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Wanted to go for a ride today but unfortunately I had to return home after a few blocks. Bike started good (2nd kick), kept it on idle for a minute or 3 and then took off. After a few blocks I noticed I had no power from 1/3 to full throttle and couldn't go above 30mph. First thought was the fuel su...

It's been a while so time for some pictures.

Speedo update:





At a local Honda event:

AlanW wrote:The heads have a cast in skull made of iron unless it's a very early model, if you look you will see the cast iron in the plug thread area it's a different colour to the ally around it.
Al.

Thanks Alan.
Always assumed they were alloy.

Screwed them in at 7 ft lbs, seems tight enough.

At what torque do you guys screw in new spark plugs?
Manual says 9-11ft lbs which equals 12-15Nm, but it seems much to me for these alloy heads?

Thanks for the info. I had it opened by a pro 2 years ago to clean the glass. While I tried the speedo with the drill I also heard the screeching sound. I could see the needle bouncing up and down, it was vibrating hard, that's why it touched the speedo face. After I slightly lubed and retried it wo...

Thanks Ed. Cleaned + lubed the cable and tested with drill, no success. Then sprayed a small amount of silicon spray in the bottom drive on the speedo, and the problem seems solved. Just such a shame it kinda ruined the faceplate. Anyone here who has this replacement installed? https://cb750kfour.co...

Went for a cold but sunny ride today, unfortunately for the first time my speedo became erratic. At first it sometimes bounced from 20 to 60mph and back, but after a while it kept going around 80mph and at that point I noticed the needle was damaging the face plate. Had to stop and disconnected the ...