@@BrickHouseBuilds Why are rating your previous work of 6 years ago, so low? 1 out of 10? If the carburetors worked that long without problem, then the rebuild wasn't that bad after all.
@@internetcensure5849 Well because they were done poorly. They really didn't work how they should have and honestly im amazed the bike ran as well as it did.
I know how that goes, my first build was okay but I didn't have the skills yet, my last build was the best one yet as they all should be. It only took 99 builds in between.
I'm always amazed at the inticracies of carburetors and the ability to diagnose, disassemble and reassemble them. Must be satisfying to see the progress in your skills.
Just an FYI, you really should use two feeler gauges the same size when checking as the rocker arm can 'twist' enough to let in the wrong size and you'll have tight tappets when running. A 'better' way for majority is to use Go-No Go method using 0.003" for inlet and a 0.004" as 'no-go then 0.004" ex with 0.005" being loose by 0.0005" (half a thou) is better than tight CX500 cam chain tensioner is pretty much a disaster, (there were 3 major redesigns plus at least two I know 'undocumented') IF owner doesn't rev the bike it will break things, sometimes needing 'new cases on early models. Honda tested it at 10,000rpm for 150+hours non stop, owners run around at 2~4,000rpm and it breaks due to the V-twin load reversals (if anyone at Harley had any sense they would have read about CX500 woe's before breaking a ton of 'twin cam' chains and tensioners) That should save you $40,000+ for a motorcycle trade school in Florida or Arizona
I replaced the fuel transfer tube O-rings, and managed to leave the washer of that sync srew spring to the wrong side of it's lever. So, the carbs were out of sync by the thickness of that washer. And, as it made the right side carb more open, it had too fast idle on one and half cylinders, having that cough. Removed the saddle and tank, and as I already knew my mistake, I did not take the pair apart to correct the mistake, but adjusted the sync screw the amount the washer is thick. Now perfect CX 500 whiny idle again... It has always been a mystery to me why some of those whine even when new, same model year, and some do not.Two of my friends had CX:es in the early 80:s, one Custom that did not whine, and the other, normal CX (we call "Cow Honda" here in Finland as it is cool but ugly) did whine when new, and the dealer said that they usually whine... I turned my Cow to a scrambler/military bike, all super black satin but some parts olive green matt. Replaced the big rear wheel with a Custom model wheel, only to find out that there are very few options of tires for the size in off road tread pattern...
The real skill is confessing and showing us all that it could have been done better .. a good lesson for us all ... . really enjoyed it thxs for sharing . The good bad and the outright ugly . Regards From London ..
Not only a great video content wise but a video where you are being extremely honest; you have found and admitted your previous mistakes and are showing how you've progressed and how they need to be fixed. We'll done, man! As others have said, it would've been easy to keep your head down and keep quiet but watching your videos, it is apparent that this is not your style. We keep coming back to your channel because of this! Honesty, transparency and the desire to do the best work you can! Keep it up dude, you are doing a fantastic job! 🍻🤘💜
Like many have said I really appreciate your honesty and openness not only here but on the videos where things don’t go to plan. What I like the most is how you deal with the difficult situations, you don’t get mad, you just think outside the box and find a way forward. I try and keep that in mind when things are hard or I’m struggling to do something that should be simple yet isn’t. Thank you 🙏
I really appreciate you doing this, I still need to do my valves and this video is fantastic with the camera angles. I also have a leak between my carb bowl tubes, so I need to separate mine and I was nervous about resynching, but this doesn't look bad at all. Thanks man!
The transfer tube orings are important for sure. Just take pictures of the choke linkage and spring as many get that wrong upon assembly. Glad you found it useful!
