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While I was adjusting the valves I noticed the left exhaust rocker arm had extra play on the shaft. That is, the arm could slide ~1/8" (total) along the axis of the shaft. It was the only arm that had that much play. Is this a problem? Do I need to fix this NOW or can I ride it for a while?<br ...

Hi Everyone:<br />She runs good now! First, I'd like to thank Loud Mouse for talking with me and suggesting what to check. It was a great help!<br /><br />After eliminating the carburation as the source of the problem, I decided to swap the coils. In the process of swapping, I did what Loud Mouse su...

DJBarcy:<br />Just curious how you are planning to make that. .002 (inch I assume) is about as thick as foil. Punch out the hole and tin snips for the outside diameter?<br /><br />Tom

That's what I thought, too much advance. I did use a electrical test light when timing the points. I wonder if this is caused by me timing the points with the spark plugs out? Maybe without compression, the backlash in the valvetrain (chain, sprockets, etc.) was not taken up? I did the final static ...

I bought some vintage aftermarket throttle cables from Rick's Vintage Hondas. 310-328-7003. They look almost identical to my originals, except the body is plastic where it splits from 1 to 2 cables.<br /><br />I haven't installed them yet...<br /><br />Tom

I bought mine from Ohio Cycle. I installed it about 1 month ago and it still works great. I did put a little lithium grease on the rubber pieces. Not hard to turn.<br /><br />I've heard if there is alcohol in the gas, the rubber will swell.<br /><br />Tom

I found some aftermarket throttle cables. These have a plastic body at the 1 to 2 split. I'll make a report after I install them (I'll probably ride the bike until the tank is empty).<br /><br />Tom