Newly aquired 1979 CB 650 project

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Re: Newly aquired 1979 CB 650 project

Postby cb650 » Wed Aug 29, 2012 1:07 pm

beautiful tank please dont bash it.
Did you clean the tank out?!?!?!?!

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Re: Newly aquired 1979 CB 650 project

Postby Ruckryder » Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:32 pm

The tank does look good in the picture , but the other night I slipped and got a small ding on the right side as I was backing into my shop :roll:
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Re: Newly aquired 1979 CB 650 project

Postby Ruckryder » Wed Sep 05, 2012 4:01 pm

I'm back home again after attending a 4 day scooter rally as a road test for my bike . It went pretty well , I had a minor oil leak which I found was the O rings on my oil pump . I guess the aftermarket ones do not stand up to the heat from the engine . I found I had difficulty shifting down into the lower gears and it must be attributed to a stretched clutch cable as the adjustments are right at the end . Other than the minor issues the bike performed very well and my friends loved it :) I will decide this winter if I'm going to tear it down and refine everything or just fix minor things and ride it .
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Re: Newly aquired 1979 CB 650 project

Postby Ruckryder » Tue Sep 11, 2012 2:19 am

I keep getting an internal server error when I try to attach a picture file .
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Re: Newly aquired 1979 CB 650 project

Postby Volker_P » Tue Sep 11, 2012 3:02 am

Try picture resize. Up to 250kb *.jpg should work.
At http://www.irfanview.com you may find a nice, free tool for picture size modification.
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Re: Newly aquired 1979 CB 650 project

Postby Ruckryder » Wed Sep 12, 2012 1:25 am

Thanks Volker , let's try this again .
I just installed a set of Woodcraft clip-ons that a friend gave me . My wrists feel alot better than the narrow clubmans and lowered the stance of the bike a couple inches .
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Re: Newly aquired 1979 CB 650 project

Postby Ruckryder » Wed Sep 12, 2012 1:33 am

A little better on my back too lol .
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Re: Newly aquired 1979 CB 650 project

Postby Ruckryder » Sat Oct 20, 2012 1:47 pm

Well ... looks like time to take the bike in :(
I was wanting to do a winter tear down but a friend wants me to get his Yamaha 650 project running , being a one bike workshop It'll have to wait . I'm waiting for a carb kit for my snowmobile so I can get ready for the white stuff :)
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Re: Newly aquired 1979 CB 650 project

Postby The Volt » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:34 pm

Good job on the project. Just curious as to what elevation you are at, and what jetting set up you ended up with on the PD carbs with pod filters?

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Re: Newly aquired 1979 CB 650 project

Postby Ruckryder » Sat Oct 20, 2012 8:36 pm

Thanks , I'm at 1500ft elevation on a plateau . To be honest I haven't look at the jetting yet . I've checked the plug tips from time to time and I may be running slightly rich . I have no history from the PO , so I'm assuming the jets most likely are stock .
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Re: Newly aquired 1979 CB 650 project

Postby Folsoml » Sat Oct 20, 2012 9:21 pm

Ruckryder wrote:Well ... looks like time to take the bike in :(
I was wanting to do a winter tear down but a friend wants me to get his Yamaha 650 project running , being a one bike workshop It'll have to wait . I'm waiting for a carb kit for my snowmobile so I can get ready for the white stuff :)


I'm having the same problem here in Florida. I almost felt like putting on a jacket today. :lol:
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