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DVR'd it...watching later this week!

oh, i thought you were talking about at the area I was talking about. I'm confused.

they used to do a tour de forest thing years back where they opened up the national forest trails and roads that was pretty cool.

Where?

Do a satellite view of the area...you can ride all along that Rt 43 road. I know a good place to park as well...let me know if you need help. it's about a 3hr 15min drive there.

yeah i meant western pa.....what is this place?

it's just public land where people ride. Trails galore. Hill climbs too. I grew up in this area...I hunt, fish, ride motorcycles and mtn bikes here. good times!

eastern!? here's a good spot on the West side of PA...

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Peters+Creek+Road,+Jefferson+Hills,+PA&sll=40.285386,-79.929271&sspn=0.023865,0.038581&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Peters+Creek+Rd,+Jefferson+Hills,+Allegheny,+Pennsylvania+15025&z=14

Me, Putty, and flounder went here (My home town) and had a blast.

Updates with pics...

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=76854.0

And I'll be kickin myself for hesitating to pull the trigger!

Still not sold?!

Anyone have an SLR camera that they could bring? My gf is coming and she likes to take pics

I think i'm in for the 6th.

feels good don't it.

Yes it does!

Update...

Carbs were cleaned and rebuilt. I installed them on the bike tonight. After troubleshooting a stupid problem (which inlet does the fuel line attach to?) I got the bike running!!!

Unfortunately it doesn't run like my r1/r6...but what should I expect from a 32 year old bike? Anyway, the engine is smoking a little. Not sure where it's coming from but maybe the headers or a gasket?

I took it for a ride around the hood for its maiden voyage

You got some pics? and I'm not sure why it's 475 total but 100 for the tank and 275 (that's 375) for the plastics.

Update!

I pulled the carbs off and dissembled them by removing the tops (official name?) and the bowls. I didn't remove the linkage so they're still together and hopefully synched still. I was surprised at how f'ed up they were - didn't realize gasoline can cause so much damage. Anyway, the two carbs on the left were most f'd. I guess this is because the bike is leaning that way while on kickstand. One of the floats, cant remember, was stuck. Some the the internal, non-removable, non-replaceable parts were starting to erode. I believe it's the main jet canal. I'm thinking I should be good still. I took pics...i'll try to post later. One carb was so bad that after removing the drain bolt...nothing would drain! The pilot screw??? The one on the main jet with all the super small holes, was completely clogged up.

I've been dipping all the removable parts in the carb bath solution and shining them up with steel wool. I'm waiting on a gasket kit...should be here this week. I dipped the set of 4 carbs in and was glad to see that my throttle response, which was super slow previously, is snapping back to closed. Hopefully all this work pays off and this bike starts.

Hard tails are fine. Discs are for more serious riders and if just casual riding, they aren't needed. Fork, yes.

The Trek shown on CL is really old, too. Too high priced and more applicable to a collector, I suspect due to the good condition.

I'd go to spending $500 and look for a higher end used or a good new one. Trek, Fisher, Specialized, etc are good choices in that range of money.

There's a TON of great deals on Ebay, too. Just need to research what you're looking at.

Check out www.MTBR.com and check the forums and the reviews section. Best site for MTB bikes...

Oh, you ride mtn bikes?

I told you 50 times.. Tear into the damn things yourself and try and learn. If you cant figure out how to do it, then take it to someone. Whats the harm in trying to fix something thats already broke before paying someone else??????

See where i stripped the drain plug on my r6

I'm gonna start soon...just purchased this...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230514135357&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT

Carbs really are not as bad as some people make them out to be, there are a lot harder diy's on a bike than that. I did 2 sets before I even owned my own bike and really knew what I was doing.

All you need is the manual for your bike, carb rebuild kit, various disassembly tools and some cleaners. When I was doing 1 and 2 carbs (eventually broken down into two sets of 1) I just popped them into a pot with some dawn and boiled them once disassembled, worked great. With the E, I didn't really want to take all the bodies apart so I didn't boil them, instead I just used some carb cleaner and a tooth brush with a brake cleaner rinse.

I was looking for a rebuild kit for you and I found this, its a carb guide to for the '69-'78 SOHC CB750. Personally, I used this guide because it was bike specific for me. Either way just read the guide and the shop manual over to familiarize yourself with all the parts and it should be a breeze.

The four things you really need to check

1) Diaphragms, are they torn or not and do you have to get new ones

2) Are the floats sunken, are they at the right height (second part is assembly only)

3) How many turns out is the pilot mixture screw, is it in spec (if its not, is that why it was running bad?)

4) Are the needles still good, do you need more

If you have all the parts on hand, 4 hours is the most you would probably spend on them your first time like El capitan said. If they are off your bike, even better.

Where in ohio are you?

Wow, nice info here! I was thinking of buying a carb gasket kit before I did anything. At a minimum, I would need this. As for diaphragms...i'm not sure...they're still on the bike.

Anyway, I'm in Dublin...North West side of columbus.

Thanks for the time/effort on this post!

literally i have like 3 hours tops in it so far, and probably another hour to go, but i could now do it much quicker having already done it.

Thanks for the info.

How'd yours turn out?

Nice work...finally some useful information on this site!

i just tore my carbs apart on my 88 hawk and i can say its not that daunting if you keep everything in front of you and separated. it all made sense to me once i tore into it. matter of fact they are soaking as we speak. as far as tuning a clean carb i'm clueless, but then again i haven't ever tried.

Thanks for your opinion. what do you have these soaking in? as for tuning, if you just set everything back the way you had it...they should be tuned...right?

If you cant figure it out, I know a good carb guy. I will have to look for his number. I think he charges 120 + parts

Yeah...PM me his number. Thanks Yota.

I recently purchased a 1978 Honda CB 750. Engine turns over but never starts. I can get a sputter out of it. I'm 99% sure the carbs are f'ed up - the middle left carb leaks gas as soon as you open up the petcock.

I was going to have an expert clean/rebuild/tune these carbs but I haven't received the expert's contact info. Since it's "new to me", I've been anxious to get it running.

Do we have a resident OR carb expert who's willing to help? I read a few threads about cleaning carbs and what not...but I'm somewhat nervous when it comes to doing something I never done - it usually turns out bad or costs me more money.

Thanks in advance...

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two hooks in the ceiling studs...then see Brian's suggestion.