HondaCB650

Did you get the bike?

I just changed mine. Nice to not see that little spot of oil under the bike this morning! Nice write-up and video Folsomi!

Yeah... The struggle is real. Your best bet is searching the internet and ebay. I believe the throttle and choke shaft seals are felt. More dust seals than air seals. You could always cut some new ones out of felt. You may be able to pick up a set of carbs on ebay to get some of the parts. For the p...

The tail light will be fine, but the LED lamps in the turn signals will not work unless you install resistors. The flasher needs to see a specific load and the LED's do not place enough of a load on the stock flasher relay. I'm sure with a few searches, you can get the specific info you need for you...

I just thought I would post the solution to my problem in case anyone else encountered this situation. I tore it all down and discovered that the P.O. had assembled it incorrectly. They used the spacer that was supposed to be behind the chain-side bearing on the outside of the bearing instead, and c...

Partially clogged idle circuit (pilot/low speed) jets could cause this as well. I have the mechanical carbs and you have the CV, so YMMV, but the stock jetting is pretty lean to start with. Of the several bikes that I have owned, this CB650 seems to take the longest to get warm.

Hello All, Since buying this "showroom condition" bike, I have rebuilt the carbs, replaced the shift shaft seal, and torn apart and reassembled many things that were put together incorrectly. (The seller provided me with pictures of the bike in boxes and my heart sank.) I'm wondering wheth...

The blue remover is called blue-job. It works. I've used it.

The reason for the potting compound is to insulate the electronics from vibration and moisture. If there is some left coating the electronics, then the compound is probably still doing it's job. Covering the electronics with something so that the igniters look nice could do more harm than good if th...

Electronics potting compound is what you want. Find one that dissipates heat. All the compound is gone from mine too but they still work fine. I figure if it 'aint broke, don't fix it.

If you have the non-adjustable plastic floats, all the float valve lengths must be identical. If one is longer or shorter than the rest (assuming the rest are correct) the level in that carb will be high if the float valve is shorter or low if the float valve is longer. Even if the floats are the ad...

Did you ever figure this out? Maybe one of the pressed in slow jets came loose and fell out? That might explain the high idle...

The slow jets pull out pretty easily and you can find replacements for them too in the unlikely event that they need to be replaced. I simply pulled them out with pliers and tapped them back in with a small hammer. The small center hole is what gets clogged most often and the jet doesn't even need t...

Ok. Well, I got through it, but it wasn't pretty. The -010 size that I ordered for the fuel rails (joint tubes) fit just fine, but the -010 size in my harbor freight viton kit were a little tighter, so I used those. This is the kit: http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo35/tdripley/HF%20Viton_zps5ufy...

I'm rebuilding my 1980 PD50B carbs. The -010 buna o-ring for the fuel rails are ok, but not very tight. I found some I like better in my Harbor Freight Nitrile kit. They are just a little tighter. The 007 for the accelerator pump tubes... Not even close. WAY too big. I did some measurements and orde...