Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Project Honda CB750 K2 part 20 Comic Timing

The day finally came when the K2 was registered and I could take it out on the road.

There was a slight hiccup in that it would only fire on two cylinders when I was ready to go, but this turned out to be caused by not having enough fuel in the tank to properly fill the carburettors when the bike was on the side-stand.

More serious was a constant misfire when accelerating and a general lack of power. This could have been caused by a number of things, but as it happens I was offered an electronic ignition system for a knock-down

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