Recent content by snypler

Good news: I changed the oil, and moved the shifter arm and now I can shift normal. Big thanks to everyone for the feedback. Much appreciated. Bad news: still bogs pretty hard and my lights stopped working. Maybe a bad regulator/rectifier? Any info on replacing that would be much appreciated...

I haven't changed the oil yet, so I guess I should do so. I rode up and down my street about five times with only getting into second gear once. Still bogs down real hard. I was really careful with the seals and O rings because I know cleaners can affect them. I have a pdf of the manual, so I'll...

I did mess with the clutch adjustment a little. It didn't help. Carb was removed and cleaned with no improvement. I found out that someone had removed the original airbox so I think I'm probably running a lean. And I'm also idling very very low. I'm going to research which jets to buy, swap...

Thanks for all the input everyone! Haven't had a chance to log on over the holiday. I'm going to try and take the carbs off after work tomorrow and clean them. Oh, and the caliper came in over the weekend too. So I guess I'll also be messing with that. bigchap: The peg seems right, its just...

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Thanks for the reply, DohcBikes! I appreciate the input. I planned on doing everything in the order you mentioned pretty much. In my mind, getting it to run well included all of those things, haha. I tried shifting with more authority and it didn't help. Or my toes are just so weak that I...

Hey everyone, my name is Tyler and I just picked up a 1979 CB400TII! I live in little ol Delaware. Fun. I recently decided I wanted to upgrade from my moped to a motorcycle so I bought one. I apparently like to frustrate myself by biting off more than I can chew, haha. I'm going to have tons of...