Well those are keihin cv carbs which I clean often on many bikes on the channel. I have made a few carb cleaning videos but the information can translate to about any carb as far as method. Its just impossible to make a specific how to video for each set of carbs due to time. I just recommend looking through all of my cx500, gl650, and gs550 playlist for carb videos
I have different songs from every genre in each video and each one gets a complaint so its a crapshoot on what to pick anymore unfortunately. As least you found it helpful
I enjoy your videos and appreciate your honesty about the mistakes, and BTW we all made and make mistakes. You're a seasoned veteran working toward being at the top of your game, but you know that there's always a next rung on the ladder. It's about craftsmanship and fretting over details. It's in a man's soul.
It must be pleasing looking over your past work and clearly seeing the things that you do better now👍 it must reenforce to you that your working on your craft.
I did not know that bench synch technique - thanks ! Last carbs (honda spada 250 vtwin 89') I bench synched them by eye.. This will be big help for the next carbs. Cheers
The thing with carbs is, you usually put them back together the same way they were when you took them apart. Not cringe at all. Great that you know better now.
Fair play to you for showing & admitting your earlier mistakes & actually recognising what they were. Many others wouldn’t have shown them or mentioned them. Whilst you may feel a bit bad over your inexperience at the time of that work, you have to feel good that your knowledge & skills are now superior. Good stuff.
Thank you. I of course see those things and feel like kicking my butt yet at the same time I love that I'm no long in that place and constantly progressing
Hi man, Sometimes it's not easy for me to follow you, because of my poor Frenchy broken English, but lot of thanks for your vidéos ! At the end of last year I was thinking about my CX 500 in 1979 (solded in 1980 because of our first son knoking at the door !) and, looking on the internet, I saw your vidéo about the construction of your scrambler ... An three weeks ago I bought my new CX 500 (Classic, red, 1982🤩), and this afternoon I began to take care of it : timing chain tension and valve clearance adjustment, just like you do at the begining of that vidéo ! And, poor of me, I'll have to continue with the carburators ! 😱 Thanks a lot my friend ! ☺️
video could not have come at a better time for myself. Forgot the washers to in the mixture screw. O-rings all screwed up offcourse. Thanks for the indepth review, really helped/s me out and others i suspect.
very informative to see you reevaluate your own doing from 10 years ago, luckily I have a bunch of these video's. it's going to prevent me making a lot of mistakes or not starting at all 😅
Oh boy, I so much enjoyed watching this .. everthing about motorcycles has to do with progression..why should rebuilding be the exception... keep up the great work!
Thanks so much! There are many who love to point out any tiny mistake and act superior. To think they started out as experts and have never done so themselves....
You should try to progress and improve at work. Even now after 40+years at work I get jobs and think how the hell can I do that? But just do, you dig in, think about it, build on previous skills and improve. Then you look back and think you know what that's a good job. Love your vids and would definitely ride one of your bikes.
The first set of Carb's I disassembled and cleaned were the ones on my CB 500 and lets just say they were replaced after the first try after start up!!!!! LOL Never did find all of the parts!! LOL
I believe experience is a great teacher. You have to make mistakes to learn from them.Only then do you become experienced. Your doing brilliantly in my book Sir. 🙂
I feel like I showed the processes well here. I demonstrated getting the engine in the correct position and then adjusting the valves to suit. At .003 it's not likely to make noise
if it is a later model with the breather (I'm going to get a '84 custom teusday) can I still check top dead center somewhere like this(besides stickin my finger in😌? also thanks for your videos man, they're awesome!
Owned a CX500 for almost 5 years. The bike for motorcycle courier. (UK)👍 However because of their 'high centre of gravity displacement', they were definitely NOT the bike to take a pillion passenger on UNLESS you wanted terrifying loss of control of the bike due to the failure re steering! 😶
Ive never thought of them as top heavy thats strange. Here in the states every bike is just bigger and heavier than a CX so these feel light and nimble
@@BrickHouseBuilds As a SINGLE rider of the machine it was excellent. HOWEVER shove on a pillion passenger and you lose steering. It becomes light, little or no traction to the front wheel even with adding a steering tension rod AND lowering the front tyre pressure.😶 In over 40 years of riding bikes with favourites being Honda, Kawasaki, BMW's up to and including 1100cc big heavy machines regularly with a pillion ... that CX500 was the only bike I NEVER would carry one! 👀
It's a bit uncanny to see those carbs from the CX500. The first carburettors I have worked on was a Keihin VB31A. And they look near identical; the ones in the video are smaller and have accelerator pump at the bottom, which I don't have. The bench sync was pretty cool. I didn't touch that bolt, so I didn't have to sync them. I learned something new, and it was something that puzzled me before I started with the rebuild. I will do it down the road when I have a vacuum gauge.
