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by Solomoriah
Tue Aug 30, 2022 9:19 pm
Forum: Show it off
Topic: My "new" 1980 CB650
Replies: 30
Views: 45726

Re: My "new" 1980 CB650

Haven't put the tire on yet; still have a little tread left on the Battlax. I did an oil change and dropped the oil pan to install a new seal. It seems to have worked; the bike is still leaking a very small amount of oil but I think it's coming from the countershaft seal or the shifter seal. I suppo...
by Solomoriah
Sun May 22, 2022 4:20 pm
Forum: Show it off
Topic: My "new" 1980 CB650
Replies: 30
Views: 45726

Re: My "new" 1980 CB650

Okay, so go ahead and call me nuts, but I just ordered a Kenda Big Block Paver 130/80-17. We'll see how it works out.
by Solomoriah
Sat May 21, 2022 11:47 pm
Forum: Show it off
Topic: My "new" 1980 CB650
Replies: 30
Views: 45726

Re: My "new" 1980 CB650

And, a note on that last bit... the Kenda K761 is not available in "tube type" after all. The site I found those specs on was incorrect, it seems; Kenda's own list says they are all tubeless. https://powersports.kendatire.com/en-us/find-a-tire/motorcyclescooter/dual-sportadventure/k761-dua...
by Solomoriah
Sat May 21, 2022 10:14 am
Forum: Show it off
Topic: My "new" 1980 CB650
Replies: 30
Views: 45726

Re: My "new" 1980 CB650

Okay, this is going to sound a bit weird, but... I'm now strongly considering the Kenda K761 dual sport tires. They are 80/20 tires, and look rather a lot like some of the other modern street tires, just with wider grooves/sipes. But they are available in tube type for the front and rear of the CB65...
by Solomoriah
Fri May 20, 2022 11:54 pm
Forum: Show it off
Topic: My "new" 1980 CB650
Replies: 30
Views: 45726

Re: My "new" 1980 CB650

Huh. The Bridgestone 130/80-17 isn't really all that close on the sides at all. I was/am mostly worried about the extra height of the 130/90-17.
by Solomoriah
Thu May 19, 2022 10:10 pm
Forum: Show it off
Topic: My "new" 1980 CB650
Replies: 30
Views: 45726

Re: My "new" 1980 CB650

Okay, so I just found out that the BT46 Bridgestone is available in the 130/80H-17 tubeless style from Chaparral (or at least, it doesn't SAY it's out of stock). So that may be my solution.
by Solomoriah
Thu May 19, 2022 10:07 pm
Forum: Show it off
Topic: My "new" 1980 CB650
Replies: 30
Views: 45726

Re: My "new" 1980 CB650

The sump oil leak was still ongoing when I rolled the CB650 out of the garage for the first time today. I reviewed the shop manual and found the torque specs I had previously missed: 7-10 foot-pounds for the M6 bolts in the crankcase area, which is obviously higher than the 5 lbs. torque than I used...
by Solomoriah
Fri Jun 11, 2021 8:15 am
Forum: Show it off
Topic: My "new" 1980 CB650
Replies: 30
Views: 45726

Re: My "new" 1980 CB650

The petcock has a filter screen that is too coarse to avoid idle issues but fine enough to get clogged with time. You may pull the fuel line from the carbs and leave some fuel running into a jar to see how much fuel is coming out at the different petcock positions before you consider to remove the ...
by Solomoriah
Wed Jun 09, 2021 9:27 pm
Forum: Show it off
Topic: My "new" 1980 CB650
Replies: 30
Views: 45726

Re: My "new" 1980 CB650

So, story time. I pulled my bike out to run some errands, and while I was out I filled up with gas. It's about 3 miles from the FS station where I filled up back home, and I came home without incident and parked the bike for about an hour. I was planning to ride it about 25 miles to see a customer, ...
by Solomoriah
Sun May 30, 2021 5:40 pm
Forum: Show it off
Topic: My "new" 1980 CB650
Replies: 30
Views: 45726

Re: My "new" 1980 CB650

I got the 1980 CB650 out one time earlier this year. It was, as always, a struggle to get it started after it sat for about two months, and I vowed to keep starting it every few days to avoid the battle in the future. I had replaced the front tire with a Bridgestone Spitfire S11F 100/90H-19 in place...
by Solomoriah
Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:00 pm
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: Tires
Replies: 3
Views: 2191

Re: Tires

I've been running Bridgestone Battlax BT45's for four years now, and I go to buy a replacement front tire and they don't have them anymore. 100/90-19 seems to be gone, except they are still on Amazon for $111.18. But while on Amazon I found the Bridgestone Spitfire S11F tire in that size for $79.57....
by Solomoriah
Mon Jul 06, 2020 5:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ranger's 1980 CB650C Scrambler build
Replies: 21
Views: 15626

Re: Ranger's 1980 CB650C Scrambler build

My 1980 CB650 lags a bit when you roll on the power around 4,500 to 5,500 RPM. It was worse when I got it, but I did a homemade version of the air box to carb vent connection they issued as a fix. Thing is, those slide carbs are so quick the rest of the time that the laggy part is really no worse in...
by Solomoriah
Fri May 08, 2020 5:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ranger's 1980 CB650C Scrambler build
Replies: 21
Views: 15626

Re: Ranger's 1980 CB650C Scrambler build

Nice project... watching with interest...
by Solomoriah
Fri May 08, 2020 1:27 pm
Forum: Show it off
Topic: My "new" 1980 CB650
Replies: 30
Views: 45726

Re: My "new" 1980 CB650

It’s really nice to have the CB650 back in service after doing without it last year. The head gasket repair seems solid, and the repairman changed the plugs while he was at it. I had Reo’s Rides in Kirksville, MO do the work for me, and I couldn’t be happier. https://www.facebook.com/speedwagon82/ A...
by Solomoriah
Tue Oct 22, 2019 12:15 am
Forum: Show it off
Topic: My "new" 1980 CB650
Replies: 30
Views: 45726

Re: My "new" 1980 CB650

So my bike sat, I'm sad to say, all of this year. The CB650 had an oil leak from the cylinder head that was a slow seep when I got it, and a mechanic told me how much it would cost to fix it and suggested I just live with it. So I put about 8,000 miles on the bike, filling up the oil whenever it wen...

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