Recent content by scott_jangers

Hi all, I’m in the process of acquiring a ‘73 Triumph T140V and having worked on only Honda’s, i’m aware that I will have to refresh my tools with a few Imperial/AF spanner’s and sockets (and maybe the odd Whitworth?). Could anyone help me as to what are the essential tools when working on a...

I was thinking the same thing, about coating the inside with something. I have some of the light blue liquid mask. That should work?

The terminal on the left points was grounding on the inside of the points cover. A little adjustment sorted it and now the bike runs great. Having removed the intake rubbers I can see a thin hairline crack, so replacing those was worthwhile. Hopefully I can get some miles on it this weekend...

Just had a quick check and the left plug’s not getting any spark. Will run some tests later and hope to get both firing again!

Okay, so I flushed them with carb cleaner, checked everything was clear and in the right position. No air leaks. Replaced intake rubber insulators for new Honda ones. Started it up and with a little adjustment it idles. Blipped the throttle... no hesitation or bogging whatsoever. With the bike...

You can find the part numbers off the CMS website and compare... https://www.cmsnl.com/honda-cb350k3_model50720/partslist/#.W-kh_aSnzYX https://www.cmsnl.com/honda-cb360-sport-1974-usa_model1007/partslist/#.W-kiE6SnzYX

I’ve got safety glasses and a full face shield for angle grinding, but maybe my scuba mask is a better option ;)

Wow! Thanks for the help and links. These are great. Lots of interesting points that could do with some investigating other than cleaning and clearing all passages.. 1 - Aligning holes in slide on the filter side. I was wondering if the holes make a difference to the speed of lift of the slide...

Hi MiniatureNinja. Diaphragms are all good with no tears or holes where it joins the slide.

Hi trek97, thanks for the reply. I'm not running pods, just the stock boxes and filters. Thought it wise to get the bike running properly as stock before messing about with airflow and other performance mods. I have a 350 with velocity stacks and found it easier to put some Mikuni VM28's on it...

Hi, I’m having the same issue on a CB250. Idles fine and can run up the revs well, but if left idling will die when the throttle is opened slightly. What carbs do you have? I have stock Keihin on mine. They have a primary and secondary main jet. The primary helps to supply fuel in the...

Hi Lewis, a little late to the party but if you’re looking for jets for carbs I would recommend getting genuine Keihin ones from Allens Performance. http://www.allensperformance.co.uk/shop/ I’m guessing you’d have PD slide carbs??? You’ll probably need to work out what type jets they’d be...

I have a CL350 which I put aftermarket indicators on and I chose the headlight bowl. I had a look at grounding inside the indicator itself but the continuity through the headlight bracket to the frame isn’t reliable enough. I crimped two cables into a bullet connector and clicked it into one of...

That’s massively helpful Teazer. I appreciate you taking the time to run through this stuff with me. If I take my setup as a hypothetical scenario, you have a stock bike that now runs a more free-flowing air filter/exhaust setup (in my case it’s velocity stacks and shorty megaphones) could I...

Thanks Teazer. That's a really interesting and useful article. It's definitely made me question what I'd previously assumed was correct. I am definitely 'the amateur tuner' he refers to. The paragraphs discussing ignition advance and then plug heat range were enlightening.Not sure I'd recognise...