Re: 1982 CB750F Resto-mod. At least that's the current plan.
Trying, trying hard not to look at today as a total fail. There's a lesson in there somewhere - just need to dig it out. And I'm digging deep.
Pulled the carbs again, re-routed the hoses and double checked everything before putting them back in the bike. Hooked up the gas tank, turned on the the petcock and smelt gas - carb one was pissing gas out of the overflow tube. Thought maybe it was a stuck float valve - gave the side of the carb a whack with a rubber mallet but it still overflowed. Figured fuck it - I'll try starting the bike and see what gives, and that was when problem two arrived.
The bike wouldn't fire, instead I heard a rapid clicking from the starter relay/solenoid and then a rather disconcerting mechanical clank from somewhere. Killed it, thought maybe the 30A fuse had blown so switched it out with my other CB, to no avail. Then switched out the whole starter relay/solenoid assembly with the other CB - still just a rapid clicking, another clank and that was all she wrote.
The bike fired up fine before I pulled the carbs. Ran rough, but it fired. I'm sure the starter problem doesn't have anything to do with the carb work I did but have no idea what to do or check next.
Any pointers?
Edited to add - I'm pretty sure it's not the battery as it was charged, but I have the thing on trickle anyway and will try it again in a few hours. Could the clutch switch have something to do with it? The bike is in neutral, at least the neutral light is on.