I buy used Honda bolt lots off of eBay when they are done breaking bikes. I probably get a hundred dollars or more worth of OEM hardware for...
Looks VERY familiar. Check the aluminum spigots carefully for pitting too. Most of mine that looked like that had some pitting from corrosion....
Wow... this is one of the worst ones I've ever done. Everything just crumbles. [ATTACH]
Pull the spark plugs and see if the engine wants to turn then. Cover the plug holes with some rags in case it's good news, there could be geysers.
Good job dude.
Taking my own advice and am going thru the cooling system while the carbs are out. I was going to wait until I ran it a bit, but I'm so confident...
Your "pig pen" is what many would be proud to have and show. It's all about perspective. When I finish projects, or major portions, I have to...
Good luck on that. My experience has shown that you will spend more time swearing and struggling in the tight spaces than just pulling the carbs...
Nice!! I'll have to say, hooking up the fuel lines on a 86 is not my favorite things. Keep it up!! Man I love the 500.
You're welcome
But I had the shock out... And that's what I was looking at. Why TF wouldn't I at that point?
Stock Honda tubes are usually white. I don't know if the cable is your problem. And you can "straighten" cables to some degree if they aren't...
Well, I wasn't going to bother removing the PAIR hard lines until much later. I was in between some things and I decided to pull the Works shock...
Well, ok then. That's good news. Might be the wrong throttle tube too. Don't forget, you have free-play adjustment on the cable too, near the...
Went back and looked at some pics. You appear to have the carb vents and vacuum port properly disabled. Any intake vacuum ports on the heads...
Sounds like you have a massive intake air leak. Especially since it shot up after warm and the first blip, classic symptom. Were these CA carbs?...
GAWDAMN that's pretty!!!
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