romieromes
New Member
Hello All!
I'm new to the forum, and this is my first post I wanted to start out by thanking the whole community on DO THE TON! I wouldn't have been able to get my cafe build where it is now without the wealth of knowledge that is posted here.
First up, I bought a 1980 CB750K with 37,000 miles on it last year. It ran like crap, needed the choke to be pulled about 1/8 inch to run. Decided to give it the Cafe treatment. I've been working on it for almost a year now. It's taken me a long time to get money for parts and get it all together. Also this is my first experience working on a bike (or any motor vehicle for that matter).
Anyways I've put a LOT of parts into this bike, and I have spent countless hours working on it. I finally have it all together and it starts! Here it is
But it isn't running right.
I have a Dyna 2000 ignition on it and new Keihin CR29 carbs. It starts up ok but the choke is utterly useless as it seems to flood the engine. Once hot it idle's fine. But when I drive it, it starts to bog out at 3,500 rpm. It bogs out if I hit the gas hard to. Feels like the timing is off and the carburetors are not properly tuned.
Does anybody have any advice on how I can get it running properly? Has anybody set the timing on their CB750 with a dyna 2000?
I live in MD right between Baltimore and DC. Does anybody know of any shops that could set the timing and tune my carbs for me? Can anybody tell me what the process is for tuning this thing. Does it need to be put on a dyno? or can it be done accurately in a simple garage?
I'm afraid that this might be beyond my skill set, but I've gotten this far, I might be able to finish it!
I'm new to the forum, and this is my first post I wanted to start out by thanking the whole community on DO THE TON! I wouldn't have been able to get my cafe build where it is now without the wealth of knowledge that is posted here.
First up, I bought a 1980 CB750K with 37,000 miles on it last year. It ran like crap, needed the choke to be pulled about 1/8 inch to run. Decided to give it the Cafe treatment. I've been working on it for almost a year now. It's taken me a long time to get money for parts and get it all together. Also this is my first experience working on a bike (or any motor vehicle for that matter).
Anyways I've put a LOT of parts into this bike, and I have spent countless hours working on it. I finally have it all together and it starts! Here it is
But it isn't running right.
I have a Dyna 2000 ignition on it and new Keihin CR29 carbs. It starts up ok but the choke is utterly useless as it seems to flood the engine. Once hot it idle's fine. But when I drive it, it starts to bog out at 3,500 rpm. It bogs out if I hit the gas hard to. Feels like the timing is off and the carburetors are not properly tuned.
Does anybody have any advice on how I can get it running properly? Has anybody set the timing on their CB750 with a dyna 2000?
I live in MD right between Baltimore and DC. Does anybody know of any shops that could set the timing and tune my carbs for me? Can anybody tell me what the process is for tuning this thing. Does it need to be put on a dyno? or can it be done accurately in a simple garage?
I'm afraid that this might be beyond my skill set, but I've gotten this far, I might be able to finish it!