Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Dribbles and drips!

I have only done around 50 miles on my Super Six this month, because I’ve been riding some of my other bikes.

I’ve noticed that it has a slight leak from the carburettor overflow pipes when I park the bike, that clears up once the fuel tap is turned off. The engine seems a bit hesitant at lower throttle openings, which John Nutting also noticed when he came to ride the Super Six for next month’s CMM road test, so I decided to remove the carbs for a closer examination.

When I built the bank of six carbs I used parts from different sets of carbs and bits that

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