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How's your air filter? restricted flow can mess with things. Will-

That pic looks like the Shenandoah Park, is it? Will-

Sure thing. I just noticed that this bike is only 2 years old. That being the case, I'm sure your fan is fine probably your therm switch is fine too. Check all the wire connections first and then replace the relay Have nice visit. Will-

Do you have any tools? this is a pretty easy thing to chase down. The relay is a good suggestion, cheap. Test the fan by taking a couple of lengths of wire and putting the appropriate connectors to hood to the fan terminals and hold the other ends to the battery terminals and see if it...

Don't forget engine oil and filter!!

Will do, if it's not raining next weekend I'll try and get it painted then snap some pics. I can't wait to get this puppy on the road. Just waiting for my chain/sprockets to arrive....

Yeah? I have no experience with FI bikes, hell this is my first CV carb bike! But I'd imagine it's like a car, expensive injectors, high pressure lines, expensive fuel pump, etc. Will-

Not much interest in this thread, but for the archives here's the solution to this problem, The culprit was part of the diaphragm for the #3 carb was not seated in it's groove when I put the cap on and it pinched the diaphragm so it was not actually sealing. Stupid problem, but these are...

Good thread, Having trouble with those rubber grommets, intake boots, or airbox rubbers? Do yourself a favor and take a minute or three with your girl's hairdryer and heat up that rubber, it will slip on like you want with no fuss. (aimed at my fellow rust-belters) Never-seize is your...

Thanks Pete, yeah the carbs were pretty dern clean when I opened them up, I think the PO must've drained them before the bike sat which I will be eternally grateful for. I took the slides apart when I clean the carbs pulling the needle out. The needle has this little peg that is supposed to...

Just read this great article explaining CV carbs, Cvcarbs I think I must have one or more of the slide needles stuck open. The start circuit plungers are all moving freely, I can see that from outside the carb so I don't think that's the problem. The jetting hasn't been messed with since...

Not sure what this is? Now this made some sense. I was thinking this over and I looked over the spare set of carbs I have to see how things go together and see if there is maybe something I didn't notice that should've been cleaned, etc. I also looked up a "how it works" on the web about...

Throttle cable moves free and easy. What's weird is that I will twist the throttle say 1/16th of a turn yet it throttles up like I had twisted it 1/4 of a turn even though I didn't Will-

Hiya! I recently brought an FZ750 back from the grave, I cleaned the carbs, went through the ignition system, rebuilt the brakes, etc etc. After turning it over about a billion times it now runs but it won't idle down. It's idling around 2k rpms. Further, if I even twist the...

OK, not that big of a mystery. After a little time with google images, it's clearly an FZ750.

Hmm... well I don't have any paperwork for these so really I have no idea what they are. The frame sticker on one says 3/85 and 12/86 on the other. You can see the condition of these puppies, that headlight could be from anything. But looking at the pics in that post, the sub-frame is all...

Who said anything about restoration, I'm not that crazy. First step is to fire it up. Once i know it runs and the motor seems to be in decent shape I'll start pecking away at the sitting disease. These bikes have been covered up. The tire rubber is soft, not cracked, with no noticeable...

They're a little rough around the edges, but the one with the headlight (the '86) really isn't as bad as it looks. Of course, most of the bikes I've owned involved a fair amount of bush-whacking and wasp killing to free up. The '85 is just a parts bike as it's got a bent subframe and is...

Actually the tires look great. Same on the other bike. If they don't have flat spots on them from sitting, I'm running 'em.

That's a good guess. I guess I'll find out when I get the manual. As for tracing the wires, the leads disappear into the wiring harness. I haven't started unwrapping, something I won't do unless necessary. It should run with a little TLC. It needs a battery, and go through the...