I didn't look at it yet, but from your description I'm gonna guess it's the 48 chainsaw motor bike video?
...This is a video I get a kick out of, some here might too. I'm always amazed when people actually do their own serious engineering and...
You never wanna clamp an old brake hose shut. They can fall apart internally from it and cause no end of troubles...
Those are a single barrel carb, how would that work? I thought maybe it was something like the two hole carbs the old KZ1300's ran or...
It's gone. Sorry, I shoulda put this thread in the General Lounge, wasn't thinkin'
Yeah you're sucking air. Try dousing the boot at the head with WD-40 while it idles. In particular make sure you spray upwards at the bottom...
...a guy is on the way over to look at the 750, and if he's got the right amount of bills in his hands, it may go home with him. I got the rug...
I went through a period like that. Seems like it's feast or famine...when I don't have bike, I can't find a cheap one to save my life... Then...
I find many times it's not the piston that's causing the problem, it's cheezed up sliding/pivot hardware. On yours with the single pin pivot,...
When you had to replace the bulb, did the wiring get pulled on at all? Maybe a connector in the headlight housing got partially pulled apart?
Long as you got some color on the plugs, it's uniform, and no blistering insulators, it sounds like it's very happy.
That's genius what you did with that old YZ tank!
All your wiring pretty much runs into and out of the headlight bucket at some point. There's a number of connectors in there. I'd take the...
Ahh...interesting! Thanks! Yeah I can see where that could be a problem. I couldn't for the life of me figure out why it would have anything to...
Actually, just pull the throttle linkage at the carbs up all the way, and disengage the cable from it completely...see if it drops to a proper...
Yeah all my Kaws would piss fuel on the ground underneath if a carb couldn't control the fuel... When I first got this one, the PO said it...
Hey Fitz, why the copper on one side?
That sounds right on par with the mileage I was getting outta my '83 650 once it was running right
Textbook sucking air, sounds like.
Yeah I find that to be about the best for me. I weigh 270 though...if I weighed less it would probably be too stout... I had it at 34 once,...
I'm interested to hear this answer too. I have the same issue, and it really detracts from the look of the motor...but I hate to disturb a...
Ooo, yeah you don't wanna try sealing dry ice in anything. That could go wrong quick.
There's a lot of those CB350 builds...I'm always in awe of the work guys put into them... But it has to be a labor of love...you'll just never...
I've been stumped by fuses of all types that "look" good...and spent enough time chasing my tail on a bad assumption that I always test them in...
I've heard and seen many ways...never tried any though so I can't say with certainty... I saw a video clip where they heated the area real hot...
Sometimes in a pinch with no access to a fresh plug, I'll dry out a fuel fouled plug...sometimes I do it just for entertainment....it's pretty...
Didn't have a cap when I got the bike, but I got some nice metal hex caps with o-rings for it and the wheels. I was just thinking...this...
No worries. Not enough to make a difference.
That looks fuel fouled.
That's great! LOL I used to work in an automotive shop...we had a lotta little old lady customers who rarely drove their cars...was common to...
I was surprised to find out that the air assist on the 750's fork actually would hold air for any significant period of time....but it would still...
That occurred to me too. Always a pain to find replacement hardware for any vehicle, there's just so much application-specific stuff on them. When...
I'm kinda known to my friends as the patron saint of lost causes...but that thing even scares me....WAY too much to do there, and every aspect of...
Sure it's not fuel fouled? That could explain the backfire as well...
That's what mine did a while back....don't know if the pipes got that hot but they did tint a bit gold after that episode. Could not figure out...
I was kinda looking at your pipes in the one pic, what I can see of them... One thing you wanna watch for too, if you're running seriously lean...
Enjoying reading about your adventure! I had an old Kawasaki 440 LTD (first street bike) that would actually overheat and do a partial seize if...
That's OK...I was either gonna match some squares to the ones on the rear, or use these little chrome bullet ones I got on the rear and some old...
They'll do it from internal arcing across plates when they get real low on water, exposed plates and too much empty volume for hydrogen sulfide...
bTW has anyone seen the new Royal Enfield Classic 500 with F.I. now? They claim 80+ mpg....nice lookin' bike too...wish they didn't have such a...
True dat. It was fine until I descaled it, then one appeared...I just stuck some RTV blue over it to stop it for a while, then another appeared...
I'm going to a good indoor MC salvage place next week, gonna see if I can't find a better one. This one may be beyond hope. I cleaned so much rust...
According to the PO, mine hadn't started or even had spark for at least four years and two baffled owners that he knew of... I had it running...
Them what? Not following, sorry...
Put the plugs and wires back on, and fire it up. It'll blow it off... J/K, please don't :)
I slowly came to the realization that some of the things that were distracting me and slowing down my processor could be closed/turned off...and...
Damn. And I thought I had a basket case on my hands. ;) It's pretty neat how quickly they improve with constant fiddling though...
For a temporary fix I scuffed the bejeezus out of the area with 60 grit and smacked it with a layer of JB Weld, let it cure up 24 hours.......
Dumb question but I gotta ask...didn't shut off the kill switch and not notice, didja? Don't know how many times I've pulled that one...
One lead to the coils should show you constant power, the other should alternate on and off as you crank it. If not, work back through that...