1978 HONDA CB750 SUPERSPORT UPDATE 4/5

1978 HONDA CB750 SUPERSPORT UPDATE 4/5

 Yesterday afternoon I went back to work on my friend's 78' Supersport!  Overall, it was a really productive day and I got done everything that I wanted to.  The main mission for the day was just getting the carbs taken off so I can have them rebuilt, cleaned and re-jetted for velocity stacks rather than the standard air box.  Performance wise, it will help increase the amount of air the carburetors are able to take in and it will be a lot easier to service the carbs in the future without that clunky air box pinching them in there.  As we knew before removing the carbs, there is definitely something mechanically wrong with them because the throttle arm was not moving at all.  After I got them off and took a look I'm still not quite sure how they got like this, but there is a piece that is bent and blocking movement.  I'm hoping it's something that can be fixed rather than replaced.  We shall see!

    

Now that the hard part is done we can figure out what style of velocity stacks or pod air filters to get.  They will be ordered sometime in the near future.  Several parts are still in the mail, like the battery.  That will be arriving next Tuesday I believe so I will need to get it filled and charged up so by the time these carbs are all pretty and in working order we can actually do a test run on the bike.  The tires have already arrived but we are going to wait to have those put on last since it is not something I have the ability to do.  They are Dunlop's if I'm not mistaken and are going to look rad!

The parts that we did get in we put on after the carbs were removed.  New push/pull throttle cables were hooked up, but still waiting on the new throttle tube.  That will arrive with the battery on Tuesday.  We put the master cylinder back on as well since last week I removed it to be cleaned out.  A new rubber gas tank grommet was thrown on too.  You can kind of see it in the picture above. Since I can only work on this bike one day a week, this project probably won't be done till the end of the month but we aren't in a hurry as I want to make sure everything is done right and in the most cost effective way.  

Tomorrow I am finally taking the 72' Honda CB500K down to the CHP to get the VIN verification, which is the final step in getting it registered and able to be driven out on the road.  I've already done all the paperwork at the DMV and got insurance on it, so once they verify the VIN I can go get my plates and take it out for a nice long cruise.  Next weekend is also the April gathering for Vintage Bike OC, so I'll most likely be taking the 500 to that.  Saturday, I'm planning on going to a Grand Opening event over here in HB at the Harley Davidson dealership.  Lot's going on!!