lvin4jc
JoeBobber
Hi there. My name is Joe. I just traded for my first motorcycle yesterday.
She's a 1979 CB750 Bobber Bike. A bit of a jalopy at the moment but we'll get that fixed in time.
Anyway, I have two questions mechanically, otherwise it runs great with the exception of dirty carbs or something (they get too much air so the PO blocked off most of the air filters with duct tape, it currently runs great with the duct tape... ... ... wouldn't be my first choice for a long term solution).
#1. I can only find used starters, can you buy new ones?
#2. There is a noise coming from the engine that isn't great. I'm a car guy, new to bikes so bear with me here. After doing research on how to replace the starter I saw the whole cam chain tensioner deal where it has to be installed at 15 degrees past tdc in cylinder 1 etc. etc. My current theory is that the former owner installed it without doing all that and the cam chain is making noise, that would describe this noise pretty well. However, it could be something completely different, I was wrong once before. Anyway, does that sound like a solid theory or do these have a know noise that is caused by something else? The engine seems to run fantastic otherwise with lots of power, easy start/warm up etc.
Thanks!
She's a 1979 CB750 Bobber Bike. A bit of a jalopy at the moment but we'll get that fixed in time.
Anyway, I have two questions mechanically, otherwise it runs great with the exception of dirty carbs or something (they get too much air so the PO blocked off most of the air filters with duct tape, it currently runs great with the duct tape... ... ... wouldn't be my first choice for a long term solution).
#1. I can only find used starters, can you buy new ones?
#2. There is a noise coming from the engine that isn't great. I'm a car guy, new to bikes so bear with me here. After doing research on how to replace the starter I saw the whole cam chain tensioner deal where it has to be installed at 15 degrees past tdc in cylinder 1 etc. etc. My current theory is that the former owner installed it without doing all that and the cam chain is making noise, that would describe this noise pretty well. However, it could be something completely different, I was wrong once before. Anyway, does that sound like a solid theory or do these have a know noise that is caused by something else? The engine seems to run fantastic otherwise with lots of power, easy start/warm up etc.
Thanks!