Recent content by apasqualone

if i just did a top end rebuild and my carbs sat for a while, would they be a cause for my bike not to run? them being gunked up that is. what can i use to get them working well again without tearing them apart? ive heard sea foam. thoughts? its a 76 hond cb500t btw

So i just rebuilt the top end and i cant get her to start. the points were fine before i took it apart and its not 180 out. to me, she sounds thirsty. last owner rebuilt the carbs about a year ago so i think they are just gunked up from fuel sitting for the past few months while i did the...

so the timing is right, and ive tried switching the wires plugs. came alive for a second but then died. thoughts?

ill get back to ya, waiting to hear if mine are bad or not

how much for the points?

I just got the engine finished. Got stuck on the timing and got some help. put it all back together, turns over by hand great with no contact but she wont crank. after a few kicks she backfires but thats about it. I've got fire on both sides but still nothing. When I redid the engine the cover...

well, i got it wrong the first time and had to take the bike back apart and open the enging, break the chain and I still can't get the damn timing right. the timing mark on the exhaust side is no problem, got it lined up. but the intake side mark is on existent. I've been given 3 different...

It's a 74 Honda cb500t. The gaskets were corroded and leaking in spots. I got a spare engine and parts with the bike so I decided to go ahead and clean the heads and then sell what I didn't need since the last owner did most of the rest of the needed work to the bike and carbs already. Anyone...

I used a clymer manual. So hard to see the pics. Anyone have a link to a video or something? I can't tell what they are saying is the marks? It's tough to see. I had a feeling I'd have a problem with timing....now I have to pull it all out and break the damn chain again. Also, when I line the...

So...I finished cleaning the top end and putting new gaskets in and the whole deal (never pulled out pistons or calendars, just cleans the tops of the pistons). I put everything back together last night and went to start it and the kick won't kick! It won't even budge!! If I hold the clutch it...

thanks for the help guys! wd40 and petrol did the job pretty good! about to paint the frame with por 15. any advice?

doing a top end job on my 74 honda cb500t. its more gunked up in there than I thought. rather than scrubbing it to death, i wanted to see if there is a solution or "bath" I can just soak the top end in for a day/few hours to just help clean it up and loosen some of the caking. Or, do i just...

i need a chain breaker for the cam chain on a 1974 honda cb500t. any preferences? rather not spend $50. found a bunch in the $15-20 range on amazon but don't know what I need. also, anyone know the size i need to get a new master link when I reassemble?

thanks guys, got it!

Im trying to do a top end job on my 74 honda cb500t. I'm new to bikes. The bike has been running fine, no real problems. drained the oil, took it off the frame, removed the side covers, but I can't seem to rotate the timing chain to find the master link. any reason can't turn it? the oil has...