amal carbs

Spargett · Post by **Spargett** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 1:38 pm

Vince, mine is a low-bar reproduction Charlie's Place had made by Motion Pro. Are you using an original?

Vince Lupo · Post by **Vince Lupo** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 1:52 pm

To my knowledge this is an OEM cable -- I think this is even the cable that came with the bike when I bought it (that's why I mentioned the low bar/high bar possibility, as my bike originally had the higher bars when I bought it). However, it has been over 6 years, so I can't entirely be certain.

What I can do is double-check the cable to see if perhaps the outer casing had been trimmed at one time, or if it's entirely intact. But, as I mentioned, John didn't indicate to me that there had been any issue, though admittedly it has been a few years since he did this particular work.

How much more cable do you think you need for the slides to close?

Spargett · Post by **Spargett** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 1:56 pm

It was something like 16.7mm if my memory is correct. I have the number written down at the shop. That's with all the slack let out on the adjusters.

Vince Lupo · Post by **Vince Lupo** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:11 pm

I just went out to the shed and did a very rough measurement of the cable. The outer sheath looks like it's about 25" from the bottom of the chrome adjuster at the throttle (where the cable goes in to the chrome adjuster) to the top of the rubber boot on top of the right carb. Can't tell whether the outer cable has ever been trimmed or not.

Spargett · Post by **Spargett** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:09 pm

So I ordered a different cable from Classic Honda Restoration, still the same length as the one Motion Pro made for Charlie's Place. Ended up having to trip 13.7mm from each end for the slide to bottom out. I pulled out the "top" part of the cable from the housing and very carefully cut away the housing with a dremel, then placed the fitting back on the end. Had to be extra cautious, once slip of the dremel and the cable would have been compromised.

After that everything lined up with 1/8" slack adjusted. There aren't many steps, but the process took all day. Tonight I'll begin the tuning and figuring out a way to mount the K&N air filters in a stock fashion. Hopefully the stock jetting will work by some miracle. The springs are very stiff. Has a significantly stronger pull than the Keihins. Maybe this will subside as they break in. As of now, I certainly wouldn't want my finger under those slides when they snap back.

Here's a video of the first one in action.

One down.