Well, a little trip to the workshop today to prepare for a woodwork project resulted in the usual diversion to a motorcycle activity, in this case a bit of time on the Huntmaster. I needed to move everything out to get the table saw ready and that gave me an opportunity to roll the Huntmaster off the bench and out into the yard.
Confirming the starting technique, that of tickling it until fuel flowed onto the drip guard, showed that it starts easily with the choke on - actually first kick. Riding it across the yard shows it engages gear quietly and drives without any horrible sounds. It pulls really well, but the timing side footrest is too far forward and the gear lever is too low.
The brakes are useless. There's far too much lever movement and no bite. They might be covered in grease, they might be glazed, who knows. I will order the rims, spokes and tyres and pull each wheel apart for refurbishment.
Pumping the tyres up shows there's not much height in the centre stand - I've got around 3/8" under the rear tyre.
The side stand is stiff.
It looks great.
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