I'm trying to bring a '77 750a back from the dead. If i have the bike on its center stand and start it......should the rear wheel be turning? In neutral?? The...
charlie' yes very normal i have had 3 and they all did that bought one back in 78 brand new and it did it right off the show room floor cant hurt the tranny ...
Great! thanks for the info....hopefully I'll get this basket case rolling in time for next summer. C ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? ...
Merry Christmas, I need to replace the oil seals on the front fork of my cb400a. As I was reviewing the procedure, I realized it calls for a Fork Seal Driver...
Hey Jared - I replaced the fork seals on one of my '78 CB400As year before last, and don't remember ANY "special tools" that were required. Since I've replaced...
If memory serves you can use a piece of 1 1/4 or 1 1/2 PVC pipe forgot witch to drive the seals into the legs. Wolf __________________________________ Do you...
Hi All- My name is Jonathan Harrell and I recently acquired a 1979 Hondamatic 400. Cosmetically, it's not worth anything, but as all the other bikes I have...
Hi Jon, There is a CB400A wiring diagram in the group files. The URL is below, but I am not sure if this page will open by clicking on it. You may have to go...
Jon , how do you know the jet is to large ? Well at any rate pull the carbs and clean them . the idle jet circuit is usually the problem . It may take more...
I know the jet is too large because I put it in myself. I've stripped the bike completely apart and cleaned everything, including the carbs. The jet I'm...
For Christmas my girlfriend got me this niffty motorcycle jack. http://www.alltradetools.com/jealous/mainjealous.html I took the jack out to the garage and put...
I have two 750 automatics. On my 78: Bike runs fine but gas overflows at airfilter box when fuel turned on. What is causing this? Stuck floats or ?. On my 77...
The caliper is stuck. Rap it a few times and see if it frees the wheel up . Pull it down clean it up and reassemble . Check the boot . You will probably see...
I've run into this a couple of times on Hondas of that era ('75 - '85) and almost always it's a result of a plugged relief hole in the master cylinder. It's...
I have had this problem a couple of times over the years, and it has always been the piston in the caliper being cruddy. This in not to say it can't be the...
Good thinking , I forgot about the top end problem.Wolf __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? ...
I want to thank all who replied. I will try your solutions and report back. It may be a while before I can attempt the suggested actions but, assuming I can...
I agree with Ian - the caliper/piston is the place to start. I should have stated that if THAT seems okay, it's usually up in the master cylinder 'holes'. ...
Hi Wild One, If you can go 3 years without the caliper piston getting stuck, ride on. Of course the fact that you only put "well under 1K miles per year" is in...
Is it common to have what appears to be a sort of rattle coming from the torque converter at low RPM? I have a 1977 CB750A and I get what appears to be a...
I have a 1976, bought two years ago. After a carb cleaning, sync. and general tune done by a Honda dealer mechanic who knew what he was doing and about $600. -...
It sounds like the guy turned up the idle screw under the right side of tank . It is about the size of a dime . Back it off and see if that helps . It sound...
The mechanic who did the GOOD work was Glenn at OTTO BROS Honda in lyons,IL _____ From: harley davidson [mailto:harley_daddy1@...] Sent: Sunday, January...
Had the same problem too, -76 750A, turned out to be the cam-chain being a little bit too loose...tight it up with the nut and bolt coming out of the cylinders...
Great site! I own a 1977 cb750a and was wondering if anyone out there has changed out their handlebars? I've never felt totally comfortable with them...
I will be selling my 1977 750 hondamatic this week on e bay.It is a one owner bike with 18,900 miles. It is 100% original with a ton of nice extras. Always...
Good luck! I will be watching closely. I bought a 1998 Magna and am going to sell my 1976 Hondamatic in April. I am curious about EBay and how much it costs....
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