[JoeKahno]

1,000 km later.

My original intent was to document everything that went wrong during break in. Instead I was pleasantly surprised. I just finished the 1,000 km oil change and while the crap I drained out was moderately filthy it had none of the fine metal flakes present at the 100 km change. Driveability has improved, rapidly at first then slowing as the rough edges went away. There is still room for improvement but going just by feel I'd say it has hit 80% maybe 90% of "as good as it gets".

So, how good is that? The only thing I needed to change was the luggage shelf. I wanted to mount a trunk and the factory shelf was more suited to strapping down a lunch box. The closest thing to a problem was the mixture. It's sold as meeting "Euro III" emissions and was set really lean. As it broke in it became hard to start, requiring a shot of full choke even when hot. Cruising in mid range it felt like it was intermittently cutting out. Moving the mixture needle up one notch and opening the idle mixture another eighth of a turn made a drastic improvment. It still seems a little lean but is drivable and will probably pass the emissions check when it's time to renew the registration.

The base color for all the King series is black with decals to give blue, red, or gray accents. However, the tank is finished with a clear coat that contains fine multi-color sparkles. As a result, unlike the usual gloss black finish, it doesn't seem to be screaming "wash me" any time it picks up a couple of dust specks.

The front tire seems to be losing around 3 - 5 psi a week. I have a replacement tube ready if it gets any worse but with the current state of available inner tubes the new one might not be any better. The tires are some super cheap retro looking things that will get upgraded on replacement. For now they are getting the job done. I spent a couple bucks and swapped the original turn signal flasher for one that includes a really annoying beeper. After I regain the habit of manually canceling the signal after use I may go back to the silent unit.

Bottom line? It's not a late sixties Honda, but then, neither is the current 150 from the Honda dealer and my Skygo sold for a little over half of what the Honda dealer was asking. So far, I think I got my money's worth.