Are there interdependent mechanisms in CBX carbs?
There are interdependent mechanisms that have to work in tandem to achieve a good result and it almost never happens by chance. I like to say that CBX carbs are as close to rocket science as you can get.
What kind of carburetor does a Honda motorcycle use?
Honda used two basic types of carburetors, CV and slide both made by the Keihin company. The CV type, Constant Velocity or Constant Vacuum, uses pressure to raise the throttle slide where a cable is used in the slide model.
What to do if you have a slide carb on your bike?
If you have a slide carb, go back to the bike and inspect the throttle slide still hanging from the cable. Clean it and the needle. Place both back in the carb and check to see that the slide moves freely and has no hangups. If it does, clean again with 0000 steel wool. Clean and check the inner wall of the carb also. 12) MAIN BODY:
How do you replace a carburetor on a motorcycle?
3)Set the carburetor on your work surface with a shop towel underneath. Remove the 4 bowl screws and tap on the bowl with the handle of your screwdriver until it drops off, it may stick. Remove the bowl drain screw and check its washer. Many times this washer is damaged and will need replacing.
What kind of bike was the Honda CX500?
Honda had recently progressed to no1 in the bike production league and were full of surprises during the era (CBX & CB400 twin automatic for example) but nothing split opinion more than the CX. The journo’s that didn’t ‘get it’ complained of over-weight and under-powered with little to applaud visually.
When did the Honda CX500 Silver Wing come out?
One year after launch the CX500 Custom arrived on the scene and in 1981 the GL500 Silver Wing joined it, then in 1982 the much sought after 500 Turbo but this would be the last hurrah for the 497cc motor as the 650 hit the showrooms in 1983; the final year of the ‘CX’.
What was the performance of the Honda CX650T?
Whilst Rider magazine in 1983 explained the performance as “off boost, the CX650T chuffs its way down the road like a mildly tuned 650 twin. On boost, it accelerates like an F-4 being blasted off the flight deck of the USS Enterprise by a steam catapult.”