cldhld, I Admire the heck out of you and wish I had the capabilities to do what you can do, but running my own ranch takes so dang much of my time, I just don't any available time left to work on a bike, even if I knew how , which I don't. Because I was always so strong, I would break at least two head-bolts removing the heads of my Flathead V-8's back in the 50's (in order to put pennies in the heat-risers, to make my Smithy Mufflers louder), my Dad insisted that I have a professional mechanic do all of my mechanical work, because that was a lot less expensive than having a mechanic 'drill out the broken bolt, then 'tap' the threads for a new one'. So, I lost all incentive to work on my own stuff. After getting 'on my own' and still having to pay mechanics to still 'Drill and Tap', whenever I would 'snap' a bolt off, I just quit.
But, I would like to ask you a question: After getting my Ride1Up 700 completed yesterday, my mechanic rode it, and then I rode it. As Soon as he left (Of Course) I was going to ride it again, and I could get Nothing At All out of the motor, I had to Peddle it to my barn and back. I had it 'On', and up to the #5, and the 'Throttle' did Absolutely Nothing. I have emailed Ride1Up, but I believe they are Overwhelmed with orders and Short-Handed, so I don't know If I will Ever hear back from them, and I Certainly would like to ride my new bike. If you could give me some advise, it would Really Be Appreciated. My Mechanic is coming back on 6Aug20 to assemble my wife's bike which is scheduled to hit here on the 4th, and I imagine could figure it out, but I would like to ride it before then.......... Thanks,
Best regards,
OlePhart