SHE'S BACK - O no :/

Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 9:16 pm

Nice job Bob in helping Glenda out.

Here's a tip I came up with and have used with great success on many CBX carb rebuilds now, using matches to help join individual pairs of carbs together. Getting the fork for the synchronisation adjuster in between the two washers can be a real PITA, but using this approach makes it a piece of cake.

Pics below tell the story.

First trim a couple of short pieces about 5-7 mm long from the fattest, squarest matches you can find in the box.

OK, now you get where I am going with this......

Matches in place and ready for mating carb to be placed into position....

and now ready for the gentle push together......

As the carbs are pushed together, the matches are pushed out backwards from between the washers and fall out onto the bench.

Hope this helps you out some Bob. As they say in the classics, one good turn deserves another....

Enjoy!

Cheers..Tony Cool

Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 9:44 pm

Dude! Some pretty cool Aussie engineering.

Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 4:54 am

thanks Tony, but I've got a ton of homemade tools
I've collected over the last 30 years or so. I also
have done a bunch of CBX carbs ! thanks for the match
tip though ! Glenda's carbs are about 85% done now
and she should have them back early this coming week.
My reward : the joy of doing this for her, a deserving
soul by any measure.

Posted: Wed May 14, 2014 2:26 pm

KUDOS and 3 cheers for Bobcat beerchug

Posted: Thu May 15, 2014 4:26 am

cbxdog wrote:

KUDOS and 3 cheers for Bobcat beerchug

thanks for all the kind comments, but until ClaraB is running and Glenda is riding,can I feel
that it is "mission accomplished". however, I will drink the beer ! beerchug

Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 3:30 am

Okay...she's back !

And I've got pictures !

Bob sent me some images of the carbs, which are on their way back to me !!

I am so excited. The spring has been rescued !

Bobcat's shop cat is excited for me and Clara B, too, as you can see by the attached picture. Let's see if I can make this work now...

Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 3:57 am

OKAY,

Here we go...

I think this is the order of things. Will know more after I talk to Bob again Smile

Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 3:58 am

Carb Parts in a Can. Yummmm !

Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 4:04 am

HI CARBS !!

Bobcat is underway on Clara B's Carburetor Cure !!!

(Bob might be groaning about now: He wants no credit until she's running, so let's chalk this headline of mine up to Hope and the love of Alliteration).

Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 4:06 am

Think I've got this one out of order !

Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 4:09 am

Lubricant for the Carb parts....

Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 4:12 am

Another View

Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 4:13 am

Carbs Off the Rail ...

Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 4:14 am

A FANCY FEAST FOR THE EYES Smile

Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 4:16 am

One more ...

Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 4:25 am

Aha...I see that this picture was posted earlier. Cool tip with the matches, but it all looks amazingly intricate and it makes me want to say THANK YOU (again Smile

Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 4:27 am

This is the final pic in the series...for now !

The carburetors are due to arrive tomorrow ! So the adventure continues.

Will be back with more pics.

Meanwhile, THANK YOU BOBCAT !

And thank you for this forum and the crew of you who've been on this journey with me.

Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 4:53 am

Glad to hear you smiling again Glenda

Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 5:38 am

THEY ARRIVED !! Had a bit of a scare -- USPS said they were undeliverable and were on the way back to Bobcat in Texas !! But it turns out they were here at my local Post Office and I picked them up this weekend. Yahoooooo !

Thank YOU, Bobcat !!

AND LARRY for sending him some parts for the project !

THAT IS SO AWESOME. THIS IS SO AWESOME.

Back with the next installment of the adventure SOOON !! I hope to be riding SOOOOON !!! YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOO !

Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 10:28 pm

Hey folks !

Success. Happiness. Joy. Caution. Muscle. Happiness.

Emotions you'll find beaming out from this part of western Montana from the woman on Clara B.

We got 'er running. Not perfect. But I have ridden her pretty much every day since we got 'er going.

I want to get riding now ! But I have to post and share and say THANK YOU, Bobcat (and his amazing wife Gay) and CBX Larry and you all who have cheered me on.

More details to come. For now. Photos.

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We join the story with the return of Clara B's carbs from Texas !

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Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 10:29 pm

Details exchanged about cham chain tightening...

Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 10:31 pm

Ain't she pretty Smile

Spent most of the day polishing and assisting !

Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 10:32 pm

Sooo happy when I first heard her running !

Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 10:34 pm

Gotta go ! It's riding weather. Thank you Bobcat ! Thank you CBf Riders. Thank you CB1100F website forum !!

Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 10:36 pm

Back sooooooooon.

Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 10:37 pm

Really I'm gone ridin....

Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 10:38 pm

Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 11:02 pm

Nice!

Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 6:06 am

Yes, I'm sooo excited.

The carbs are beautiful and the bike is running like a top !

My first ride on her back from the shop was wonderful, and I've been riding her as much as time and weather allow.

Now I'm focusing on her prior issue with the clutch, I think, it is. Still in testing mode. I'm going to figure out the proper question to ask Bobcat, who has been sooo helpful.

My friend helping with the bike, who got her running, was very impressed with the carbs. And he's helping me diagnose this other bug, but the carbs....

They're beautiful.

I am a happy camper !

Back soon ... as the adventure continues !

Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2020 5:48 am

I was revisiting some past experiences and came across
this. what a trip ! that was a fun, rewarding experience.
we still keep in touch from time to time but now it has been
a while since last contact. I hope all is well.
I really miss Larry (CBXdog) rip. he was such a great
guy. such a shame his fate. I wish someone would
repost the site's tribute to him. meanwhile I will see if
I can wake up Glenda. "you have a funny accent, where
are you from ?" Laughing