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Well, it's a sad day, but I have decided that I need to part ways with these older bikes. Life hasn't been the kindest lately and I can't put the time or money into these bikes that they rightly deserve. I am listing them together, and depending on the offer, they could be combined into a combo...

Over in my repair/restore thread (HERE) I was able to take the jugs and new used pistons to the machine shop yesterday. Bad news, both bores had out of spec taper and were also out of round. The used pistons were also worn to where the piston to bore clearance was beyond service limits. Since...

well had an unfortunate incident with my 78SE. lost the right piston on the highway on tuesday night. (see main thread here) In a nutshell, holed right side piston on the highway, suspect over advanced ignition timing for the issue. I'd like to get some advice as to the best and least expensive...

Well, I now find myself in posession of a 1970 CB350 for my wife's motorcycle! While home in CT for vacation last week, my neighbor was cleaning out his garage again. He had a really nice condition 1970 CB350 sitting in his garage that one of the other neighbor's son-in-law (or something) was...

Just got my 78 special on the road recently and i have noticed that on deaccel from around 4000rpms and up, i get some fairly good pops out of the exhaust. From what i can tell, the mufflers were replaced at some time as they don't look stock. Do i need to add a little more fuel to compensate...

Looking for a seat for my 79 special. Previous owner had a standard seat that wont hinge or latch...

Hello all, Figured I've lurked enough the last couple months, so i registered. Any input would be welcome! :) I've wanted to learn to ride for a few years, but while living at home during college was not condusive to getting a bike or motorcycle endorsement (gotta love the MOM factor)...