@Brick House Builds I didn't know that. The one I did was on a 78 Cb400. Edit: I did a lot better than the previous guy that touched the carburettor. One of the fuel mixture screws had a spring and a metal washer. The other a spring, metal washer, and 2 O-rings.🤔🤨
You learn by your mistakes. After 5 years you have come along with leaps and bounds (english expression,you've got better).don't beat yourself up ,it happens to the best of us. Peace out ✌️
I learn by experience and yes part of that is making mistakes. I just felt it was an important video to share as I get so many messages asking how I learn this stuff. I learn by making mistakes lol
Why my bike some time reverse fire all timing are correct but tappet was stiff im just doint tappet clearance so if that done correctly will that reverse fire stop im kinda a new in ,220 cc engines
You can’t learn if you don’t make mistakes. You made it right in the end. I will be making a ton of mistakes on my two new projects. The fun part is that the trolls on the internet will let me know what I did wrong! 😂 Thanks for explaining in detail what you did wrong. Learning from someone else’s mistakes are a great tool as well!
@@BrickHouseBuilds Why instead of an ultrasonic cleaner you didn't only use carburetor cleaner and compressed air? The paint could have clogged up the channels.
Man I appreciate your videos! Some of the best step by step how to videos. I'm doing a gl500 scrambler now.( my first build). What are the dimensions of your x21 unit? Having a hard time finding that on your website. Thanks again for the great videos.
Thanks Jeff! If you look on the install guide on the pinout page you can see the dimensions for the box itself on the x21. Those guides are on the product pages on my websote.website
Hello there, great video, you are braver than most of us showing your mistakes, I have my wife to point out mine! Like the old saying goes, you learn from your mistakes, and if you aren’t making any you’re probably not doing anything. Cheers BJ. Regards Kevin.
Thanks! This is all useful information for my upcoming GL650 build. I can also relate to the learning curve; every now and then I’ll come across work I did a few years ago and be embarrassed by the shoddiness of it.
Well done nice job. There's allways something new to learn with the experience and you are going the right way !! Im on my second CX500 build now, just as a hobby for me and i think the same . Lots of things will be a lot better finished on this second one that i plan to sell to buy another project as Im too attached to my first one ...lol , thanks , Gus
Must be good to see your old work. And see how much you have got better. When you look at your red and white cx . The bike I love . All the best from England
Thank you for the step by step on valve adjustment! I just so happen to have my sons cx in my shop and have been wanting to check it. I very confidently adjusted a couple that were a bit loose!
It is good to go back and see what you had done in the past. You can bask in the positive and learn from the negative but overall you grow as a person and in this case a bike mechanic and builder it can also be a humbling experience while you appreciate how far you have come.
A real man owns their less than perfect moments and shows how they make it right. Great video, carbs can be a royal pain no matter what the carb is mounted on
A video like this right here is what makes you a Class Act BJ....! We all look back at previous work and see glaring mistakes., omissions and work well below our current level..... Actually if it was going "the other way".....Then we would have a real problem.! Thank you so much for your openness.,honesty and integrity in laying it bare for everyone to see... Well done sir....,I tip my hat to you with much respect..!! BG.
Thanks so much Brian! I just felt this was an important video for those that message me asking how I learned this stuff and who are afraid to work on their own projects. Mistakes will be made and thats ok. Just always try to learn from them and do better next time!
