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As far as I know, I am the 3rd owner of this 1972 750 Combat Interstate. It sat idle for many years partially disassembled before I bought it 3 years ago. I believe the engine was rebuilt and the RITA installed as part of that rebuild, but the bike was never finished and hadn't been run. I finished it and got it running about 2 years ago. It seemed to me to run 'OK' but I was expecting a bit more performance. When I compare it to my stock 1971 750 Roadster, it seems to have similar performance in gears 1-3, but a little bit less torque at lower rpms, but it bogs down in 4th while my 1971 will continue accelerating till I chicken out. I should also mention that the 72 has 21 tooth sprocket and the 71 has 20.So, to answer your question, I haven't felt sure that it was running 'properly', so I haven't ridden it that much, but wanted to get thru break in to see if things would sort out. I've put about 800 miles on it and the performance has not changed significantly. Apologies for the long answer to your short question.
As far as I know, I am the 3rd owner of this 1972 750 Combat Interstate. It sat idle for many years partially disassembled before I bought it 3 years ago. I believe the engine was rebuilt and the RITA installed as part of that rebuild, but the bike was never finished and hadn't been run. I finished it and got it running about 2 years ago. It seemed to me to run 'OK' but I was expecting a bit more performance. When I compare it to my stock 1971 750 Roadster, it seems to have similar performance in gears 1-3, but a little bit less torque at lower rpms, but it bogs down in 4th while my 1971 will continue accelerating till I chicken out. I should also mention that the 72 has 21 tooth sprocket and the 71 has 20.
So, to answer your question, I haven't felt sure that it was running 'properly', so I haven't ridden it that much, but wanted to get thru break in to see if things would sort out. I've put about 800 miles on it and the performance has not changed significantly.
Apologies for the long answer to your short question.
