Recent content by MiddleClassChops

Yeah, I sent my carbs to PJ a few months ago. He replaced the diaphragms, and did the throttle shaft plugs.

Well I broke down and brought the bike to a local shop, Josh Mott Racing. It started right up for them which was good but the owner could hear right away that the right cylinder wasn't idling. Left it there for a few days and when I picked it up it ran awesome! They said that the motor is...

Thanks for all the replies. I do have plenty of slack in the throttle cable but I'll go ahead and make sure that the cable and linkage are well lubed today. I haven't adjusted the clutch to the factory manual spec so I'll go ahead and do that today as well. I adjust my points with a test light...

Well I'm so close to writing this bike off! I did the ignition and timing tonight. Valves are good, timing is good. Fuel screws 3/4 out, no vacuum leaks that I can find. Other than the same issue I've always had with it not wanting to return to idle (probably because I have a single cable...

Thanks PJ. Will give it a go. I figure I have another month till I'm in the real nice riding weather out here so hopefully I can get it done. If nothing else, this little bike is sure teaching me a lot!

Yeah, I was lucky enough to find a nice replacement motor. Definitely have plenty of extra parts now including an extra nice head. For $200 for the complete donor bike, I couldn't pass it up. Hopefully this will be the last motor I need to buy for a while.

Well it's been a while but I got the motor all swapped into my bike. Hooked up and put back together. Started her up and she purrs real nice. I let it warm up for a while before I tested it on the road. As soon as I put it in gear it no longer wanted to idle unless I turned the screw up a bit...

Well here's my solution for now. Picked up a 76 with no title for $250. Already have the motor pulled. I'll be keeping a lot of the parts like the wheels and front end, brakes and pegs and everything else will be on ebay. The seat, lights, wiring, gauges and ignition are already scheduled to go...

Wow with friends like you guys! Thanks for the encouragement. I ended up finding a complete head with rockers and cam on ebay. The bike it came off of sat for 20 years in a barn so the outside is real dirty but the insides are awesome (like me). Anyway $55 later. Can't beat that. Guess I need to...

Nope. didn't do any oil mods. This is the first time I've had the top end apart. Guess I should have waited cause now I need a new one. So I'm about to buy a new head off ebay. Does anybody have some advice as to what procedure I should go through in checking the oiling system before I install...

Pulled the camshaft, here's the nail in the coffin.

Well for whatever reason I decided I wanted to take a look at my top end today. I'm guess I'm glad I did. I have pulled out the cam shaft yet but I already know that I'm going to need a new head and rocker cover. Take a look at these pics. Looks a lot like the left cylinder bath was pretty...

Looked over the bike yesterday and found that my breather was blocked with something. Got that cleaned out and low and behold, no more oil leaks. Took it out for a ride and got about a half mile down the road, downshifted and the back wheel skid momentarily. That of course ended up killing the...

One of my biggest frustrations right now is not being able to find a vacuum leak but having the surge issue. Well I guess it's not really a surging issue, It's more about the lag in returning to idle. Stupid issue that won't go away.

I haven't tried unscrewing it but I thought it might be a breather issue. Is there a breather on the crankcase (cause I haven't found one) or just the one on the valve cover up top?