| Tune-ups don't require ignition coil replacements. | | | | paint and a few hours. |
| Sometimes you need to replace the spark plug caps | | | | Alternatively, if you know how to work with fiberglass, |
| on the ends of the wires, though. The resistance value | | | | you could build the bags you want yourself, but this is a |
| should be around 5K ohms. Honda Tune up kits | | | | long-term project that will eat up a lot of your spare |
| generally has plugs, points and condensers in them, as | | | | time to do it quickly. You can also look on a few of the |
| a set. The number of miles you have on the bike | | | | catalogue sites. In addition to that, try some of the |
| engine and the overall care it has had makes a lot of | | | | e-groups for Kawasaki and Vulcan's. There are a lot |
| difference in what you will need and what may keep | | | | of specialized e-groups out there for specific makes |
| going for you, for a while. | | | | and models of bikes. Look there, as there may be |
| The tools that came in your kit, if complete, could | | | | someone who is getting rid of a set that will work on |
| barely get you by on repairs/tune-ups. If you own a | | | | your bike. It will certainly be less expensive than new. |
| bike, you need to know about how to repair it and | | | | Honda pretty much washes their hands of |
| have the tools to do the job. You can go to Wal-Mart, | | | | responsibility of supplying parts after about 10 years |
| Costco and elsewhere and get giant tool packages | | | | after end of production. They have made thousands |
| for $100 or less that will get you going pretty well. An | | | | of different models and dozens of variations of many |
| Impact Driver with a selection of bits and a good | | | | of those, so the parts inventory and production |
| hammer will be a good investment! Steel screws, | | | | considerations are staggering in any case. |
| resting in aluminum threads for such a long time will | | | | Honda does have a vintage parts division, apparently in |
| setup corrosion in the threads that can spell trouble in | | | | Japan who will make small quantities of some items |
| some cases. | | | | that they still have tooling for, like exhaust systems for |
| The cables are now 33 years old.... probably time for a | | | | some of the fours. CB750 primarily. CMS in Holland is |
| change! If your bike is a 1973 CB350G, then it has a | | | | tied to them, to a certain extent and almost had them |
| front disk brake that has its own maintenance issues. | | | | remake the missing #2 pipe for the 350Fs but the cost |
| Same with the CB350F. The "regular" CB350 twins | | | | got too high. |
| had cable operated drum brakes. | | | | Companies like apex cycle, retrobikes and a few |
| You can get a lot of stuff on EBay, as far as tune-up | | | | others are having Asian companies remake some |
| parts go. You need to identify the exact model, of | | | | items. You won't be seeing any new crankshafts or |
| course, before you move forward, plus a good | | | | engine cases coming from Honda or anyone else. |
| tune-up guide and/or shop manual will be useful. I have | | | | Tooling and production of this stuff is way too |
| a PDF version of a minor tune-up guide that is a reprint | | | | expensive nowadays. |
| from a Cycle Guide magazine special booklet, but it | | | | I have a source in Australia who makes new Dream |
| only covers CB350 Twins. The principles of engine | | | | and CB77 mufflers from stainless steel. |
| tuning are all the same, but the details between 2 and | | | | It is a small company and he's willing to do the tooling |
| 4 cylinder bikes are somewhat different in layout of | | | | in-house just to produce the parts, but he's getting near |
| components. | | | | retiring and that source will dry up one day. A |
| If you used stabil or some kind of gasoline stabilizer for | | | | company in NZ made some beautiful new CB77 |
| the winter, the carbs should be okay. I would certainly | | | | mufflers a few years back, but the supply is now |
| drain them and refill the tank with fresh gasoline. | | | | gone, I believe and they don't seem interested in doing |
| Yamaha makes a carb cleaner that you mix with | | | | another run again. |
| gasoline and then funnel down the carb fuel line to | | | | If there is sufficient demand, someone usually steps up |
| clean out the parts in the float bowl while it is together. | | | | and takes a shot at having parts made, but there are |
| Depends on what kind of condition the parts are in, | | | | so many parts in a bike and so many models, that it is |
| though. Honda carbs have numerous O-rings inside | | | | impossible to expect that the supply line for 40+ year |
| that need replacing after 33 years! | | | | old motorcycles is going to continue indefinitely. Brit |
| What you could do, and it may require some | | | | bikes and scooters remained relatively unchanged for |
| modification on your part, is to find a hard bag mount | | | | many years, so making parts for those is less of a |
| set for your bike and then go to a motorcycle salvage | | | | stretch, than doing Honda camshafts for 250-305s... |
| yard and see what they have that you may like. You | | | | there were three versions of splines on just those |
| would likely have to repaint them, but that requires a | | | | parts. |
| wind-free place to work and a bit of light sanding and | | | | |