GSX-R750F-inished!

Last month I reached the point of having a stunning complete rolling chassis to admire, and admire I did. I even called all of my mates to come round with liquid refreshments and admire the bike with me.

So, it looked that good. But would it run? I was absolutely hanging to ride it… (Ed’s note: this is Aussie vernacular for ‘gagging for a ride’).

Well, with the oil cooler resprayed and refitted, a fresh engine full of oil and a new oil filter fitted, I hooked up a dummy fuel supply, and to my surprise the beast fired into life with no flooding or misfiring, straight into a smooth idle, and the throttle was ultra-crisp as well. That careful carb set-up paid off, not to mention the new spark plugs, perfect valve clearances