Honda CB750 SOHC

[HenryDorsetCase]

Interesting. Out for a pootle on Saturday and the bike starts to idle at around 3000 rpm. The internet consensus seems to be its started to suck vacuum from somewhere. I've got some shit (yay for degreaser from supercheap) I can spray on the carb boots to try and isolate it.

Old bikes are hilarious.

[Voltaire]

Trouble with old bikes is all the parts are going to fail at different times.
Intake manifold rubbers harden with age/heat.
Probably a good time to rebuild the carbs with new seals and gaskets, new fuel lines, rebuild fuel taps.
Throttle and clutch cables.
Have you overhauled the brake hydraulics?
If its got points fit new ones and condensers, maybe even coils and leads.
Or spring the 18K for that 1100/4 and just ride

You can get a good selection of cheap compact tools to put under the seat which I like to have to hand.

[Grumph]

Interesting. Out for a pootle on Saturday and the bike starts to idle at around 3000 rpm. The internet consensus seems to be its started to suck vacuum from somewhere. I've got some shit (yay for degreaser from supercheap) I can spray on the carb boots to try and isolate it.

Old bikes are hilarious.

Yes, some of the answers you receive, are...

I'd simply lift the tank and check what's happened to the throttle cables. Could well be as simple as a cable fallen out of it's stop - or the idle adjuster wound itself out...Or one of the links in a carb come loose. Best I saw was an idle mixture adjuster screw had fallen out of one carb and that one was lean and dragging everything up. Owner came to me and asked "why is this plug white ?"

[HenryDorsetCase]

Trouble with old bikes is all the parts are going to fail at different times.
Intake manifold rubbers harden with age/heat.
Probably a good time to rebuild the carbs with new seals and gaskets, new fuel lines, rebuild fuel taps.
Throttle and clutch cables.
Have you overhauled the brake hydraulics?
If its got points fit new ones and condensers, maybe even coils and leads.
Or spring the 18K for that 1100/4 and just ride

You can get a good selection of cheap compact tools to put under the seat which I like to have to hand.

Its had new intake manifold rubbers, new carb to airbox rubbers, full new carb kits including new emulsion tubes and main jets, new fuel lines with filters and a new fuel tap (the old one would not stop leaking and I finally got sick of it dribbling after I had rebuilt it twice - new one keeps its fuel on the inside).

It has new A and B throttle cables and a new clutch cable.... but yeah its time to check all that shit again.

$18k for the lookalike is sounding pretty good right about now.

I can't do anything with it till I get rid of an HD Street 500 that belongs to a mate - it needs a new battery which involves quite a bit more fuckery than I was expecting (because it has to come out the side due to the low seat height....). Still, its nice weather to be in the shed.

I did have to shift my VFR400 too so I took the bodywork off it........ soon my precious, soon.

[sidecar bob]

HD Street 500 "that belongs to a mate"

[HenryDorsetCase]

HD Street 500 "that belongs to a mate"

it really does. If I was buying one I would buy a Street Bob: Rode it, liked it. Having said that, there are a few ahead of it on the list. But in terms of a motorbike doing motorbike-y things, it did them adequately. Far better than the "sportster" I rode.

[sidecar bob]

it really does. If I was buying one I would buy a Street Bob: Rode it, liked it. Having said that, there are a few ahead of it on the list. But in terms of a motorbike doing motorbike-y things, it did them adequately. Far better than the "sportster" I rode.

I have garage tidiness envy.

[HenryDorsetCase]

I have garage tidiness envy.

thats the "after" photo

[AllanB]

I have garage tidiness envy.

I was just feeling the shame as well. When I moved house four years ago I had a massive throw out of the garage - at least four full trailer loads of 'stuff' I was keeping for a rainy day.

Set up the new one, then it has become very messy over the past years ....... I had plans to tidy it over Easter. But did some wrenching on cars instead ...

[russd7]

I have garage tidiness envy.

I was just scrolling down and looked at the photo and first thing I noticed was the nicely painted floor, I too have garage envy

[sidecar bob]

I was just scrolling down and looked at the photo and first thing I noticed was the nicely painted floor, I too have garage envy

I too have a garage floor

[Honest Andy]

I have garage tidiness envy.

Apart from the 4-wheeler taking up more than it's fair share of space...
What I do like is that stool in the background, I must get one of those for the good of my knees. I have a beer crate that works quite well and is adjustable height (sideways/longways) but doesn't have casters. I want the casters

[HenryDorsetCase]

I was just scrolling down and looked at the photo and first thing I noticed was the nicely painted floor, I too have garage envy

Its two pack too. tough as nails. Literally the best repair that the EQC muppets did on our house. Glad I paid extra for the reo bar and mesh when we built it cos it only cracked a bit in the eqs... grouted and sanded and repainted....

[HenryDorsetCase]

That little Harley would have ridden a bit funny with 18psi front and 20psi rear I reckon. If I still have it at the weekend I might treat it to an oil and filter... though since I dont own it I might just file that in the good ideas file. Battery was a complete arse to get at but we got there eventually...

[HenryDorsetCase]

Apart from the 4-wheeler taking up more than it's fair share of space...
What I do like is that stool in the background, I must get one of those for the good of my knees. I have a beer crate that works quite well and is adjustable height (sideways/longways) but doesn't have casters. I want the casters

This is the cheapest way to buy four decent size casters... I've bought a couple of these to use the casters but for $23 you could screw your beer crate to it and multi task by having beer in the crate and wheels.

https://www.mitre10.co.nz/shop/jobma...-30cm/p/283819