live and learn. you other new riders need to read this

Posted by wes on Oct 02, 2011; 11:43pm
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/live-and-learn-you-other-new-riders-need-to-read-this-tp3388364.html

tools,ribs, and slag. thanks for your advice. have a laugh, or atleast a grin on me. had a bro over. hes an old school HD man but he admits and respects the fact that these cb750s almost put hd out of business. he showed me that what i thought was oil on my plugs is actually half burned gas. when i put the carbs back on the bike, i clamepd the choke cable on the cable itself. not the lil triangle shaped metal tip that is made to be clamped down on. so that got a lil lose, causing the choke to stay open just enough to flood bowls and foul the plugs really bad. this guy swears i wasted money on iridium plugs and convinced me to buy the ngk ones. he then showed me how far off i had adjusted the gap on the plugs. so with a lil reassembly on choke and a new set of properly gapped plugs. i was ridin in just a few. he also convinced me to keep an extra set of plugs under the seat. its been a long day. suppers ready. i think i still need some carb synch/adjustments. but thats a whole lot better than piston rings!!!