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Hesitation at full throttle (not necessarily high RPM) can be due to excessive plug gap (worn plugs - plugs open gap as they age due to metal transfer) or a small gap inside the plug wire.

Closed throttle = vacuum in the cylinder = easy for spark to jump the gap.
Wide open throttle = cylinder full ...

That would be more awesome if you could figure out when there wouldn't be a string of cars blocking the road like in the picture.

I've been looking at Google Earth and thinking that there are a bunch of great backroads around Kellogg, Idaho.

Practice in parking lots, practice in very quiet residential streets, practice in very quiet 2 lane roads. Concentrated on learning the machine really well before venturing into traffic where I knew I needed more brainpower to deal with traffic instead of the machine.

Several evenings after ...

Changing exhaust back pressure will change the mixture. You'd have to re-jet the carbs.

Since I last looked at this thread the value of that motorcycle has plummeted as the actual condition is being revealed.

If you can't flush brake fluid thru it then chances are that the pistons are rusted because the fluid has never been changed.
If the petcock is leaking and the tank is empty not ...

I'd like to know what the seller means when he says he winterized it. Definitions can vary substantially.

I would NOT use the fuel that's in the tank at all. Ideally the guy topped off the tank with Stabil-treated fuel, closed the fuel petcock, it doesn't leak at all, and he drained the carbs dry ...

If it was parked in '09 and hasn't been run then the carbs are probably gummed up and the gas tank may be rusty inside unless the previous owner took pains to properly store it (chances are that this was not done).

Treat learning ride as you would treat learning to fly. It looks easy and you may ...

The OP probably made the decision 8 years ago.

Kage909 wrote: Lol A bee?

Yop a Bee - I hit the east end of a westbound bee with my bare neck one time. Not only a ballistic hit but a sting resulted.

Took a June bug on the helmet once at 55 mph - thought it was a rock!

If the vest were ballistic armor it could be dual-use Looks like a good idea. But hands, elbows and knees hit the ground first most of the time (as I understand it).

You're covering more bases than many so you'll do fine. Just don't crash.