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Hi pamcopete, I know Im going to try a different gas station for sure but I would like to make sure that the timming and everything elese is correct. My course of action is to stop riding the bike, drain tank, put new fuel from a different gas station, check carbs, thanks

thanks jd750ace, for your opinion, as I mentioned before, I don't know what the PO was using for fuel, but that is not the point as you said. I may try an octane booster to see if that stop the knocking just so I can work on it, then I am going to get a manual and work on cleaning everything...

Hi Tom, thanks for the info, now I feel silly for saying 2 stroke:doh:. I know I can get 93@ Mobil station other than that, here 91 is the highest. I am going to try to do a complete check so we'll see

thanks for the info everyone, the bike is running on original equipment, so it has pionts, which the PO said to me he calibrated it does ping a little bit underload at first, but when the engine is warm no more ping!. I think I am going to stop for a while and do a complete check,thanks. As...

I think only some Citgo gast station have non-ethanol but I can give that a shot. I know if i go to kwik trip i can get 91 octane with no ethanol FYI, pinging does go away when the engine is warm and idles nice after that

don't know much about the timing right now, but one thing I can tell you is that I didn't have the pinging and the idling from cold start problems before I put the 91 octane. I know the bike could use a nice tune up since I just bought it, so you might be right, thanks

thanks for your opinion, I don't know what the PO used, and after reading some of the post here a lot people were recommending 91 or 93 if available, anyways, I going to try 87 first then see how that goes then if problems then move to 89, thanks, I just want to make sure i am not going to...

Hello, So i had to add gas to the bike for the first time since I bought it, I went with 91 octane. Since then I've been having problems with starting and idling. Taking a closer look I noticed pinging too and back firing so I am assuming is the gas:yikes:. If that is the case, should I keep...

hello, as promise here are some pictures of my recent purchase. It's a start but hopefully I can bring it back to life with some TLC. I'll try to keep as stock as possible,thanks :thumbsup:

Hello, i am looking for a seat for a 78 standard or one that will fit in my bike, thanks. update, found a seat for now that works, thanks

count me in please, thanks :)

thanks for the feedback, I'll be doing an oil change ASAP! I will also start an new thread for this bike since I am going to have a lot questions about it (especially in the transmission and clutch area)

UPDATE, Hello everyone, after a long careful thought, I went ahead and made a trip to check the bike (40 min drive). Checked the bike and everything was in what IMO was in good working condition. I did find a leak on the left side of the gas tank near the petcock so I will need to check that...

you are right ippytatto, the prices are going on up for some of these bikes especially if the seller is aware of the current trend for vintage bikes. Anyways, thanks for the info

thanks, that is the one. that was actually what I was going to ask for, around $800 or so. based on the fact that I almost got a cb550 for $1k or less. anyways. I think I'm going to stop by and take a look at it. I know a friend of mine has a cb750 and he knows a guy around the area that...