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Offline OneEyedSnake

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Aloha From Kona, Hawaii
« on: April 18, 2016, 09:02:39 PM »
Hey guys My names Tom, I just bought a 1972 CB 500 with a real nice airbrush design on it. It's my first bike and I got it for 1950$. It was just sitting in his garage with about 500 miles on it. If you have any tips on how to maintain this beauty let me know, I wanna take care of it.

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Offline 70CB750

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Re: Aloha From Kona, Hawaii
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2016, 05:15:06 AM »
Welcome.

You can download a shop manual from here:

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,17788.0.html

3000 miles maintenance is the recommended start.
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Offline CycleRanger

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Re: Aloha From Kona, Hawaii
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2016, 05:31:02 AM »
Howdy! Welcome.
Nice looking bike.
That's a nifty paint job for sure.
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Offline Stev-o

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Re: Aloha From Kona, Hawaii
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2016, 08:10:12 AM »
Welcome from Texas.  Is it running?
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Re: Aloha From Kona, Hawaii
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2016, 08:40:10 AM »
I like it! Definitely looks at home on a tropical island. Looks like a Corbin seat too.
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Re: Aloha From Kona, Hawaii
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2016, 11:02:13 AM »
Welcome,Nice custom paint  8)
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Offline OneEyedSnake

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Re: Aloha From Kona, Hawaii
« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2016, 07:02:06 PM »
Yeah the paint job was done by John Byrd the owner of it. He did a good job. Yes it still runs and he actually made a modification so that it only uses one carborator.
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Offline Gene

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Re: Aloha From Kona, Hawaii
« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2016, 12:02:04 PM »
Quote from: OneEyedSnake on April 27, 2016, 07:02:06 PM
. . . it only uses one carborator.

That takes all the fun out of the maintenance!  Welcome - that's a nice island bike, love your island.
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Re: Aloha From Kona, Hawaii
« Reply #8 on: May 09, 2016, 07:31:36 AM »
That is a FUN looking bike. Interested to see how the single carb works.
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