R69S restoration

[schrader7032]

Good luck on the hot starting! I had similar situations...one time I had to wait 30 minutes at a gas station before I could restart. Even after getting Vech's coil, I was still unsure of my self during hot starting. But I found that I really had to alter my technique hot versus cold. When cold, it seems to really need to be tickled and made "rich". But when hot, I have to do everything I can to avoid flooding it, so like you, I attempt to turn off the petcock ahead of time, don't touch the petcock until she's starts, and repeated kick through with a wide open throttle to really clear the combustion chamber of fumes. Then I leave my had off the throttle, push the key on, and give a good kick...usually one kick is all it takes. I might have to baby the throttle a little, but it usually will run fine and then I can turn on the petcock. Oh, and don't wait until you're a half mile down the road to remember the petcock!! DAMHIK.

[Darryl.Richman]

That is the classic symptom of a coil headed south. When I first got my R51/3, it started easy, but if you had to stop it, it would take a solid hour to cool off enough to start again. And it had a tendency to die when hot, and coming down to an idle.

[808Airhead]

Well,it has been a year since I have finished this bike,it has been driven 1393 miles so far,and performed beautifully. I had only 1 small issue recently and that was with my original 40+ year old brass floats. They developed a crack from age/vibration. I replaced them with some new brass Bing ones,and the bike has been a dream!
I will soon have time and do my first major servie on the bike at 2K miles. Enjoy your Bikes!

[Dominic]

Looks Fantastic, great looking rebuild!

[808Airhead]

Just want to say that 15 years later, STILL have and love this bike! Has around 45k miles on it now…. Still love it!