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SteveD CB500K0:
Andy.

If you do sell, don’t go away as we love all bikes on here.

Personally I’d be interested in your CB900 story.

Thanks for the generous donation by the way

Steve


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Windycorner:
Andy
Do post your progress on your CB900 project, as I have a CB750FA which I have had for 30 years and I am am about to start looking at getting back on the road in the next few weeks, if you haven't already done so take a look at the cb750c.com forum loads of stuff on there about our bikes, and I have got a set 900 carbs if you need them.

AndyD:
Again, thanks everyone, really appreciate all advice and encouragement
Had a day or two away from the bikes - fixing leaky guttering and damaged fascia on house so a real treat!

The 400 is sitting in the naughty corner of the garage thinking about her dreadful behaviour and I'll have a calm look again in a few days.
As Bryan notes there isn't much that can be 'wrong' really - just frustrating, especially having fitted new float needles from DS which actually seem to leak more than the old ones!

Steve -  the work you do to run the forum and keep it ad-free etc. is really valuable and appreciated.
I certainly won't be going away anytime soon and will detail the 900 restore.

Cheers,
Andy

Oggers:
Stick with it. The smaller 4s are brilliant. As they are relatively small to your CB900 barge, you will find the handling is sublime. The bike is extremely "chuckable", very smooth when well set up and a blast on twisty B roads - just keep the revs up a little more. That said, mine still pulls very well from 3000 or so nevertheless. It is one of those bikes which if not set up right can be somewhat irritating, but I do find it pleasing that someone has thought deeply about its design and function. If you want real frustration try British bikes, I also have a 55 Matchless for which I have been chasing oil leaks for 6 months or so now. Dynamo also went AWOL for no apparent reason, as did the spark for one cylinder, as did the rear speedo drive, as did a fuel tap for all love - you get the picture....

With carbs it can be a pain. Suggest if not float needles, then floats themselves - If hollow, do they leak, do they float correctly etc. Look at the float needle seats. Any slight scoring or wear here will pass gas - as we all do from time to time. Polish them up or buy new. Having the correct float level goes without saying, and aslo take a look at the float hinges.

If the engine runs pretty well, then great. Most of the other stuff is pretty simple to fix - except electrics of course :D - and parts are reasonably plentiful - but perhaps not cheap. Bolt on stuff mainly. Personally I also think they are going up in value - if you value that side of things, and the way the country's economy is falling apart, that may be no bad thing. Assets may become King rather than cash.   

Bryanj:
55 matchless-----they have oil leaks built in from new, dynamo probs usualy reg box or brushes, one spark relevant mag brush/pickup

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