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I purchased a CB400 that had been sitting for two years untouched. It was previously rebuilt and sold to the guy I bought it from who didn't use it for a few years before I got my hands on it. I cleaned up the carbs (mikuni brand - from the previous rebuild) with an ultrasonic bath and changed...

I have a 1981 Honda CM400 that turns over but does not start. I'm pretty sure I didn't clean the carb thoroughly enough, but that's beside the point. This bike has been sitting for quite some time (years), and I wanted to know what you all do with old bikes after you get them started; just some...

Hi all! New to the forum and just started overhauling my first old-timer, the Honda CB125k3 from 1969 or as I call it, my fat Rhonda. I bought it about 4 years ago but was not able to really look at it until now! The bike did ran with a top speed of around 80km/h. I'm completely new in...

Hey everyone, Thanks for letting me join the forum - super happy to be here! I'm posting from Seattle, home of the Pacific North Worst. I picked up a brown CB450 last week (brown...do they even make brown vehicles anymore?). It barely runs so just going through the basics. I ordered an oil...

OK so- I would like to know some tips any of you have to keep a bike in better shape without taking anything apart. For example user "frogman79" advised in a previous post to clear out the carbs before parking by just turning off the fuel a block away from home, something I had never...