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The bike had sat in a barn for many many yrs. This was just one video of many showing the full restoration of the bike. Carbs are just one part of the process (2 videos on carb rebuild , this was part 1) For your bike, start with the basics. Does it have spark on 3 and 4? Does it have good compression on 3&4? Does is come alive on 3 and 4 if you squirt some fuel down the carbs throats ? These carbs are quite complex, 3 jets per carb and on some model years you have to drill and tap one of the jets to remove it. There are accelerator pumps and air cut valves etc But, start simple and track the problem down to spark, compression or fuel first

Good luck with your project ! Sounds like a fun one. They’re very cool bikes

Thank you very much! Yea I’ll do the valves lol

Great idea Lorne !

Thanks for watching !

Every 6-12 months. But that’s for. Ike’s in my collection that are not being ridden. I will say that , any of my current restorations are now dry stored , no fuel in the tank at all, carbs drained. So doing a 6 month heat cycle isn’t necessary If it’s a bike that’s just away for winter storage only, I don’t start them at all Over the winter. Just fuel stabilizer, oil change, battery tender, etc

Yes, i miss the DCT to some degree, but I missed the general feel of the AT more. I still prefer the BMW now that I've had it for a full season. I just bought a new Triumph Tiger (I kept the BMW) which feels more like the AT. you can see the video on the New Bike Triumph tiger here on my channel. Ill also do a end of season 5000km review on the BMW shortly

Thanks for watching and commenting ! Much appreciated !

I managed to order all new ones, found some online

Thank you very much! I appreciate you watching Darren!

Thanks Don, I appreciate you watching !

Piston in the rear master cyl is likely seized up. Disassemble , clean and out in a rebuild kit.

Part of it. I have 4 Gretsch guitars, unfortunately my guitar to skill ratio is way out of whack. I really don’t do them justice .

@true-moto-resto 🤣🤣 I am much the same when it comes to guitar skill. However I manage to have.... 1 Gretsch 1 Martin 1 Fender Hmmmmm, sorta reminds me of certain George Thorogood lyrics!

@@ecttreker9816right on ! Aside from the Gretsch guitars I have a Godin arch top acoustic. I really need to get back at it, I’ve not practiced in too long .

Thanks, Good tip, finding them for reasonable $ here in Canada is a problem. Shipping and duties from the USA and Europe is madness. Kawasaki Canada has none. I have some on the way , but not all. Likely the ones there that are incorrect were snapped off at some point. On your advice, I ordered the rest of the bolts. I’ll change them all. I’ve not removed the current ones yet, hopefully they don’t snap coming out.

@ you’re welcome. I’m glad to help however I can. I have a small fleet of motorcycles as well and have encountered many of the same issues as you when restoring them. I enjoy your videos and they give me a different perspective than mine when working to solve issues. You’ve helped me with a few things without knowing and the least I can do is return the favor.

Thanks Karl, I just culled 7 bikes from the collection, 2 more to go (CB1 and the Bandit)

Thanks !

I seem to donut alot LOL

Definitely not building a bigger shop LOL. The more space the more I collect. I just culled 7 bikes from the collection so that will help

Lol, I think there are lots of guys that know more than me, but that’s a lot for the complement

Cheers, thanks for watching

Thanks , yea just polished and clear coated.

Thanks. Yea I have several mini guns, but to be honest they’re more of a PITA to use. I’d rather dial down the fan pattern on the bigger gun. I use the mini guns for touch up sometimes

Glad the video was helpful. Yes, try the jumper wire, it’s easy to do. You can also pull the fuel line off at the same time and do a flow test to see how much fuel is getting delivered from the pump. If it runs fine when u bypass the pump off a separate fuel supply, then it is likely a problem between the petcock and the pump or filter . Assume u checked the petcock I assume you changed the filter Check the fuel lines too, make sure none have collapsed. One caution I would give is this… I use an ultrasonic cleaner too…However, they are not the be be all and end all. In fact there are places in the carb circuits that the UScleaner will not help. I always clean via 3 methods on each set of carbs. 1) chemical - Use a quality carb cleaner, and let them soak for a day. make sure Andy rubber diaphragms are removed first, and make sure u can see the carb cleaner spray out of all the correct orifices to show they’re clear 2) mechanical, use a high E guitar string or carb cleaner tools to run through the carb passages etc 3) ultrasonic with a good cleaner product in it. So many times carbs get ultrasonically cleaned and they really are not clean. It happens.

cheers !

It’s been so long since I cleaned the carbs on the CB900. I’ve done so many carbs, they all become a blurt. On some carbs , the small springs and balls are from the choke assembly. The rod that actuates the choke plungers is held in place by a detention ball and spring so it stays out and doesn’t go back in (choke off) unless you push the rod in. These are usually on the carbs that have the choke actuator rod right on the carbs and not in the handle bars. Mikuni flat slides are like this On the CB900 carbs, I honestly don’t recall. But I will say there are 3 videos on these carbs here on my channel It took me 3 attempts to get them properly sorted out On the pre 82 carbs, there is a slow speed jet that you have to drill and tap to extract it in order to properly clean it. I can only suggest watching all 3 videos and hope that you see what your looking for Thanks for watching as commenting

I think so! LOL

Thank you very much! Thanks for taking the time to comment and watch

Hi there, I don’t recall off hand. I do have a video here in my channel, I think I say in that video where I got it . The mount kit I bought seperate to the glass and had to modify the plexiglass to fit

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Thanks, I got the paint when I took another CB400 tank and had it optically scanned at the paint store . I still had a bit left over.

Yes, the owner was happy. Just a display tank

Thanks 👍

Ya know how it is Jerry, head to the shop to check something before bed, get distracted and next thing you know your swinging a wrench LOL

EBay, CMSNL , Depends on the parts . Cam and starter chain came from the UK. Rotor and electrical stuff is basically available every where. What are you looking for?

Yep, check out my New Bike video I posted last week. 6 bikes gone, 1 new one in

I just traded it in a new Triumph tiger , Rode the Valk for 2 years

Your welcome, thanks for watching and commenting !

Yep, OEM green, Pearl white and blue. The next one, a 1990 will be red, black and sliver ZXR750 euro colours (I already have a green 1990)

@true-moto-resto when you're done with those bikes you keep them? Sell them?

@@FilipeDiogo49keep them usually, until I run out of room. LOL

@true-moto-resto haha well, next time you run out of room please be sure to let me know, I'd gladly get one of those, H1 or H2 Best of luck with the project, I'll be here cheering for ya, putting a like and a comment

@@FilipeDiogo49cheers !

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Yes, but all worth it in the end (I hope). I think the 1990 I’ll be doing next will be even more work :(

Cheers Gary!

Exactly !

Yea, it’s all worth it in the end. These are the things that have to be done if you want it to look right

My stupidity knows no bounds ! Lol

I was thinking the same!

Good point, I had not even thought of that ! Thanks !

I’m a hater on the polished frames , I like OEM. If your stripping the whole bike you may as well get it painted

@true-moto-resto I feel the same. Thank you!

@@sgt13echojust make sure to prime the raw aluminum with epoxy primer

@@true-moto-resto yeah I saw that you mentioned that in your video which was great. It's a restoration shop in California that's doing the restoration I'll verify with them that they're doing that so that the paint sticks. Thank you

Yes! You know I do have those in my Amazon wish list !. I should get some I guess