realjakebaker

I knew about the copper gaskets. Is there a way to test the voltage regulator and rectifier? I know how to test the rotor, the brushes have plenty on them, and I can theoretically test for continuity in the stator without a lot of effort. I havent seen much as far as a reliable test for the rectifier, and they are kind of pricey and people say you will just burn them up if the rotor is bad and you put a new rectifier in.

I am in Columbus, Ohio. I have been thinking about it and there are some other things that I should really be doing before I sync the carbs. I need to adjust the cam chain tension (looks to be easy... just idle the bike and loosen then tighten two bolts), check the timing (a bit more complicated, but do-able. will need a timing light), figure out what is going on with the charging system (i ran a multimeter between the battery terminals and a fully charged battery has the 12 V that it is supposed to have but it does not climb up to the 14V it is supposed to have at 5000 RPM. I am going to take the cover off the alternator and check the brushes, rotor and stator tonight). I also need to check for a vacuum leak and replace the air filter because it gets a high idle after it has been riding for a little while (vacuum leak test is apparently spraying starter fluid on the carb boots while the engine is running, air filter change should be cheap and easy). I should probably be checking the valve clearances as well, but I don't understand the factory service manual section about how to do it. I also have 4 into 2 exhaust that I want to put on it, because the 4 into 4 that is currently on it is rusted through in a few places. I may also need to re-seat the choke shafts because it is not actuating properly, but taking the carb bank out of this thing and putting it back in is a major "b-word" that I would like to avoid. Like I said, bike was abandoned. Really needs tuned up, and I am trying to do as much of it as I can. It is my first bike, and I only really had it for a couple of months, but I feel like I am getting to know it backwards and forwards at this point.

Hello, All. New to the forum. New to motorcycles. I made it known that I wanted to start riding, and one of my friends gave me a 1980 Honda CB750 C. It had been abandoned for two years when he moved out of the country, so lets just say I have been learning a lot about motorcycle maintenance over the course of the past few months. I have been trying to do a lot of the work on it myself, and I have already changed the tires (I had a friend who knew what he was doing help) and rebuilt the carbs. I don't ahve a manometer or a motion pro tool, so I was wondering if there was someone on the forum who would be willing to let me borrow their tool and/or walk me through the carb sync. I tried to bench sync it to the best of my ability, but I think I would really benefit from a vacuum sync since the entire carbs were completely disassembled a week or two ago. If there is anyone on the forum who owns or owned a bike like this (I feel like there are a ton of people out there that had Honda CB's at some point) and would be wiling to give her a look-see to make sure there is not something that I should be doing that has not been done yet. I really want a vote of confidence so i can start taking this bike out on the road. Thanks, Jake