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by revcbl
Mon Sep 08, 2008 5:18 pm
Forum: Trouble Shooting
Topic: cb750 idles high
Replies: 3
Views: 3252

It may just take a while to warm up, I know mine does. Set the idle while it's hot, and keep a hand on the throttle until it is.
There may be another answer, but I haven't found it yet.
by revcbl
Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:09 pm
Forum: Beginning Bikers
Topic: Breaking down accident statistics
Replies: 6
Views: 3931

The last detailed study of motorcycle accidents (in the US) was the Hurt Report in 1981.
The AMA is trying to raise funds for another one.
by revcbl
Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:57 am
Forum: Trouble Shooting
Topic: Sqeeky front end on CB360T
Replies: 2
Views: 2969

Re: Sqeeky front end on CB360T

I've noticed that the front wheel on my bike squeeks when I'm riding, like the brake was going out. But the squeek stops when I apply the front brake. Any ideas? I'm assuming it's a disc front brake? I'm not up on the "T" model. Could be a bunch of stuff, but it sounds like your brake's r...
by revcbl
Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:23 am
Forum: Trouble Shooting
Topic: 73 Honda CB750 just wont start
Replies: 6
Views: 6857

Even if the battery is too low to kickstart, the oil light should still come on when you turn the key. Check the fuses first for blown or shifted so the metal bits aren't making contact (eh, it happens, esp. when the wrong length fuses are in there). If it is a blown fuse, that's really more of a sy...
by revcbl
Sat Jul 28, 2007 3:50 pm
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: Can't plug a tubed tire or use Fix-a-Flat?
Replies: 9
Views: 5316

There is a slow-speed version of Slime for tubed tires. Yeah, after a recent plague of flats I started carrying that stuff. I got a chance to test it not long after. It worked fine for getting me home, then, strangely, went flat again sitting in the driveway (for about an hour). For emergencies, it...
by revcbl
Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:35 am
Forum: Trouble Shooting
Topic: 1976 Honda CB500T Mystery Wires. Any ideas?
Replies: 3
Views: 3311

Here are some wiring diagrams, including the 500T:

http://oldmanhonda.com/MC/WiringDiagram ... .php#class

Don't see a blue/green on there, though.
by revcbl
Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:13 am
Forum: Trouble Shooting
Topic: cb360 1974 wiring loom
Replies: 1
Views: 2295

On mine it goes from the left side of the Batt box (more or less from the fuse block), then above the left air filter, inside and over the carbs, then the front looks like this: http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u312/revcbl/360wiring.jpg Not the best picture in the world, but hope that helps. I can...
by revcbl
Sun May 06, 2007 1:53 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: I need some help getting rid of misinformation
Replies: 48
Views: 19851

That's how he starts out, but he's talking about all turning-- "whether fast or slow."
by revcbl
Sat May 05, 2007 6:19 pm
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: I need some help getting rid of misinformation
Replies: 48
Views: 19851

And I'm gonna apologize in advance for this, because I really don't want to derail this now-civilized conversation, but I've been accused before of having Irish amnesia (I forget everything but a grudge) and I'm still a little peeved about this one: "countersteering" has two meanings. I ga...
by revcbl
Sat May 05, 2007 5:30 pm
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: I need some help getting rid of misinformation
Replies: 48
Views: 19851

Let me venture a theory here. Since bikes (motorized or otherwise) are more stable at higher speed (whether we attribute that to inertia or gyroscopic-type forces or elves or whatever) it takes more effort to lean the bike and initiate a turn at higher speeds. It's the increase in effort that draws ...