+1

That **** has no business being there...

 

So the bike is up and running again? Thats good news. The plugs didn't look good and I suggest replacing them. I think Autolite plugs #4303 (IIRC is the number) work just fine. I put them in my bike while i was working on the carbs as they were $2 each. Bike runs great now. Also, one thing to watch out for is getting the tank vent line kinked when you put the tank back on. make sure you get down on your knees and look at the hose to make sure. mine was routed in the proper frame passage but even then it was kinked. i realized it and heard a hiss of air when I pulled it straight. no more stalling issues. lol

 

^^^right on, if those autolites end up working good for you lemme know, i have those ngk's in right now and they are certainly not worth 11 dollars a plug. i had that stupid kinked issue from the petcock to the carburetor blocked a while ago but replaced that line for free from orielys lol, they just said take it

 

For all I know, my bike may have been like this ever since I got it and it took this long to drain the battery down to where it wouldn't start the bike anymore. Because I do get some voltage to the battery and it does increase at higher reps so maybe it's just slowly draining the battery and it'll go another twenty-five hundred miles before it drains it again?