Hi, my name is Kerry, I'm 28 yrs old and live in Kissimmee, Florida.. I've been riding for a little over 6 yrs combined.. I got in a real bad moto accident three years ago, but due to ever rising gas prices and the overwhelming urge to own another chopper/ bober I purchased my first CB I've owned a couple Hondas before but this is by far the oldest and kind of oddest.. It's a 1978 CB750A Hondamatic. Here's the pics:
It has brass knuckle footpegs and a brass knuckle suicide shifter:
It also has K&N pod filters on the carbs:
Now I want to explain that I am definitely NEW to the CB scene and want to take in anyone's info and advice on how to ensure this thing stay in daily rider status... It is my only source of transportation right now.. It's an unfinished project bike from someone else, but not much left I would assume before being 100% and starting to tackle personal preferences such as an actual seat! haha.
Things I know it needs immediately:
-- With the pod filters I was told to up the jets to 120's.. any thoughts on this?
It does have to get warmed up before it lets me kind of pull on the throttle or it will choke out
-- I need to purchase a front master cylinder rebuild kit for it.. How hard is it to rebuild?
-- If your sitting on the bike the second carb form your left leaks gas out of the overflow valve regardless of the petcock's position..
I've done some research on this and sounds like it's a stuck float valve needle, but don't know exactly what to do to find out for sure.. or even what to look for if I oull the carbs and start disassembling them..
Of course, as I said before, ANY and ALL help or guidance until I can get my hands on some shop manuals and start learning for myself would be greatly appreciated.. Thank you in advance for your time and patience! Ride safe!
