jinsonphoto
Active Member
1978 Cb750k Possible carb issue? No power in first gear.
hey guys, it’s been awhile since I’ve been on here. I’m having an issue with my CB 750. A little context I did the cafe thing, got the bike going, cleaned the carbs, replaced suspension and pretty much everything to get it going and rode it without problems for several years. However due to life stuff the bike ended up sitting for about two years without being ridden. I would start it from time to time and ride around the block. Also I kept it on a battery tender.
Now just recently I decided I was to start riding again. Added fresh gas to it, started it up and the bike won’t make it up the hill out of my drive way.
It’s like it doesn’t have any power in first gear. It will run but it won’t make it up the hill!
So I thought I would ask for help here before I took the carbs off and started potentially causing other problems trying to solve this problem.
I’m def not a mechanic, but I did do most of the original work myself.
one other thing to note is that I believe one of the carb floats was getting stuck and started to leak gas. A little tap with a mallet fixed that.
any help would be greatly appreciated!
hey guys, it’s been awhile since I’ve been on here. I’m having an issue with my CB 750. A little context I did the cafe thing, got the bike going, cleaned the carbs, replaced suspension and pretty much everything to get it going and rode it without problems for several years. However due to life stuff the bike ended up sitting for about two years without being ridden. I would start it from time to time and ride around the block. Also I kept it on a battery tender.
Now just recently I decided I was to start riding again. Added fresh gas to it, started it up and the bike won’t make it up the hill out of my drive way.
It’s like it doesn’t have any power in first gear. It will run but it won’t make it up the hill!
So I thought I would ask for help here before I took the carbs off and started potentially causing other problems trying to solve this problem.
I’m def not a mechanic, but I did do most of the original work myself.
one other thing to note is that I believe one of the carb floats was getting stuck and started to leak gas. A little tap with a mallet fixed that.
any help would be greatly appreciated!