Hey everybody. I bought my '76 CB200 back last fall, but it sat in my buddy's shed until I got my endorsement back in the spring. It was a bit spendy at $1200 (Portland, OR), but it's only needed some long overdue maintenance. Thus far, I have replaced or cleaned/adjusted the following:
Tires, tubes, chain, valves, points, advancer springs, left-hand controls, air filters/boxes, carbs, clutch, all of the cables, front forks, front caliper several times and a host of misc. gaskets and seals.
It fires right up and idles happily at 1400rpm, and is willing to drag my 185lb ass to at least 63mph. It's my first bike, and I'm freakin hooked. Future plans include getting the front caliper to operate correctly, or replacing it with a hydro setup, and replacing the rear shocks. This website has already been a tremendous help in trying to diagnose ridability concerns; the aforementioned list of mechanical areas of attention was not generated by mere curiosity.
Enough hoopla: let's see some pics!
Tires, tubes, chain, valves, points, advancer springs, left-hand controls, air filters/boxes, carbs, clutch, all of the cables, front forks, front caliper several times and a host of misc. gaskets and seals.
It fires right up and idles happily at 1400rpm, and is willing to drag my 185lb ass to at least 63mph. It's my first bike, and I'm freakin hooked. Future plans include getting the front caliper to operate correctly, or replacing it with a hydro setup, and replacing the rear shocks. This website has already been a tremendous help in trying to diagnose ridability concerns; the aforementioned list of mechanical areas of attention was not generated by mere curiosity.
Enough hoopla: let's see some pics!



