Old Car and Bike rambling

Side covers back on after 5 years of being parked In Part 1 of Re-Awakening the CB750c, I ran into a few bumps in the road while I went through the bike after leaving it in my garage for about 5 years. Time sure flies when life gets busy. After getting the new Dyna coils installed and the new spark plug wires crimped I was excited to see my bike start with just the intention of my finger hovering over the start button.  Unfortunately, my hopes did not pan out as I imagined they would. No Start. I tried to pump the gas a few times without actually flooding my new D8EA spark plugs that I installed during troubleshooting the old ignition parts but managed only a few backfires.  I eventually figured out that I had the signal wires crossed for the ignition coils. (blue needs to go to left coil for cylinders 1 and 4, yellow needs to go to the right coil for cylinders 2 and 3). Once I had the wires installed properly, the bike stumbled to life with the first push of...

Getting ready for Dyna coils, procom igniters, relay and wire work It's been roughly 5 or 6 years since I took the suzuki carbs out of my CB750c. Ever since I put the OEM carbs back on, the bike has never run right. There was a high rpm stutter, then the accelerator pump was not squirting then the carbs got clogged from sitting for a few years while we settled into our new house and new life. Last year I cleaned out the carbs to prepare it for the road and when I filled it with gas, I discovered a leak that sidelined the bike for another season because I couldn't bring myself to take the carbs off after wrestling them on. This year I decided to give it another shot and removed the carbs to have a look.  Hoping I didn't have to completely tear down the carb bank to replace an O-Ring, I found a loose float bowl which was likely the cause of the leak last year and decided to give the carbs another quick cleaning just in case, even though I never got the bike starte...