Heya

I replaced the frayed cable with one of the spare cables i got with the chassis i brought for the single cylinder conversion, it was even thoughtfully labeled. It showed signs of deterioration but was in better shape then the original, i removed the damage from the spare cable with a bench grinder and fitted it. I noticed the power valve actuation plates have holes in them with a dimple behind them, i can only assume that the hole and dimple have to line up when the engines off. For some reason the last person to set the power valves put the locking nuts on the bottom of the power valve actuation plate rather then the top. I turned the ignition on and the flicked the kill switch to on and watched the power valve actuation motor cycle back and forth, rather then just move then stop, I figured i had set too much tension in the cables which had prevented the motor reaching its set position, so it was hunting back and forth. I loosened both the pull and push cables and turned the bike on watched the motor perform like it did before i replaced the cable. I'm going to have to make new cable inners for the power valve cables, they all look various degrees of tired.
After i had replaced the cable i put the tank and tail section on fired it up. Dropped it into first and feed the clutch out, i could feel the tallness of 1st gear, i didn't stall it, if i had of i would of never heard the end of it from my friends. I slipped out on to the road of the industial estate where i store the bike. In the summer twilight wearing only a t-shirt, shorts and safety shoes, i just took it too 9k and short shifted, it gets real light in the front esp. with no front fairing. Having said that i'm a fatty at around 100kg, i imagen with a lighter rider and more aggression it would flip in 1st. I did maybe 400 meters and parked it up. I think i've gone almost as without a decent manuel.

Cheers

Robert