Honda-SOHC

Hi All.
I am installing the handlebars but cannot find any info regarding the two dots on the clamps. Do these face forward or backwards? Does anyone also know the torque setting on the clamp bolts? Being steel bolts in alloy castings I don't want to overdo it and strip the thread in the top yoke. Memory tells me the front bolts of both clamps must be tightened first, am I correct or is my memory playing tricks!

Since governments have mandated alcohol petrol blends, we have a problem. How could they is another question. Ethanol will deteriorate everything that was not made with this compatibility in mind. it basically eats rubber, plastic, fiberglass, etc. Carb 1+2 fed from line 1 and carb 3+4 fed from line 2 both from the dual outlet petcock. I suspect you have little rubber bits blocking the idle jet, which is a lot smaller orifice than the main jet.

1. Float height is the manual is 22mm. But this is just a guide. The tang on the floats when new are tangential to the pivot pin. However after mangling them several times, you may notice that they are no longer tangent. So feel free to adjust the float height to 23 or 24 mm. That little offset is magnified by the ratios of tang to pivot and float height to pivot. As long as your covering the jets it should be fine. Measurement of the amount of fuel in the bowl is a pain and not easily done unless you use a drain screw modified with a clear tube to view the fuel height.
2. If your having trouble with the overflows barfing out fuel, one thing for sure is the needle valve springs over time become unequally compressed and less resistant giving you all kinds of different measurements. I suggest buying new needle valve sets. You will notice the difference immediately when you set the carbs on the bench. The floats will touch the needle valves and not compress the springs at all. Also these stock Keihin carbs use a lot of o-rings which over time will not seal. Especially the o-ring on the needle valve seat. If this one is bad, your carbs will eventually overflow. These needle valves are brass on brass. Some are rubber on brass. So there is no substitute for a good spring in the needle valve.

I'd be looking to come too, that would be great 😃

Hubert

Good stuff, Hubert. 👍

If there are no objections the meet up will be on Sunday 30th June.
I'll be there from about 1100 onwards. Looking forward to meeting everyone who can make it.

I had a feeling this was on the cards. I sent an email a couple of weeks ago and didn't even get their automated replay.
I am down about £910 as I have been waiting 11 months for CB500 pipes. I did pay on credit, we'll see.
I did nearly jump an buy the delkevic set when it was £950, but now I'll have to pay £1100.