Yeah Ron I am really having fun with this bike now that all the bugs are worked out. I changed the carb yesterday. Replaced the Walbro With a Zima (sp?). It runs about 4 mph faster and uses less fuel. I timed three miles on the trace and averaged 2.5 minutes per mile Thats 24 mph not bad for 30cc.
I just got home from a 40 mile ride and it was fun. I was passed by only about 25 cars in the whole 40 miles also two bunches of Harleys on the trace must have been 40 or 50 in each bunch. They gave me plenty of room and most waved as they came around.
I stopped at Emrald Mound and took a couple of pics. "Designated a National Historic Landmark, Emerald is one of the largest mounds in North America. Covering eight acres, Emerald Mound measures 770 by 435 feet at the base and is 35 feet high. The mound was built by depositing earth along the sides of a natural hill, thus reshaping it and creating an enormous artificial plateau. Two smaller mounds sit atop the expansive summit platform of the primary mound. The larger of the two, at the west end, measures 190 by 160 feet and is 30 feet high. Several additional smaller mounds were once located along the edges of the primary mound summit, but were destroyed in the 19th century by plowing and erosion. " Quoted from the National register website. Stopped on the trace and took a couple more pics. The aerial photo is from their website also.
I still had about one third of one of the tanks of gas left when I got home. Took me about 3 1/2 hours what with talking with folks, stopping to take pics, and stopping a couple of times to check things out on the bike. I sure hated for the ride to end.
Elmo