I'm bit late to the party. All I can say is "WOW"!

I don't have anything 'period correct', but I would recommend either the MKS Sylvan Quill,
http://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...&category=1671
or the MKS Sylvan Touring pedals.
http://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...&category=1671

They are well built, look the part, and best, not all that spendy. I have them on several different bikes.

Looks like you were right. I think it will be fine with a little leverage.

You must have been out of town, busy with work, or tending to the grandkids. ;) I wondered when you were going to show up. :hmm: Welcome aboard, Cheesy. :tup:

:hehe:

Those pedals are nostalgic for me. I remember the days of toe clips and leather straps. They were quite a skill set to learn. How things have changed nowadays.

Thanks Cheesy. I'll look into those. They definitely have more appeal than the rubber paddles with reflectors that I've got now.

All of the above, Spud.

OK... Got the basic wiring done, cranked it over, GOT SPARK!!!!

Connected fuel line to carb, blocked off extra ports mentioned earlier, poured some gas in the tank, and... It started dribbling out a couple spots on the carb. I shut off the petcock and cranked the engine over and gas was spraying out the exhaust port so it was obviously flooded.

Anyone know anything about these carburetors?

Float sounds stuck.

I guess I'll have to take it apart and look.

Anyway, got the engine running. Clutch seems fine. I'll post an ALMOST complete pic as soon as I get a chance.

Is it a 200cc motor? If so, please do yourself a favour and buy a 30mm Mikuni. Here's one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/30MM-MIKUNI-...53f3ca&vxp=mtr

Jets are much easier to find, and the castings have been good in every one I've purchased.

It's a 150cc but that should fit. I think I'll take your advice. Thanks!

You are making good progress getting spark to the plug. :tup: Your bike is a beautiful piece of art. :)

The 30mm Mikuni will physically fit, but it might be a little large to feed 150cc. Not much of a gamble at that price, and you can always reduce the jet size as necessary. The fact that you have a straight pipe (presumably with no baffles) and a pod filter will help. The carb will be delivered with a 100 main jet and a 20 slow jet, both of which are too small to feed 200cc in most cases.

Indeed, your bike is quite beautiful. Thanks for taking the time to share it with us.

I have a couple of other thoughts about your amazing project. If you wish to lose the Zongshen name on the engine, you can likely buy blank engine covers that won't have any name. There'll be nothing to take away from that wonderful Indian font on the tank.

It appears that you're using a kill switch from a China bike that is black plastic. Since any kill switch that fits 7/8" bars will do, I recommend a vintage aluminum kill switch, like you would find on an old TS185 Suzuki.

Yeah, I kind of raised the bar for myself with the detail I've put into other areas and cheap plastic controls just don't measure up.