kirky

67thunderbird where do you sit 😉 :cheers:

i don't think i can help but the these engines are normally on full advance at about 2500rpm so i think you can rule out that.

if you mean cold start with the choke on they all do that well mine does

some say with patience and lots of messing they get standard carbs running ok with pods i say it's a vanity thing. the japs didn't...

heat gun , give them a hot blast don't be scared the engine gets hot , then give them a pink floyd short sharp shock

you have the same symptoms as mine suffers from . with the old split coil she didn't like cold starting and with the new coils she still...

one of my coils split like that and the bike was fine , once i had seen the split i replaced both coils but the bike starts and runs...

you don't use a battery testing for continuity you need the ohms setting on a meter

i have some rate good cable ties for you, joking apart i spent good money on carb boots from japan if i hadn't the chinesium crap would...

i think that is for your breather pipe

honda Phil i have found my bad stating problem. the battery AGM was showing 12.84 v and would spin the engine nicely but it wouldn't...

Beefy DVLA are crap if your bike has been imported they have a guess, my bike is 1979 DOHC japanese domestic market and imported in 1992...

phil your problem is very much like mine on my 1979 750FZ it has all new this that and the other and carbs rebuilt and it sometimes...