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Re: "Poor Kid" 1981 CB750K - first build I hope I can say I've gotten a little calmer and a lot less twatty in the past few years. Looking at the above kind of cements how I regard that time- pretty frustrating! Happily married and up in WA now, living in Auburn area. I grabbed a...

For anyone who gives a shit, the CX500 is my next target and will not be so frustrating. 'Don't give up' is a fucking puke of a statement- do undertake projects you haven't the energy to complete, be it resources or time. I can't wait to attack the CX (much less of an uphill struggle) and do...

1981 CB750K project for sale: Fort Worth, TX Hello all! This thing is ready to be sold. I used it as a chemistry set and all the minor 'fuck-upgrades' are trivial to me. I'm not taking it back apart. Who wants it for $700 cash? Local is best, I don't care to hear your admonishments or your...

Thanks for the compliments gents. Legal is the look we're going for now, and weatherproof! I am getting a little antsy for the highway, I can almost taste the bugs in my teeth...

After a few weeks of looking like a simian gaining carnal knowledge of a certain hard-husked tropical food, I figured out the bulb is indeed... Dead All connections test fine cap'n, thanks to old work by a DTT local and new work by myself. Gotta get on amazon and grab a bulb, and a brake...

I'm thinking it must be a ground on one of three or so wires. I'm pretty bad with the multimeter and it shows. I feel like I will end up clipping all the controls after looking at the piss-poor solder job I did. Such a little gremlin! I was just about to take it to work and do some fab, but now...

Will do. Got a bit distracted today. The leak of brake fluid destroyed the electrical switch beneath the master cyl. Also, my headlight still doesn't work. I had only taped up a few components, now it and the control don't work. Weird! The bike still runs and all just no headlight or light...

got it all fixed up, i thought, just reassembled the bastard and flushed fluid, then bled it. it was a little spongy still but i took it for a ride and died out for fuel starvation. it's been a constant battle to keep these carbs fed, but a little bit more modding should have it just fine. I...

Thanks lightning. If cbrat checks his good, he may have the deal. Otherwise I will contact you directly. Thanks all!

Would like to buy a used motor with as few miles as possible. PayPal or eBay is okay... Calculate shipping to Fort Worth, TX and quote me in a PM, thanks! -Krap

Ugh I'll just reassemble the caliper, I don't know why I'm dicking around!

Bike reassembled and running after all the little boo boos. Kinda poppy and backfirey when it's cold, but well enough. My starter is dead, or near it- gotta find one soon. That brake is still dragging. I malleted it and tried to free it but I couldn't figure out what was bound. Maybe a stuck...

you know, it wasn't quite a drop. I don't honestly think it could have damaged the rotor. maybe the pads are just rubbing for no reason, eh? I'd be happy to try out the non-replacement fixes anyone can dream up. Otherwise I might be trading a firstborn...

Also I dropped this thing while pushing it home one shitty day. I'm pretty certain I bent or damaged the front rotor because it will hum while pushing it slightly... Coming from the rotor. are there common sense solutions like having it turned on a lathe or am I about to look for a new rotors...

That rotor held my CB project up for almost 8 months. Glad to hear you got it.

Re: cafe style Custom headlight bucket, CX500 working CDI - for sale This CDI still available? Would like to purchase. 1981 CX500C

Okay everyone. The bike, which was at a friends house, is now home and I'm working on it today. Before I do any repairs, I need to send the poor starter motor out to pasture. Little guy spins out more than 60% of the time, likely due to my first and POs last poor starts. Rich, you once said you...

I'm very whelmed by all this. Not over or under, just regular whelmed. I knew there were more challenges! So... Now that the science and reasoning are clearly outlined above, can y'all help me make a to-do list? Step one: compression Step two: valve clearance, Etc! I'm trying to figure out...

I've read extensively through the Factory Pro carb tuning pages, but I haven't checked valve clearance at all, nor compression. The bike is running well enough but isn't legal or near a dead street, so I may need to move it closer to my home in the country if I want to try plug chops. Really...

Wow, huge write up, chuck! I'll try to respond to you tonight when I get to read through this. I'm at work currently. Maybe I'll document my carb settings as of now to see how much things change as well... Few hours