I sympathize with that urge. Cars are one thing. Motorcycle maintenance, however, feels like a lost art almost. Why else would a website dedicated to asking and answering questions on how to fix just one model of bike even exist if not for this lack of available knowledge?
I will take a feeler...
Should I look into adjusting the valves after this carb issue has been settled? Winter is coming and I'll be snowed out here in about a month so I'll have plenty of time. I have a service manual for this bike. I'm much more of a mechanic when it comes to cars bc there are things like alldata and...
The bike ran well before I replaced all the boots. These boots were dry rotted. The airbox to carb boots were worse than the carb to engine boots. Could it have been that the bike was adjusted by the previous owner to run with these air leaks? I'm just throwing other things out there as food for...
So I should try backing off the idle? Maybe check to see if the throttle cables have enough slack?
And I thought it could be the float because of the cylinder 1 carb that is leaking gas
I have a 1981 cb750 with about 18,000 miles on it. I've had this bike for a few months now and I've been trying to crack down on a high idle issue for a while and I can't seem to figure it out. I've replaced the boots from the airbox to the carb and from the carbs to the engine and I've sprayed...