Author Topic: 1980 CB650c Rest-o by a crabby "old-timer" (Read 131421 times)

Really? · « **Reply #200 on:** January 22, 2009, 08:58:34 AM »

Yea, I can see where the gas and seafoam will be defeated with the crud in the tank.

I understand that Shell gas has to say V-Power on it, might be premium only, I dunno. I run premium (I know what people say) and it is in that.

I have read that Shell V-Power has 5 times the amount of detergent than EPA minimums. Might be why. I think Chevron also does this as well. This might be why my carbs have become darn near maintenance free.

If I hadn't seen this much difference, I would not say anything. I hate carb maintenance myself.

Frankenkit · « **Reply #201 on:** January 22, 2009, 09:06:59 AM »

Thanks

Maybe I'll get the beast buttoned up tonight after school. I'm interested to see what the new coils/wires/caps/plugs do in conjunction with fresh gas and clean carbs!

Hush · « **Reply #202 on:** January 23, 2009, 01:36:50 AM »

+1 on the Shell V power Kit, Jaffa works at a Shell station and pushes the stuff 100%, all our vehicles run better on it even my old 650.
Carbs...........they will be the death of me.........vexatious carbs be gone!!!

DarkRider · « **Reply #203 on:** January 23, 2009, 03:33:58 AM »

Heh..all this talk of carb work has me dreading it on the VF...its gonna be a pain with the engine being a V configuration.

mystic_1 · « **Reply #204 on:** January 23, 2009, 06:18:56 AM »

Quote from: Hush on January 23, 2009, 01:36:50 AM

Carbs...........they will be the death of me.........vexatious carbs be gone!!!

Heh, be careful what you wish for, the alternative is computer-controlled fuel injection

mystic_1

Frankenkit · « **Reply #205 on:** January 23, 2009, 07:41:23 AM »

how do Harley people luck out- ONE carb??!!

Really? · « **Reply #206 on:** January 23, 2009, 07:42:34 AM »

Quote from: DarkRider on January 23, 2009, 03:33:58 AM

Heh..all this talk of carb work has me dreading it on the VF...its gonna be a pain with the engine being a V configuration.

My V4 1200 is a flippin' nightmare. If you are lucky, you can get one of the hoses connected in 45 minutes. That one is easier than getting to the 4 YICS hoses. I need to replace those on mine, they are aging and heat beaten. Easy entire weekend job just to do those 4 hoses. I could go on but I wont.

Really? · « **Reply #207 on:** January 23, 2009, 07:43:11 AM »

Quote from: Kit on January 23, 2009, 07:41:23 AM

how do Harley people luck out- ONE carb??!!

And, it sticks out the side.

Frankenkit · « **Reply #208 on:** January 23, 2009, 07:48:33 AM »

I love talking mechanics with newer harley riders. (the ones who feel like they're being manly, just changing their oil/battery) if their bikes are carbed, they have NO IDEA where it is.

billybobobrain · « **Reply #209 on:** January 23, 2009, 10:38:31 AM »

Quote from: Kit on January 23, 2009, 07:41:23 AM

how do Harley people luck out- ONE carb??!!

You might be able to manufacture a manifold and put a 48mm side draft Weber on that sucker!

Really? · « **Reply #210 on:** January 23, 2009, 10:47:33 AM »

Me usta like puttin' them Weber carbs on my VWs, Mazdas and other cars I built.

billybobobrain · « **Reply #211 on:** January 23, 2009, 11:21:55 AM »

Quote from: GigaWhiskey on January 23, 2009, 10:47:33 AM

Me usta like puttin' them Weber carbs on my VWs, Mazdas and other cars I built.

I had a single 38IDF on my 66 bug way back when.

Hush · « **Reply #212 on:** January 23, 2009, 12:32:51 PM »

Agree with you there Kit, all the Hardley riders at work have warrantees and if they need anything done it has to go down to Wellington (200klms away) ha ha..............bike riders they might be but motorcyclists..."NOT"!

