Honda-SOHC

Very nice bike 👍. The blue ones were indeed the fastest but that was before the yellow ones appeared 😁. Getting the carbs dialled in is a real pain especially when the rubbers have aged.
The paintwork looks fantastic.
Mikie, get yourself an ultrasonic cleaner. I paid £75 for mine, a two litre model. When you consider most companies charge £25 per carb to clean its a no brainer. As a tip though I would buy the three litre version, getting all the parts for one carb into a two litre tank is very tight.

Thanks for that, Laverda Dave

Re : ultrasonic cleaners .. they are great for cleaning carbs etc and they dislodge dirt etc in the internal galleries etc but not everything they are cracked up to be and require additional equipment to be employed in conjuction with them (i.e media blasting)
For example if you have water ingress into carbs that causes the white horrid coating on the float bowls etc, an ultrasonic cleaner won't touch it.  I have a massive industrial one that I got from work and repaired and it's great for general cleaning of part prior to bead blasting etc. Be sure to use proper fluid designed for delicate aluminium parts though in  de-ionised water (Eurocarparts is the cheapest place for DI water)
Beware of some cheap Chinese (direct from China)  ones that self distruct after a short time of use. I think places like Allendale do Chinese ones but vetted for decent build quality. They also sell the specialist cleaning fluids.

The test for a U/S cleaner is to put a bit of thin aluminium foil in it for a few minutes and then remove it and hold it to the light and it should be peppered with tiny holes if the U/S action is working properly. The cavitation bubbles punch tiny holes in it.

Thanks for that bit of info on the ultrasonic cleaners. I was thinking about getting one

Hi Nurse Julie
I've just finished reading through this thread and I have to say you made an excellent job of the whole project.
It's an absolute credit to you. I hope you have many years of safe travels on it.
All the best,
Michael