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Brian Cairns:
Ok Thanks.
There are 2 springs which are on the choke rod linkage in the carb unit. The larger spring opens up 2 carbs and the smaller spring ( which essentially joins the rods) opens up the other 2. The smaller spring was missing. Half choke opens up the 1st 2 carbs the smaller spring ( which essentially joins rods together) open ups the other 2 carbs when on full choke. Previous owner tried to use copper wire as a replacement for the smaller spring, apparently this is a common ‘hack’. Mind you my ex-mechanic might have lost the spring. I persuaded my original and trusted mechanic who i have been using for years to come out of retirement to sort my bike, he told re-done the carbs and synced them , he told be about the missing spring. I was lucky to get one of a motorcycle breaker on ebay. You could never buy the spring separately from Honda and they don’t make the whole linkage at all now.

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