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    Valve guides and vapour blast cleaning...

    I know this is old, but he lapped each valves to its seat.
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    71 CB450 running rich

    Start with the float level, make sure its not too high/low - critical on this bike. The kicker is if you replaced the brass, the jets, from the ones typically supplied in rebuild kits - their calibration is off. The remedy is to use the float valve and gaskets from the kit, but either reuse a...
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    DIY Electronic Ignition

    Love the Arduino system!
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    74 Suzuki T500 - The Phoenix

    One thing to look out/check for is a 4th gear fail. Earlier years did not have a “fence” around the kickstart shaft cavity and would hold or hide oil from the gear. Check for more info from T500 guru’s. There was a service bulletin on this issue. Oops, didn’t read the previous.
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    CB550 dual disc upgrade help

    From what I can see, they are symmetrical. Do a search on the interwebs for Honda dual disc conversion. From what I can see, the biggest difference is the speedometer drive tang mod and speedo cable routing. I think longer bolts also needed. what I’ve also found are K1’s have a slightly...
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