I rode it! I rode it out, away from home and returned under its own power! What?
Oh.
The Suzuki, of course!
Tonight I finished changing the oil and filter, reset the throttle cable slack and put it all back together. Then there was nothing to do but take it out of the shop- I got help from the neighbor before I tipped it over this time, and rode it around to the front of the house.
Then, I suited up and went for a short shakedown ride in the neighborhood. It ran fine. It did run out of gas on the main side of the fuel tap but started right back up when I switched to reserve. Then I rode it down the hill to the service station and added 4 gallons of high test to the fumes that remained in the tank. Then I rode it home without any hysteria, flooding or misbehavior.
Tomorrow I think I'll get it to the inspection center and then to the DMV to pick up my license plates so I can take it for a real ride. I think I'm going to need some longer handlebars...
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