Hi all, Just wanted to introduce myself to the forum. I just purchased a 1977 hardtail from a guy down the street. He was moving and didnt have room to take it. He wanted 2k for it, but I talked him down to 1500. I thought it was a pretty good deal. The bike is no means a show bike, but I like the lines and the low stance. The bike runs pretty strong, the carbs were apparently just tuned and synced, but there are some apparent problems.
1) When stopped in gear the bike wants to pull forward, the amount of force going forward can easily be held by my feet, but it definitely wants to go forward. I tried to adjust the clutch cable, I tightened it a little and nothing a bit more and my transmission was slipping. Any thoughts? Im guessing its the clutch, but not sure how to go about fixing the problem.
2) The engine kinda ticks. I compared it to my buddies hondamatic 400 and his bike had the same noise. He said it had been doing it for years. Do these bikes make quite a bit of valve noise, or should I be worried?
1) When stopped in gear the bike wants to pull forward, the amount of force going forward can easily be held by my feet, but it definitely wants to go forward. I tried to adjust the clutch cable, I tightened it a little and nothing a bit more and my transmission was slipping. Any thoughts? Im guessing its the clutch, but not sure how to go about fixing the problem.
2) The engine kinda ticks. I compared it to my buddies hondamatic 400 and his bike had the same noise. He said it had been doing it for years. Do these bikes make quite a bit of valve noise, or should I be worried?