New to the biker world

Posted by sam9580 on Jul 16, 2011; 6:09am
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/New-to-the-biker-world-tp3174129.html

Hey everyone my name is Sam and I just recently bought a 1981 honda CB750 it's my first bike and in need of some work. The body is in great condition just needs a fresh paint job. However, when I purchased the bike it ran just, not so well. I was wondering if maybe you guys might be able to help.

The issues:
When the bike starts you have to constantly rev the engine otherwise the bike dies out.

Since purchasing it when I go to turn the bike on you hear a click when attempting to turn it on but the bike itself never turns on.

The bike backfires. I have a hunch that has to do with what the bikes idle is set to but Im not quite sure how to adjust it.


Thats about all mechanically that is wrong with it other than that its just some electrical work like hooking up the turn signals and the brake and front light which ill deal with later but for now if anyone has any imput on those problems I would greatly appreciate the help.

Also I am looking for the repair and or service manual for this type of bike im not sure if its a f or a k class all i know is that its a 81 cb 750.

And I know im asking a lot here but does anyone know how to customize my seat cover. The seat has a few tears in it covered by duct tape. Although thats a classy look I was hoping to put maybe a white colored material on the seat instead of the classic black.

Thanks!