Month: March 2011

I have a Seca 750 1982. Once bike gets up to temp the idle stays high. When you let off the gas and pull the clutch in the RPMs stay high. this will drop back down if you let the clutch back out or work the throttle. If you turn the idle screw down the… Continue reading 1982 Seca 750 High RPMs

I have recently just rebuilt two carburetors for a Honda CB500T. I am having problems keeping it running below 2,000 rpms as well. I have noticed that the air cut off diaphragms are torn a bit and probably should be replaced, but I can find no new replacements ANYWHERE! What exactly do these do for… Continue reading Air Cut Off Valve problem

Looking for a Clean SR 500… If anyone knows of one for sale please contact me! Will pay top dollar as long as it’s worth it… I’ll keep my ears open for you, but don’t have contacts with anyone selling one at the moment. There are however dozens of them on craigslist at any given… Continue reading Yamaha SR 500

I have a 1976 Honda 550F that needs a set of carburetors.  I’ve been looking on ebay and have bid on a couple of sets.  My question is most carb descriptions only give limited info regarding if the carbs are from a 550F (98 main jets/38 idle jets) or 550K (100 main jets/40 idle jets). … Continue reading 1976 Honda 550F Carburetors

I’ve been intently going over the facrory service you posted for the 1978 Cx500. By the way,  AWSOME!! Thanks SO much. I was wondering if  you could possibly hook me up with chapter six. The link is no good and that’s the one I  really need at the moment. So, if you can hook it… Continue reading 1978 Honda CX500 Factory Service Manual

Hello all, I am in the restoration of a 1975 Honda CB500T. I got it running yesterday, but noticed I only have one cylinder firing. I tested the points and they were in spec and ran a Ohmmeter on the coils independently and  one was pooped out the other was weak. I also noticed they… Continue reading Need some pointers on a set of Honda Cb500t ignition coils