well here goes nada. im new to building bikes but i have built a few performance/custom cars in my time. i bought a 76 cb750 locally for 1k dollars with 11725 miles on the clock and a dyna iii ignition on it with kerker 4-1 full exhaust and pods on the carbs that was put away for 4yrs. the guy said it didnt run and the brakes where frozen but i looked her over and saw plenty of promise in the old girl. first night home i took apart the brakes and polished up the piston and the caliper on the inside new fluid and a proper bleeding, put it back on and boom....brakes working. next on the agenda was gettin her to start. took the tank off and did the electrolysis method to clean it out, put some fresh fuel and fresh plugs and wouldnt u know it, she started right up in a few kicks.
now on to my concerns due to lack of knowledge on these bikes. not sure if its visible on the pick but the motor has a 2mm shim(at least thats what i think it is) between the case and the cylinder jugs. why is that there? and what is that used for?
another problem im having is that she goes thru plugs like they where matches. they get fouled up in about 5-10 miles of riding. she rides real smooth and good power and then slowly starts to have a rougher idle the longer i ride and starts shuting off/ boggin out in low rpm till finally she's just not ridable. before i start tearing down the carbs for a proper cleaning is there anything i should know or not do before i start?
i have new parts on order and some already here for install like cafe seat, bars, grips, speedo cable, headlight bracket and new tail light. before i get to that stuff i want her runnin right and as reliable as possible. thank you all ahead of time
