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Thanks for the knowledge... looks like i will be working on it this weekend... thanks again

I have a 79 Special with rear drum, i have the manual and have read through the thing a few times but I have never changed drum brakes before I was wondering if there is a video link or a better description of changing the rear brakes... also with my front, it is almost like there is nothing...

Honda CT 70... Street bike was the 77 XS....Still have both...love them dearly

Nice BIKE!!!!

Bark, I really dig that set-up, that is what I was thinking, I had thought about using a radian swing arm but it looks like I can use the stock swing arm... any details or more pics would be great... love the look of all the mono pics...

changed the plugs today and took her for a ride before the rain set in... she had all of her pep back. I will defineatly look into re-jetting the carbs this winter as well as a few other things to make this a little more dependable (ie fixing the electric start, new master on the front, and...

Carbs have been synced, I think that King is on the right track, after going though the things that 5twins mentioned... I set the valves and looked at timing... both were good...I am curious why the left side plug is a little "blacker" then the right... i am sure that the previous owner didn't...

140 psi on both sides after a ride, and throttle open as per 5twins... seemed to have more power today... I also cleaned the plugs when I took them off... not sure if that would have helped...

I will have to try it later tonight or on lunch tomorrow... thanks 5twins

So i checked the compression and after 2 kicks, key off it was around 110psi on the left and 100 on the right... plugs were black and looked wet... thanks again

Thanks...

As far as I can tell the carbs were not re-jetted... my a season, i got it going in July and rode until august 15th last year and then didn't ride until July this year...any ideas on compression gauge price or manufacturer?

any ideas who makes those pipes... and possible jet settings, I have the same set of headers and exhaust... mine is a 79... and welcome to the site...

Weights open fine, still stumped by the lack of power...

i will take one...

got the bike that way, I rode it last season and it had tons of power and I loved it, now it just cannot seem to get any power out of the old girl...

So I thought that I got all of the problems with my carbs fixed (79 Special, 2 into 1 exhaust and pamco ignition), having gone through the carb guide 3 times and reseting the float to 24mm, I have almost now power at any point when I roll the throttle, from take off to wide open... any ideas and...

Thanks for the knowledge

I have been toying with my 79 for a while now, lately I have been getting a backfire/pop when I let off and I have had the carbs off and cleaned them twice this summer... I run a two into one exhaust with stock needles and jets. I had the right side carb back out of the boot the other day and...

:thumbsup: I agree with rusty on this one... I will wait and see after the season is over, who knows, maybe this will be a great father/son bonding experience....