1978 CB750 wont start after sitting a week

Posted by distinked on Aug 28, 2008; 11:42am
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/1978-CB750-wont-start-after-sitting-a-week-tp457564.html

Okay, so I'm picking up this bike I just bought tonight. The fellow mentioned over the phone that it starts fine but if you leave it for a number of days, it wont start easily. Without any more info than that for now, what are some things I can check before driving it home? He says this is happening ever since he had the carbs rebuilt. I'm thinking they are flooding the cylinders slowly over time and that a temporary fix would be to completely shut the fuel off when not in use... make sense?

I'll post more detailed "symptoms" once I get the bike to the house and have direct experience with the problem. Thanks! :)