Take a look at this thread when you have a chance:
viewtopic.php?t=5932That was me and the first bike on which I ever worked. A man called Volker_P showed remarkable patience as he walked me through getting this thing up and running. There were times when I felt like quitting (and say so in the thread), but I merely stepped away for a short period of time to get my mind right again.
The way my particular flavor of OCD works is that I find a project, get it completed, and then start looking for another similar project to do better than the last one. Since completing the bike in the thread, I've worked on (in no particular order): 1981 CB900C, 2006 Suzuki DR200SE, 1994 BMW K1100LT, 1983 HD XLH Sportster, 1981.5 CB900C, 1973 Suzuki TS100. 1980 CB750C, 1980 GL1100 Goldwing, 1989 Suzuki Katana 750, 2 Suzuki JR50´s, 1981 Honda CB650, 1982 Honda CB900C, 1982 Yamaha XJ550 Maxim, 2001 Yamaha V-star, 1980 Yamaha 400, 198? Suzuki Madura, 1974 Triumph T140E, Yamaha PW50, 1984 VF500F Interceptor, 1980 Honda CB900C. You may note that the venerable CB900C makes several appearances on that list. I would have to say it is my overall favorite bike.
Sadly, although you may note that Volker_P is still shown as a moderator here, he has not made an appearance in some time. He had a serious crash a while back when someone made that infamous left-turn in front of him. I've not heard from him in a couple of years. I dare say that if he was here now, he would have figured out your problem by now
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That being said, I feel I owe it to Volker_P to help out as much as I can. Unfortunately, as you see on the list, my original bike is the only SOHC Honda on which I've worked, but there are many similarities between that bike and the DOHC's Hondas that I love so much.
And all THAT being said, when George and I warned against "chasing your tail," we were only trying to help. If you perform multiple adjustments without testing each one first, you may find that the bike runs "different," but you'll have no way of knowing which adjustment did what.
We are here to help, so ask any and all questions you may have, and we will do the best we can to address them.
Now then. Let's go back to the "torching" thing. What is that, and what do you hope to accomplish by doing it (besides the obvious answer of "make my bike run right.")
Edit: PS: If I had to do that original CB650 again knowing what I know now, I would NOT! I'd sell it as scrap metal