1979 Honda CB750F

With it so cold out, I haven't spent any time finishing up the Yamaha, so I grabbed the carbs out of the Honda I bought in the spring. On the work table I set up in the basement, I began the tear down so I can clean them up and rebuild them for the spring. This will be my first 4 banger motorcycle I've worked on, and the first one I don't plan on selling.

When I bought the bike the seller told me that he had the carbs all set to go with the correct jets. That didn't really mean much to me since most of the bike was apart, so when I opened them up I wasn't all that surprised. He had HUGE jets in the wrong spot, screws missing, gaskets missing, passageways plugged, diaphragms torn, the list goes on. I even found a bent choke plate.

The next step is to clean the bodies. I picked up an ultrasonic cleaner from Harbor Freight, and it sounds like Pine Sol is an excellent cleaner for them. I need to order rebuild kits which will include stock tubes, jets, gaskets, and seals. I'll also end up buying jets that are about 15% larger than stock so that I can run high flow filters and exhaust. This is where having 4 cylinders instead of 2 gets pricey. I have already bought new stainless hardware to replace the rusty and stripped old philips head bolts. This was only about $15.