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Boule’tard Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Master of the Obvious Posts: 1620 Austin TX Gender:	Re: CB500 garage find Reply #30 - 09/15/11 at 12:18:28 [two weeks later...] cough Uhh UhERrmm..
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kimchris1 Serious Thumper Offline Pink Posse Rider... Posts: 2135 Belfair, Washington Gender:	Re: CB500 garage find Reply #31 - 09/15/11 at 14:25:52 I think Vers is pulling our legs.. No pics and no posts lately of this so called bike.. Come on Vers, give us an update.. You still got us all in suspense. kim
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Re: CB500 garage find
Reply #32 - 09/16/11 at 16:23:29

The twins were gutless wonders, a CB350F could take them out on pretty much any surface. I had a CB500T and a CB350F at the same time.

The CB500F is worthwhile. And parts actually aren't that hard to come by.

My 1963 CL72 on the other hand...

Find me a really clean VT1100 ACE while you're out looking for supplemental toys. And the fully valanced fenders for it too...

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28889 L.A. California Gender:	Re: CB500 garage find Reply #33 - 09/25/11 at 19:46:17 Hard to tell, but it's got a brand new rear tire on a clean and polished rim.
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5837 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: CB500 garage find Reply #34 - 09/25/11 at 21:47:02 Versy Thats a good looking machine ! looking at it makes me think "why did I every sell the one I had? " supper smoth and long legged .
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Boule’tard Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Master of the Obvious Posts: 1620 Austin TX Gender:	Re: CB500 garage find Reply #35 - 09/26/11 at 07:10:28 Awesome!!! Mr. Understatement fooled us again. Now to replace that head gasket and see what's up with the mixture on the 2nd carb...
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Re: CB500 garage find
Reply #36 - 09/26/11 at 09:07:46

Now to cut 20 years of dust off.
f/a #2? if I can get 1 of the 4 to fire, I'll be counting my lucky stars.
#4 is already bound to miss Shocked

I'll have to OF the air filter, change the front tire, fix the speedo, headlight and signal which took the brunt of the disabling fall.
The PO gave me a spare set of brake pad and Ig plate. Although electronic ig is instore for it.

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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: CB500 garage find Reply #37 - 09/26/11 at 17:10:13 It's even the right color scheme... MAC still has 4:1 or 4:2 headers for that engine...
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28889 L.A. California Gender:	Re: CB500 garage find Reply #38 - 09/27/11 at 23:39:49 I'm likin these...
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Reply #39 - 09/28/11 at 13:22:40

I was riding back when everyone had those 4-1 I thought the sound was the worst I ever heard.My 1980 GS 1000 had a different set up than all other 4s even the 750 Suzuki,the cross over was just in the 2 middle pipes,So what you had was the sound of 3 cylinders coming out of each pipe,Which gave it a slight off beat sound compare to all other 4 cylinders.I just drilled out the plugs in side the pipe with a long drill bit.I thought it really sound good for a four.

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Boule’tard Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Master of the Obvious Posts: 1620 Austin TX Gender:	Re: CB500 garage find Reply #40 - 10/01/11 at 17:57:56 Some guy is restoring a CB500 just like yours! linky link
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: CB500 garage find Reply #41 - 10/01/11 at 18:01:07 Seems like 4 to 1 would scavenge the best, Get that thing throwing the exhaust out right & it otta be quite a little hot rod.. Nothing like a Suzuki GS 1100,, but it otta be plenty of fun.
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Re: CB500 garage find
Reply #42 - 10/25/11 at 23:25:37

Had the bowls off tonight after soaking in seafoam for a day.
Well I was hoping just to fill it up with gas and see if it will kick over.
Opened up the drain to let the SF out and brown goo came out.
Nope this ain't gonna work. Bowls came off and a tar like substance stuck to the bottom. Oh what evil lurks in the bottom of 20 year static carbs. And SF wouldn't touch it, just made it gummy. It took acetone to cut it.

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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12673 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: CB500 garage find Reply #43 - 10/26/11 at 15:08:06 Let me state something I learned the hard way .... Only take one carburetor apart at a time Swapped me some slide assemblies once --- like to drove me nuts before someone told me they were different (RH & LH) on a Honda Twin CB 160. Can't speak to the 4 bangers, but thought I'd mention the thought.
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Boule’tard Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Master of the Obvious Posts: 1620 Austin TX Gender:	Re: CB500 garage find Reply #44 - 10/26/11 at 18:48:36 Might be a good excuse to buy that HF ultrasonic cleaner Gyrobob recommended.. and try the PineSol trick.
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