Topic: carb cleaning

[cb650 bobber]

I am going to cleaning my carbs for a 1980 cb650......This is going to be my first attempt at this and want some feed back on the easiest way to do this. Is there anyway to get a cleaning without taking them apart...I know it probably wont be as good as taking them apart but thought I could try it first......or what i should be looking for...as I said I am a newbie to carbs..I wanted to just clean it good but need to look for stuff  I should be aware of while I have it apart....any information that could help me out would be greatly appreciated.  I am as ussual trying to get all the brain power from the sohc guru's. I cant ever sell the 650 because then I would have no reason to come to this awesome site....well unless i got a 750 so thanks in advance and any help will be greatly appreciated as always.

[Burke]

Here's a couple of links that have been hanging around:

http://dirtbike.off-road.com/dirtbike/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=413750

http://www.salocal.com/sohc/tech/carb/carb.htm

[silentone]

I've never worked on a bike before owning my CB 550.  Using the posts I found SEARCHING the forums, I was able to take my carbs off the bike, take them apart, clean them up, put them back together and put them back on the bike.  It's really not hard to do.  Just take your time and keep your workspace organized while you work.

My advice, take the carbs off the bike and completely clean them.  If you want good results, do a good job.

[Johnie]

Agreed...my first bike carb rebuild was on the 77 CB750.  With the help on this board a few years ago I took them completely apart and rebuilt with new inards.  Once I did the sync that bike had not run that good since it was new.  In fact, when I bought that bike new I don't think it ran that good.  A quick tip for you is have a container for each carb so that all parts you take from carb #1 go back into carb #1, etc.  Cleaning I used a container of carb cleaner by Gunk.  It has a little basket inside and comes in a gallon paint can size.  Lastly, take good pictures as you take it apart.  It really helps when you put them back together.  Good luck with it.