Rodent
Never waste a piss hardon
Hey all, I've been lurking here for a while. I'm a 19 year old automotive engineering tech student from Ontario, Canada. I've done some puttering around on the carbs on my honda VF750 magna, but last week I decided to jump in with both feet and pick this thing up for $200:
I'm using Classified moto's XS750 and Moto Hangar's SR500 as inspiration. Don't know if I'll do bare metal, but if I choose to paint, it will be fairly low-key. I know for sure I'll be getting rid of its current godawful paint job.
PO said it needed a new battery and some carb work. I've ordered carb kits, pod filters and a ballistic evo2 battery. I put a spare battery on and got it to run for around 30 seconds, shittily, so I pulled the carbs.
Could be worse, I guess. I did the whole boiling in diluted lemon juice thing. Can't say my housemates appreciated it as much as I did.
Got the carbs back together, here's where I'm at now.
I'll make myself a vacuum gauge to tune the carbs after this (Canadian Thanksgiving! ) weekend.
And here's my work space:
I was pretty damn pumped that I found a house with a garage.
Pictured also is a 1982 FT500 Ascot with starter motor issues and a leaky lower crankcase and a 1972 CB350 that require more work than I have time/money for right now. I'll make build threads for them in the future.
Thoughts? I appreciate any input/tips for a new builder.
I'm using Classified moto's XS750 and Moto Hangar's SR500 as inspiration. Don't know if I'll do bare metal, but if I choose to paint, it will be fairly low-key. I know for sure I'll be getting rid of its current godawful paint job.
PO said it needed a new battery and some carb work. I've ordered carb kits, pod filters and a ballistic evo2 battery. I put a spare battery on and got it to run for around 30 seconds, shittily, so I pulled the carbs.
Could be worse, I guess. I did the whole boiling in diluted lemon juice thing. Can't say my housemates appreciated it as much as I did.
Got the carbs back together, here's where I'm at now.
I'll make myself a vacuum gauge to tune the carbs after this (Canadian Thanksgiving! ) weekend.
And here's my work space:
I was pretty damn pumped that I found a house with a garage.
Pictured also is a 1982 FT500 Ascot with starter motor issues and a leaky lower crankcase and a 1972 CB350 that require more work than I have time/money for right now. I'll make build threads for them in the future.
Thoughts? I appreciate any input/tips for a new builder.