1979 Honda XL100s First ride after timing

a bike I bought for a whopping 140 bucks. top speed is 57mph (and that's with the engine screaming such that I thought it may explode) 0-30mph in 3.5 seconds (with my feeble clutching skills) what I've done to it so far: -made a redneck sheet metal engine cover (on account of the guy before me didn't have it for whatever reason) -installed a new shift lever (see above reason) -cleaned the "brand new" carburetor ( which still has the wrong jet) -replaced the "fuel filter" (which was just about as effective as a piece of chicken wire) -cleaned the gas tank, which was filled with rust -set the points (with a lot of frustration in that department) -got a nice new exhaust put on by a very helpful brother of mine. -just about destroyed the kick starter by working it with no hope of success. it still needs new tires and pretty much all the electrical junk though. the music is from "rally trophy" (an old game, please don't sue me, I mean well)

Added 5 Jul 2026