Topic: Need someone in NYC to tune my 750f

[cafe2be]

As mentioned, I am looking for someone to tune the bike. I just put on rebuilt carbs with bigger jets. Need to have the carbs properly tuned. Bike is bogging at 6k. Runs great when choke is pulled.
1977 cb750f, stock motor, pods and muffler.

Suggestions on who to use?

[736cc]

 Alternative Cycle knows these bikes as good as anyone, Sunrise Hwy in Freeport. 516-379-3287

[Geeto67]

Alternative Cycle knows these bikes as good as anyone, Sunrise Hwy in Freeport. 516-379-3287

mitch is good at tuning them. He is expensive though, although he is not slow like other shops. Very professional.

If you are looking to stay in NYC, Works Engineering in Greenpoint is pretty good but they can be slow. Their specality is euro bikes but there are enough cb750s in brooklyn right now that they work on more than a few in between the ducati's, guzzis, triumphs, and nortons. While you are there drool over the 900cc rickman cr750.

[cafe2be]

geeto. I called works engineering and the guy was a real dick and he basically told me he doesnt do the service I need. Can you link me in?

[vames]

You said in the first email that you have stock pods -- of course there is no such thing.   

No disrespect -- and as a fellow NYC resident I know how tough it can be to find service -- but I'd keep in mind that what you're asking for as "service" sounds to a specialist as "help -- I f-ed up my bike by putting on pods and taking a stab in the dark at jetting and I need someone to dig me out of the hole."  Even some of the most experienced people on this board can take double-digit hours experimenting with jetting and doing plug chops to get it right with pods. If it's their own bike, it's a labor of love. If it's a pro, it's about $75-$100 an hour. Say it takes 5 hours even at $75. All of a suden your bill for a "tune up" of the carbs is $375 (and that's the very low end and doesn't include any standard tune-up stuff like plugs or points).  I guess what I'm saying is that you're going to have a tough time getting a pro to get your bike going for any reasonable price.

[cafe2be]

Hey Vames, Thanks for the reply. I appreciate it. Seems like finding a reputable mechanic in nyc is the same as finding a good dr. The motor is stock. I know the pods are not stock.  . I went with the advise of crc2onlinecatalog.com for the jet sizing also referencing this site. The bike pulls hard up to 5-6k then bogs a bit. The odd thing is the bike runs fiine when the throttle is pulled out. Is it bad to ride with the throttle pulled? When getting the rebuild kit for this motor. I noticed the needles do not have numerous grooves to put the washer to raise or lower height. Only had one groove. Left it at that. I turned the air screw to 2 turns yesterday, seemed to run a little better.  I know tuning is going to cost money and I am familiar with that scene in having turbo cars tuned in the past. Just need to find a mechanic that is very good and willing to work on older bikes with mods.

[wildcatmahone]

Yeh Vames got it. Dude you are gonna pay mucho dinero to get a mechanic to spend the time dialing in the pods on your cb750. It takes a long time and usually is a process of trial and error. I hope you have at LEAST Uni pods K & N's if you can afford them you get what you pay for.
You gots 3 options:
-be prepared to have a mechanic do the work for you the way money is right now I seriously doubt it.
-tune the carbs yourself to handle the pods and be ready to spend TIME and a huge learning curve but you'll be thoroughly schooled in the physics of carburetors once your done (It's gettin f*ckin cold)
-put the stock airbox on and let Honda's engineering do the work...