I've been looking for a set of side covers and a tank. It's not that I realy need them but what I have has a few dings from when the P.O. left the bike out in...
I've got the original side covers from my 1982 CM200T. I believe the 1980-1982 200's are basically the same, with the exception of lights, electrical system...
JMH, Thanks for the generous offer! I can put those side covers to good use. Don't bother yourself with priming them, I can take care of that. How about...
Hey Matt- The only extra carb that I have lying around is a slide valve for a CM200, not the CV carb you'd need for the CM250. It sounds as if you may have...
Jim H. I would really appreciate that. I just bought a 1983 cm250 carb that the seller would work on my 1982. I sure hope that he didn't lie about that because...
... No sweat, man. But there are folks more qualified than me on this group (some who I think are full-time bike mechanics, rather than a tinker such as...
... BUT ... fit ... From the looks of the diagrams, I'd say they are not interchangeable. Do any other group members have experience with this model, and can...
Matt- I looked at a few places, and finally found a functioning carb for your bike on eBay with the "Buy it Now" price of $59.99. I'll post the image with the...
Thanks again for ur help. I looked at the diagrams on the 250c carburetor and that is the exact one I have. I'm going to look on ebay now for the carb. matt...
I had cleaned both the carburetor and the rusted tank before, so I didn't think that the carburetor would be stopped up BUT it was and badly. I bought the...
... tubes ... I've been getting stuff from JC Whitney for years. You can also check out Dennis Kirk, as they have a lot of good stuff too. David Silver...
Hey folks- Just did a quick search on eBay for Twinstar parts and found a slew of 'em. I typed in the keywords "honda, cm200", and got the results. There's a...
Hi, I'm new to this group and I have a '79 Twinstar 185 I'm trying to restore. I hasn't run in about 12 yrs, sitting in my fiance's Moms shed. It was her moms...
Welcome to the group. The cylinders do not switch, it uses a lost spark system, both plugs fire at the same time every time. If the points fire at all you do...
Hi James, Both cylinders fire together. Biggest problem for the wiring, with age, is the pull apart connectors. Take all of them apart and clean them. This...
... That bike also has points and I'm thinking that the wiring is very similar if not the same as your '79 185. If you can't find a diagram for your machine,...
Hello To everyone in twinstar land. I just got a 1979 185cc Twinstar for 75 bucks Its a basket case. the motor was in a crate. I am looking for a repair manual...
Welcome to our group! I don't know of any manual in PDF format but I do have a paper manual that covers the 78 to 1980 Twinstars. If you need something ...
The lost spark system, never heard of but that makes sense as far as trying to create a simplified ignition system. I've adjusted and cleaned the points and...
Thanks for the reply. I could use any information i can get. Mainley engine rebuild. Mike Read A Letter From My Cat http://website.ws/bicyclebuilder ... Be a...
I have tested my coil after it failed to spark at the plug. I took the cap off and tested the resistance between the high tension wire and the black wire....
PS - Still waiting for Terry to test that new carb. Mike, It'll be a while longer, last week one of the famous Oklahoma wind gust caught me in the middle of a...
What a gust - sorry to hear you and a relatively big bike, SV650, took a detour like that. Ouch. You are right, it could be much worse. Were you in a group...
One of the fuse holders broke on one side of the fuse block. Is there a simple replacement set up for this(Mine has a 3 fuse block)? If it was possible I would...
Most auto parts stores carry little fuse blocks for the spade type fuses, I think the last one I bought was for four circuits. Changing to a modern fuse box...
thanks for the reply. matt ... From: terry.sanderson To: HondaTwinstar@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 2:23 PM Subject: Re: [HondaTwinstar] Fuse...
Terry, I'm very sorry to be reading this post. I hope your recovery is swift. An act of nature causing such body and bike damage. Wow! I made the decision...
Dean, After bidding and failing to buy some eBay coils, curious as to how you wired the 2 car coils. Was it as simple as connecting the points wire to two...
Yes Mike, it was just that simple. The wires from the points go to the primary side of the coils (wired in parallel). Each coil has an output (black wire)...
