Author Topic: Poll: What is your biggest pet peeve about your bike? (Read 14337 times)

sparty · « **on:** October 09, 2006, 01:08:14 PM »

What is your biggest pet peeve about your bike?

Mine is easy - the carbs! The are not stock. They are '78s on a '72 CB750 and they are terrible. Stay away from these dogs.

Sparty

Pinhead · « **Reply #1 on:** October 09, 2006, 01:23:18 PM »

You didn't put clutch rattle. That's my biggest pet peve.

dusterdude · « **Reply #2 on:** October 09, 2006, 01:31:30 PM »

its a honda.

.damn i make myself laugh too hard sometimes.

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #3 on:** October 09, 2006, 01:37:17 PM »

Just added clutch rattle.

cben750f0 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 09, 2006, 03:58:43 PM »

there was nothin up there for mine, b/c my biggest pet peev, is that its in storage 3 hours away, and wont be back on the road for another 4 years!!!... u am goin over seas....

peace

sparty · « **Reply #5 on:** October 09, 2006, 06:15:55 PM »

Quote from: Pinhead on October 09, 2006, 01:23:18 PM

You didn't put clutch rattle. That's my biggest pet peve.

I didn't know that was a common Cb issue, I never heard a clutch rattle. Glad that Bob added it. Thanks Bob.

Sparty

GroovieGhoulie · « **Reply #6 on:** October 10, 2006, 08:30:43 AM »

Part of me wants to say brakes, not because of any perceived lack of power, but because I was/am constantly fiddling with them and adjusting them to get them "right". The beauty of disc brakes is that they are self-adjusting. Except the Honda discs, which require periodic adjustment.

However, I am a 400 Four owner so I had to put cam chain noise. don't give me crap about 400/4 "charm" as it applies to the cam chain noise. I don't like riding places and having my engine sound like there's an envelope full of change is rustling around inside it.

cmorgan47 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 10, 2006, 08:46:11 AM »

i went brakes for the same reason.
hopefully, after i replace every part but the lever this winter, i'll have that one off my list.

also a 400f owner, but i'm ok with the rattle.

angeldeville · « **Reply #8 on:** October 10, 2006, 02:20:35 PM »

My brakes give me the biggest headache, going from Ton to zero, while weighing a Ton, kinda sucks with first gen. discs.

most wiring problems can be solved with a new wiring harness

carb problems can be solved by letting anyone other than myself work on them, and by not messing with them.

I can't hear the cam chain @ 8500rpm

clutch rattlle.... see cam chain

mcpuffett · « **Reply #9 on:** October 14, 2006, 11:57:17 AM »

clutch rattle for me

, other than that i love 'em, mick.

mrbreeze · « **Reply #10 on:** October 14, 2006, 07:09:27 PM »

I have a few pet peeves with my 750....low center of gravity,lack of space for wider rear tire,lack of optional forks that bolt right up without welding a new new neck in,.....I could go on & on....BUT.... the engine is bullet proof,it sounds good,it can be made to look good.....Ah hell....I'm keepin' mine!!!

Pinhead · « **Reply #11 on:** October 15, 2006, 10:30:32 AM »

Quote from: mrbreeze on October 14, 2006, 07:09:27 PM

....low center of gravity...

Don't you mean high center of gravity?

Quail "Owner of the comfortable k8" · « **Reply #12 on:** October 17, 2006, 07:16:07 PM »

High!! any higher and they would have to be 3 wheelers. That leads to a question. Did they ever make a 3 wheel kit?

ofreen · « **Reply #13 on:** October 19, 2006, 10:31:22 AM »

If complained about my old 750, that would mark me as one ungrateful SOB.

anubiscycle · « **Reply #14 on:** October 27, 2006, 08:58:38 AM »

Paint.............Paint..........Paint....

No matter how I try, on a black bike I ALWAYS end up with WTF injuries on it.

jonescafe72 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 20, 2007, 08:42:43 PM »

My only complaint is that it is taking so long to put mine together.

nickjtc · « **Reply #16 on:** May 07, 2007, 12:44:11 PM »

Missed the poll, but none, I wuv it.

Wheelhorse77 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 24, 2007, 09:36:52 PM »

When it smokes for the first five minutes before it gets upto operating tempature.

mrbreeze · « **Reply #18 on:** August 24, 2007, 09:42:38 PM »

Quote from: Wheelhorse77 on August 24, 2007, 09:36:52 PM

When it smokes for the first five minutes before it gets upto operating tempature.

What color is the smoke???

neil young · « **Reply #19 on:** August 24, 2007, 10:36:44 PM »

my peeve is that my 550 isnt fast enough on the highway.here in Toronto driving 140 km per hour is going to slow(no joke).im doing 80 mph and its like im standing still.i guess one other thing is the brakes.but im taking care of that this winter.

Hope · « **Reply #20 on:** August 25, 2007, 06:00:33 AM »

carbs, carbs, carbs. I will ride in December and January (which actually doesn't get under 50 degrees too often) in order to keep the gas from sitting in the carbs to avoid anything gumming up

333 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 25, 2007, 06:09:19 PM »

Clutch rattle has always(for me) been a symptom of lack of syncro in the carbs. But I've also suffered with wireing and brake issues, so I can't make up my mind.

Wheelhorse77 · « **Reply #22 on:** August 26, 2007, 08:14:25 PM »

Quote from: mrbreeze on August 24, 2007, 09:42:38 PM

Quote from: Wheelhorse77 on August 24, 2007, 09:36:52 PM
When it smokes for the first five minutes before it gets upto operating tempature.
What color is the smoke???

White, I suspect a head gasket is leaking allowing some glycol into the combustion chamber LOL.

Silly... it's oil of course you can smell it plain as day. My pop said as I got on it and would let off of it she would puff a bit even after it was warmed up. It will be coming apart this winter. Just questioning is it worth it to try and find a K top end and what is the best years of the K models should I go after?

mrbreeze · « **Reply #23 on:** August 26, 2007, 08:50:15 PM »

So the smoke is bluish. Is it acually using oil? I would suspect valve guides unless it has a sh1t load of miles......then maybe rings.On the other hand(theres warts), If the smoke is more of a black color.......Too rich mixture......easier to remedy. You could have white smoke but it probably wouldn't last long enough to notice........Do your homework and report back.....

Wheelhorse77 · « **Reply #24 on:** August 27, 2007, 06:47:21 AM »

Quote from: mrbreeze on August 26, 2007, 08:50:15 PM

So the smoke is bluish. Is it acually using oil? I would suspect valve guides unless it has a sh1t load of miles......then maybe rings.On the other hand(theres warts), If the smoke is more of a black color.......Too rich mixture......easier to remedy. You could have white smoke but it probably wouldn't last long enough to notice........Do your homework and report back.....

ASE Advanced Level Master Tech.....

Plugs look great, but yes, when I first start it up, it wont smoke hardly at all, but as oil gets up top, within 5 seconds from fire, it will start to smoke (bluish) and smoke for a good 5 mins until warmed up. My guess is that it is guides and/or seals and with how long it smokes, could be rings with it still puffing a bit after it is up to operating temp. It has 16500 miles on it currently, but in either case, I don't know how it was treated by the PO's let alone if any work was ever really done to the bike. It runs like a bat out of hell though. I'm not even going to bother to do a leak down on the bike, it's 30 years old and surely could use a freshening up.

I'm thinking it maybe time for an 836 kit and some cyl head reconditioning. I wonder what the CFM difference is between the K8 head and the F2 head?

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