Frankenkit · « **Reply #213 on:** January 23, 2009, 02:29:36 PM »

lunchtime report: after fighting w/ the engine guard for an hour, it's back on. Carbs are on, now I'm buttoning things like throttle/choke cables up. the 'head' end isolators are so easy- WHY can't the airbox ones be the same way???
*whinge, whinge, whinge*

Hush · « **Reply #214 on:** January 24, 2009, 03:53:06 AM »

Stall stall stall!

Frankenkit · « **Reply #215 on:** January 24, 2009, 09:02:32 AM »

MickeyX is gonna take pictures today, we're goin' out for a ride!

Last night, before dinner, I had everything buttoned up (used the regular fuel line up to the clear fuel filter, then clear line from the filter up to the petcock, running thru the stock black spring). Looks sharp! The gas comes out of that tank so clean and clear lookin sometimes it's almost hard to tell it's flowing!

She fired right up, and though she idled a little ratty when cold (about 3C here) she was smooth as a sewing machine when warm. Great throttle response, too!

MickeyX · « **Reply #216 on:** January 24, 2009, 09:21:01 AM »

Yeah, you remember MickeyX... the one who rides a Harley... while we are waiting for Kit's HONDA to stay running long enough to actually get out on the road.

Ah, I can't pick on her. I'd like one myself some day, just smaller, like a 550 or 400. That 650 is way too big for me.

Heading for b'fast in the car. It's not a good idea to go riding on that particular road when you're kinda new on a cycle. $:-\$ When we get back, we'll be taking the bikes out for a cruise and I promise I will get picks of the CB. Should I get some with Kit on her? She'll be in her leather chaps... woohoo!!!

Hush · « **Reply #217 on:** January 27, 2009, 03:02:23 AM »

Leather chaps! sounds dangerous....get someone to take one of you two together with your bikes, it would be nice to know exactly who we are in contact with on here sometimes.

Frankenkit · « **Reply #218 on:** January 27, 2009, 08:43:01 AM »

it snowed again today. =(

Pinhead · « **Reply #219 on:** January 27, 2009, 10:43:39 AM »

Quote from: Kit on January 27, 2009, 08:43:01 AM

it snowed again today. =(

Here, too. :/

Frankenkit · « **Reply #220 on:** January 27, 2009, 12:32:01 PM »

Ok, HUSH! I took pics for you. They canceled school today for the snow, so I had all morning to put my dandy chrome strip on my seat.

Then I went out, took pics for you and cranked her up. Didn't like the cold much, ran for awhile but kept kinda wanting to bog down. I guess considering it's -1C here, that justifies motorcycle hibernation.

(Ok, I lied, that's not the pic I took that day... it's another snowy pic. The pics I took that Hush is talking about may be lost forever... sorry.)

Hush · « **Reply #221 on:** January 27, 2009, 12:51:15 PM »

So those are not your original shocks? they look real standard to my eye.
Have you noticed a difference, like can you touch the ground without being on tiptoe?
1 degree or lower URRGH we get the occasional frost here during spring but it has never snowed in Napier ha ha......I guess we can ride all year round.

Frankenkit · « **Reply #222 on:** January 27, 2009, 12:57:06 PM »

I can touch the ground real well. Well enough to be able to comfortably rock my bike back and forth, like I usually do before starting the bike, just to get the gas in all the little passages. My original shocks didn't have the big chrome dust cap on them- just spring up to the top... (reference some of my old pics) but yea, I can firmly dig my heels in now. Thankfully! I was backing her out of the shop just a tad so I didn't fill the shop with exhaust, and accidentally went down the little 1" drop that starts the downhill ramp out. I was able to push her up and back in myself, which, without the shorter shocks, I would've never been able to do.

Frankenkit · « **Reply #223 on:** January 27, 2009, 02:51:21 PM »

oh!. hehe. I just saw other people do it so I thought I had to.

Hush · « **Reply #224 on:** January 27, 2009, 10:17:53 PM »

Ah the old slosh the gas around and peer with one eye into the tank to see if there is enough gas in there trick!
Probably stirs up more crud than you want but might also clear your filter enough to start the bike ha ha ha..........

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