71 750 carbs

[Peter Mahoney]

Howdy
I am new to this board, as I am also new to a 71 750.  I own a 72 cb100 that I just finished rebuilding the top end and everything that goes with it.  However, my friend has this 750 that is just sitting in pieces and he said if i wanted to I could rebuild it.
yesterday I spent a good amount of time cleaning the carbs, and the jets, and I spent even more time trying to get the carbs back on.  This bike has no air box, as each carb has it's own air filter.  Getting the carbs back on is killing me because the rubber hoses that connect the carbs to the intake valve totally suck.  They are so stiff!  i tried a lot of different ways to try and get them back on and attached, but to no avail.
So if anyone who knows what Im talking about here could guide me in some helpful tricks I would be much appreciative.  Thank you.
Also, are those rubber hoses all that hold the carbs in place? this is not my bike and I don't know the history, just trying to make sense of it.

[rrgunslinger]

yep that's all that holds the carbs on.  Put some slick stuff on the boots and try again. It's tuff sometimes. I have used a two by four as leverage before but only just enough to get them on.  Last thing you want to do is break something.  Wiggle and push. 

On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Peter Mahoney [via Honda CB750'S] <[hidden email]> wrote:

Howdy
I am new to this board, as I am also new to a 71 750.  I own a 72 cb100 that I just finished rebuilding the top end and everything that goes with it.  However, my friend has this 750 that is just sitting in pieces and he said if i wanted to I could rebuild it.
yesterday I spent a good amount of time cleaning the carbs, and the jets, and I spent even more time trying to get the carbs back on.  This bike has no air box, as each carb has it's own air filter.  Getting the carbs back on is killing me because the rubber hoses that connect the carbs to the intake valve totally suck.  They are so stiff!  i tried a lot of different ways to try and get them back on and attached, but to no avail.
So if anyone who knows what Im talking about here could guide me in some helpful tricks I would be much appreciative.  Thank you.
Also, are those rubber hoses all that hold the carbs in place? this is not my bike and I don't know the history, just trying to make sense of it.

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[TOOLS1]

Get some winter green at your local drug store, and put 2 ounces in 2 quarts of water, and boil the rubber boots in it, for 45 minutes. Just be sure to put something on the bottom of the pot to keep the rubber boots off the bottom, so they don't burn. That will make them soft. Also spray some silicone spray lube on them, and the carbs before installing them. They will slide right on.
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[lostson]

Leave it to TOOLS to have a slick trick

[rrgunslinger]

yep, I finnaly got new ones.

On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 4:00 PM, lostson [via Honda CB750'S] <[hidden email]> wrote:

Leave it to TOOLS to have a slick trick

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