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Forks and genernal CB750 K6 rennovation....
scotia_steve:
Hi all, first post so please be gentle :)
Last year I was lucky enough to find a pretty immaculate K5 CB750 US import that had been sitting in an enthusiasts garage since the mid 90's with only a few thousand miles done in that time. I got in a van, drove a 600 mile round trip to buy and luckily it was a good one :)
Couple of things:
1. Forks - I noticed a knocking noise after I'd stripped and replaced the seals, installed missing gaitors and it seems like the two small springs at the bottom of the leg are missing! Anyone else had this? Just ordered some progressive springs too from Hagon....
2. Cold starts. The bike takes numerous attempts to start from cold. When you've used it the day or couple of days before no problem. The carbs are balanced and plugs seem in good nick. Any ideas?
Cheers
Steve
Voxonda:
Hi Steve,
You really need these springs, they are the rebound springs.
Try open up your petrol tap say 1 or 2 minutes before you start, give it time to (re-)fill the bowls, works for me. Modern fuels seem to evaporate faster then the old ones.
Cheers, Rob
scotia_steve:
You think that's all it is with starting?
I found the springs after spending
Voxonda:
--- Quote from: scotia_steve on November 24, 2008, 09:34:30 PM ---You think that's all it is with starting?
I found the springs after spending
--- End quote ---
Bryanj:
Modern petrol goes "off" quicker than it used to. If its been stood for over a week drain out the floatbowls and let in fresh from the tank as it stays in better order in bigger lumps as it were/ CX500 and the twin cam750/900 were the first to show this problem back when new but petrol got even worse in the ensuing years
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