Recent content by burnsie

Thanks a lot buddy. I appreciate it and I've heard about the rubber/organic matter not liking the carb cleaner. makes sense too i guess. Hey would you mind taking a look at the attached photo? I have all the pieces out of the carbs except for these two brass fittings. can't see a way to...

I was gonna just soak the jets and needles and then spray carefully inside the bowls. is that kosher? i'm very nervous about reassembling the carbs.

Hi, I have my carbs taken apart and ready for cleaning. Can I use the stuff they sell at Auto Zone or is there a special bike carb cleaner? Thanks!

hey man. so i have the gas tank off and the carbs out too (unrelated issue and finally doing the work I shouldve done already). And now I see that there is a drop of oil on the very top of the engine. like right next to the spark plug. so that's above the head gasket, right? possible its...

so the only thing to do id rebuild carbs. right? i'm down for it. thanks.

Hello. The other day I changed my oil and took a quick spin to run the engine and work the new oil in. When I got back after only about ten minutes, and was backing into my driveway I looked down and saw a significant size puddle below the bike. It wasn't an oil leak, as I'd feared. It was...

bummer! Oh well....

Hi. I thought I'd just reply here instead of starting a new thread. Found my center stand lying on the floor yesterday under the bike. See the pics? Not sure what happened to the bolts, but the brackets have been bent way out of position. Any ideas? I am very hesitant to just try to bend...

That brownish line is what remains. As i ride that is a trickle of oil only at about 50 mph or higher. Thanks again.

Ok, so on the side of the engine there are horizontal slots. (excuse my lack of knowledge here!) I see traces of oil on the corner (front left corner edge of engine) and this is directly above where I see the oil trickle over the gear box. It only happens when I'm 50 mph + so its really hard...

Hi, I noticed some oil leaking out of the left side of my engine (1978 cb550). I checked the oil level and it was a bit high so I went ahead and did a full oil change and made sure to fill to proper level. The leak persists at at seems to be a lower volume. When I reach 50 mph I see a little...

Got a buddy telling me only use real oil but bike shop recommending full synthetic for old bike. 1978 cb550. I've run only real stuff but curious about pros and cons (if any). Many thanks.

WOW! So right: Stepping down is just as important as lifting. that was the key! Thanks so much.

Hi. I just installed a center stand on my 1978 cb550. I had to remove two pipes in order to get it in there, but that was great practice. All else went very smoothly and everything seems to be in the correct position. However, trying to put the bike ONTO the center stand is a totally...

Hey thanks a lot. I thought it would be the case but prefer to be careful and not damage something. Thanks again.