The Chokehold

[We are now coming to terms with the fact that it takes more time than we anticipate to install parts on this bike…]

The bike in its purchased condition was missing the choke knob (same as my previous AMF Harley), so this afternoon we received our choke lever from Ebay and excitedly ran into the garage to install it.

We managed to lift the choke rod up with some needle nose pliers, and after a some encouragement, pulled out the original pin (both ends appeared to be flanged). The new choke lever looks good and seems to function well (we haven't ridden it since the handlebars are currently off as we await tools to aid us in our speedo bracket replacement.)  ​

Before

After

Update 05.05.20: After being annoyed by the pin sticking out, we got in touch with the manufacturer of the choke lever who told us we needed to remove the carburetor from the bike for installation. Doh!