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Hello all, a couple months ago I started having a very fast fuel leak out of the left side of my carbs, high up, possibly above the float bowl even. Tightening the float bowl screws seemed to stop the leak for a while until last month when the leak returned worse than ever. I enlisted the help...

I recently purchased my first motorcycle, a 1980 Honda cx500c that had been sitting for two years. Now I've never really worked on anything mechanical until now but I changed the oil, cleaned air filter, took carb out and apart and replaced gaskets and float needles and cleaned jets and bike...

I tried a cheap set the last time and they aren't the same length as the stock boots. Especially on the right. All the ones I see listed from 4 in 1 to David silver spares look exactly the same. Are there any that actually fit with a stock airbox setup? I'm not keen on buying old boots and...

Hey Guys!! Appreciate any help I can get here. So I have a 1980 cx500 cafe racer build. The air filter box has been removed and there's a filter on each carb like most cafe builds. I've had a tear in the right inlet for a few weeks now, so the bike has been spitting and coughing a lot. But...

Before I pose my question, I'd like to note that I am extremely novice when it comes to motorcycle mechanics and repairs but I would love to become competent enough to work on them myself. I have tried to answer my question by searching through previous threads but despite the knowledgable...

Hey everyone, I rebuilt the carbs on my 79 and when I turn the gas on, within seconds it's coming out the overflow. I tried tapping on the bowls with a rubber mallet, no luck. I put the original floats back in and same results. Any help diagnosing this issue would be wonderful. thanks

I started getting a gas leak from my carbs. I took off the tank to see where it was coming from. when I blew a bit of air in to see where it was going out, it seemed to be coming out of this nipple on the right carb. does anyone know what it is and if a hose used to hook up to it? if so where...

Hello I recently bought a 1980 honda cx500c. .. i got it from a friend at work and he had the carbs off of it as far as I know the bike was last registered back in 94 and could of just sat since then. The kids dad thought he was gonna have it for a bit and bought a jet kit for it before I got...

Hey guys, I've been lurking around for about a year since i got my 1980 cx500 but this is my first time posting. So after multiple other issues(rad leak, battery, ect.) my bike was running great, i rode it everyday a few months and then went away for a weekend. When i came back and turned my...