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gamaliel · 08-11-2009, 07:34 AM

Hello,

I am a brand new motorcycle owner and know next to nothing, though I'm learning. Anyway, I have taken my bike apart and I have been looking for rebuild kits but can't seem to find any on the web for 1978. Does anyone know where I could look or if there is another year that I can use? I appreciate any help!

Thanks,
Lyle

The_AirHawk · 08-11-2009, 07:53 AM

Look here: Untitled Document

Email them, and they should be able to find what you need. I've used them before, and many friends have used them. If they can't help you, nobody can.

seruzawa · 08-11-2009, 08:37 AM

You can get the individual parts at bikebandit. Those carbs are pre-CV so they are really simple. Just clean them thoroughly and make sure the floats don't leak. Make sure the internal passages are clear by spraying carb cleaner through them.

How many miles on it? If the carb bodies are worn then they will need to be replaced.

pplassm · 08-11-2009, 11:38 AM

You might try these guys, too:

Honda Carb Kits

mscuddy · 08-11-2009, 02:28 PM

On my CB350 Four I carved a new set of carbs out of week old Monterey Jack Cheese. The toughest parts was doing the choke plates. Then my Aunt Emma from Estonia used them in a soup, so I was stuck rebuilding the stockers again. We had her deported soon after.

The_AirHawk · 08-11-2009, 02:52 PM

As well you should have. EVERYBODY knows you use Monterey Jack over tacos - and only Nordic hard-cheeses should be used in Kaesnifla'........

08-11-2009, 07:34 AM	#1
gamaliel Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1	1978 cb550 four carb rebuild kits Hello, I am a brand new motorcycle owner and know next to nothing, though I'm learning. Anyway, I have taken my bike apart and I have been looking for rebuild kits but can't seem to find any on the web for 1978. Does anyone know where I could look or if there is another year that I can use? I appreciate any help! Thanks, Lyle

08-11-2009, 07:53 AM	#2
The_AirHawk Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Livin' in a Van: down by the Mariana Trench Posts: 10,891	Look here: Untitled Document Email them, and they should be able to find what you need. I've used them before, and many friends have used them. If they can't help you, nobody can. __________________ *Parfois, on fait pas semblant* Sometimes, it's not pretend Oderint Dum Metuant Let them hate so long as they fear политики предпочитают безоружных крестьян Politicians Prefer Unarmed Peasants Nothing to see here, Citizen. Move along now...

08-11-2009, 08:37 AM	#3
seruzawa Robby Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 16,803	You can get the individual parts at bikebandit. Those carbs are pre-CV so they are really simple. Just clean them thoroughly and make sure the floats don't leak. Make sure the internal passages are clear by spraying carb cleaner through them. How many miles on it? If the carb bodies are worn then they will need to be replaced. __________________ I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.

08-11-2009, 11:38 AM	#4
pplassm Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,875	You might try these guys, too: Honda Carb Kits __________________ Mongo just pawn in game of life.

08-11-2009, 02:28 PM	#5
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,444	On my CB350 Four I carved a new set of carbs out of week old Monterey Jack Cheese. The toughest parts was doing the choke plates. Then my Aunt Emma from Estonia used them in a soup, so I was stuck rebuilding the stockers again. We had her deported soon after. __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.

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08-11-2009, 02:52 PM	#6
The_AirHawk Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Livin' in a Van: down by the Mariana Trench Posts: 10,891	As well you should have. EVERYBODY knows you use Monterey Jack over tacos - and only Nordic hard-cheeses should be used in Kaesnifla'........ __________________ *Parfois, on fait pas semblant* Sometimes, it's not pretend Oderint Dum Metuant Let them hate so long as they fear политики предпочитают безоружных крестьян Politicians Prefer Unarmed Peasants Nothing to see here, Citizen. Move along now...