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gotta get a new headlight switch at some point, count me in

Clutch was slipping yadda yadda, i bought new plates all 14(?) of them, excluding the double plate for my '78. While i'm inspecting the old friction plates i notice that the material is nearly gone on some of the friction plates. I had also noticed the oil light coming on while the motor is...

Alright, I bought this bike last year, it's a '78 cb750k. The previous owner was planning on having it be a cafe racer style bike. He was almost done, but encountered an "electrical problem" he told me. It did not run when I bought it. I spent that summer and winter tinkering, fixing, cleaning...

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20 days later, sorry if this seems silly. I did run new fluid through the system until it was clean coming out. I bled from the top as well and no bubbles or foam indicating air up there. Somehow I think the plunger or piston or something in the master cylinder is causing it to not actuate the...

Something else i feel might be important is that I hear about people’s brake lever being able to be pulled all the way to the bar, mine stops about a centimeter short and is not able to be pulled further.

obligatory 1978 cb750k I got this bike about a year ago and finally got it up and running this spring. I’ve been riding it around town and to work and such, no apparent problems with the brakes. About a week ago I found out the brakes weren’t in tip top shape when I needed to stop very...

I’m sure i need something these days

Happy Holidays all! And to a good year ahead!

A month later, and I’ve replaced the carb holders to help with a potential vacuum leak. I didn’t check for one, but the old ones were rock hard. I started her up tonight and she was fine with the choke on, still idling high at 2k so the mains would be feeding fuel. Choke off though, and was...

Hey all, at this point I'm a regular on this site and am learning as I go. Right now, I'm experiencing an issue with my 78 model that so many have had and will have. A rough idle. Only difference is mine doesn't die on me! She sounds more like a harley than any of these bikes should while...

I’m sure this situation has rarely ever happened on this forum, but I’ve got the oil drained entirely in this moment. Would it be a bad idea to remove the clutch assembly and spray the plates and disks with brake cleaner to try and get that old oil out? Or should I just fill her up and hope for...

Well that's no good. That's like all there is in it is generic car oil. Can I just change the oil to a motorcycle oil and be on my merry way, or is the clutch system now in dire need of replacement?

As a side note, the reason I need a new clutch is because it's slipping. Though, after a little bit more research, I wonder if it has anything to do with the oil I'm using right now either.

RIGHT! So I initially thought that the engine on my bike wasn't original to the bike because the code on the engine was different to the number on the frame. It turns out, and what you probably already knew, was that they wouldn't match anyway?! The number stamped reads CB750E-3018948 which...