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1977 550 K3 Tale of woe.

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chrisr58:
Hello again, it’s been a while, so the bike is now almost back to what it should have been when returned to me by Aspire. Only problem is my man can’t get the carbs right and no matter what he does no 2 will not play fair. Can anyone tell me what are the best carbs to look for for this bike, we understand the PDs are inherently unreliable.

Sesman:
Unconscious incompetence is not curable. ;D

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I can't find the article have you a link to the page in question?

matthewmosse:
Ted, articles on page 7 of that section of the forum.
Damn, sounds like the restorer was a bit of a cowboy to put it mildly. I'm afraid motorbike mechanics that are good can be hard to find, its basically why I do most bike repairs DIY these days, local big dealership were equally inept and unhelpful, I decided I could do incompetence at home far cheaper. Thing is I actually found I often did a better job than some pros, though I wouldn't advertise myself as a mechanic. It's not that I am very good, rather that some of the pro work I have had done was bloody awful and dangerous. A tyre with no rim tape on a cb550/4- spoked wheels, and a inner tube valve secured with gasket goo and 2 half nuts on dads bmw r80 mono stand out as prime examples of our main dealership 'service's.
There are some incredibly good mechanics out there too, it's just finding them. Sadly the one I found locally had to close after 3 breakins in as many years put his insurance through the roof, happened to two local independent dealers in town. Main dealership seems immune from these depredations. The thieves were pretty determined too, cut through brick walls and lifted roofs off to nick a few crosses. That is a tale for another time.
Hope the mk3 gets sorted, I loved mine, sorted those mk3 carbs deliver great fuel economy, they are a bit of a pain once neglected though.

Sesman:
This bloke?

https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/18879227.motorbike-enthusiast-fleeced-sick-elderly-relative-150-000-oxford-con/

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