Post by mikef on Mar 25, 2018 23:02:43 GMT
A bit of a story then a question.
A friend of a friend wanted help to start his 1969 Honda S65. So on Saturday I went round to have a go. The bike had been stood in his garage and not run for over 30 years.
With fresh fuel, oil and a carb clean, it started and ran. I think the carb will need another clean and idle tweak but it ran well enough to ride.
Even the tyres hold air for a while.
He has owned the bike from new and as far as he can remember has never had a problem with it. Quite an amazing little bike, just over 5000 miles on the clock. The chrome is a bit pitted here and there and the paintwork a bit faded but completely original.
Now for the question.
The carb has two thin metal oil pipes going to it connected via banjo joints, I have never seen anything like that before. Does anyone know why they feed oil to the carb?
I managed to download a manual and it shows the pipes but no explanation of what they do.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
Mike.
A friend of a friend wanted help to start his 1969 Honda S65. So on Saturday I went round to have a go. The bike had been stood in his garage and not run for over 30 years.
With fresh fuel, oil and a carb clean, it started and ran. I think the carb will need another clean and idle tweak but it ran well enough to ride.
Even the tyres hold air for a while.
He has owned the bike from new and as far as he can remember has never had a problem with it. Quite an amazing little bike, just over 5000 miles on the clock. The chrome is a bit pitted here and there and the paintwork a bit faded but completely original.
Now for the question.
The carb has two thin metal oil pipes going to it connected via banjo joints, I have never seen anything like that before. Does anyone know why they feed oil to the carb?
I managed to download a manual and it shows the pipes but no explanation of what they do.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
Mike.
