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Hi Jensen I'd be interested in reading the results of your dyno experience .. perhaps it should be a new topic ? I have a CB72 running old rechromed silencers with most of the internals gone and VW baffle tubes fitted; the carbs are all on std UK settings but I don't have any alternative jets. She r...

Check out UK mag Classic Mechanics for this month. A guy here in the UK has got a quote from Nova to build a 5-speed Road cluster ( apparently the racing box isn't much use on the road ). They need a minimum of 10 orders worldwide and the cost is @£1600 inc taxes ( which may not apply if outside the...

Hi I've got the same problem and found I could reduce a lot of the play by putting a strip of thin copper sheet end on to the shaft ( NOT around it ) and then tapping the gear lever gently back on. This means the sheet fills the gap between the male and female parts of the spline. Only problem is it...

Hi Don't know if its of use but here in the UK the recommendation from one of the bike mags back in '69 was to use Amal Concentric carbs on tuned CB77s. The Triumph Trident used 26mm handed carbs and the stud spacing is the same as the original Keihins, so if you feel the need to replace the origina...

Hi I had my CB72 seize up a couple of years ago and not being sure about the pump managed to get a new one. What I did was when the engine was assembled, I took off the L/H fron tappet cover and leaving the plugs out spun it over on the starter using a car battery. After about 20-30 seconds you shou...