driving test in a few months. I also found out that I can register it fairly easily. Since it hasn't been registered since 1983, it is not on record so that makes it very easy to set up new registration under my name, YIPPEEE! I hate dealing with the DMV so this is a real answer to prayer! Anyway, that is what I have been doing! Here, for your viewing pleasure, is a picture of the helmet that I am thinking about getting!