Exactly....,it is a natural progression and in 5 years from now we will look back and smile at the workmanship of "today" in a similar fashion too....(especially around the vision and resulting fabrication which "dates" so quickly looking back....) Remember when Streetfighters with Purple anodized bolts and braided steel breather pipes were once all the go ??...Lol.! Not to mention the "skill set" (lack of) in creating them....
That bike looks pretty good. Was wondering if in the last 5 years since you had hands on those carbs if anyone else poked around in them? Anyway the bike has a cool look about it. Really liking the engine color too. Thank you for opening my eyes to the uniqueness and good looks of that model.
@@BrickHouseBuilds Says a lot about your character owning up to your earlier work. Well your work now is quite sound and I can see you’ve always had an eye for aesthetics. Looking forward to the next video.
I appreciate how transparent you are about your mistakes. We are always learning and improving! Great work, Bj :)
Many thanks Zack!
Yep I don’t often comment but jumped on to say the same.
Good on ya mate for having the balls to show us your mistakes. 👍
Thank you. Always want to show that kind of thing.
@@BrickHouseBuilds Why are rating your previous work of 6 years ago, so low? 1 out of 10? If the carburetors worked that long without problem, then the rebuild wasn't that bad after all.
You made mistakes probably because you learned the hard way, all by yourself, without proper tutoring.
@@internetcensure5849 Well because they were done poorly. They really didn't work how they should have and honestly im amazed the bike ran as well as it did.
I love this, no shame in bettering your builds! its awesome to see these old bikes get a second life
Always pushing to do better! 🤘
I know how that goes, my first build was okay but I didn't have the skills yet, my last build was the best one yet as they all should be. It only took 99 builds in between.
This was great. I learn so much watching your videos. Can't say it enough, thank you for taking the time to put these together!
Thanks so much Mike!
I'm always amazed at the inticracies of carburetors and the ability to diagnose, disassemble and reassemble them. Must be satisfying to see the progress in your skills.
Its definitely always a learning process but its definitely progress
Just an FYI, you really should use two feeler gauges the same size when checking as the rocker arm can 'twist' enough to let in the wrong size and you'll have tight tappets when running.
A 'better' way for majority is to use Go-No Go method using 0.003" for inlet and a 0.004" as 'no-go then 0.004" ex with 0.005" being loose by 0.0005" (half a thou) is better than tight
CX500 cam chain tensioner is pretty much a disaster, (there were 3 major redesigns plus at least two I know 'undocumented')
IF owner doesn't rev the bike it will break things, sometimes needing 'new cases on early models. Honda tested it at 10,000rpm for 150+hours non stop, owners run around at 2~4,000rpm and it breaks due to the V-twin load reversals (if anyone at Harley had any sense they would have read about CX500 woe's before breaking a ton of 'twin cam' chains and tensioners)
That should save you $40,000+ for a motorcycle trade school in Florida or Arizona
I replaced the fuel transfer tube O-rings, and managed to leave the washer of that sync srew spring to the wrong side of it's lever. So, the carbs were out of sync by the thickness of that washer.
And, as it made the right side carb more open, it had too fast idle on one and half cylinders, having that cough. Removed the saddle and tank, and as I already knew my mistake, I did not take the pair apart to correct the mistake, but adjusted the sync screw the amount the washer is thick. Now perfect CX 500 whiny idle again... It has always been a mystery to me why some of those whine even when new, same model year, and some do not.Two of my friends had CX:es in the early 80:s, one Custom that did not whine, and the other, normal CX (we call "Cow Honda" here in Finland as it is cool but ugly) did whine when new, and the dealer said that they usually whine... I turned my Cow to a scrambler/military bike, all super black satin but some parts olive green matt. Replaced the big rear wheel with a Custom model wheel, only to find out that there are very few options of tires for the size in off road tread pattern...
The real skill is confessing and showing us all that it could have been done better .. a good lesson for us all ... . really enjoyed it thxs for sharing . The good bad and the outright ugly .
Regards
From London ..
Thank you much. The mistakes are valuable lessons to only improve upon so It is important to share them
We're going to need this guy in 40 years.
I'll have the toolbox ready!
Not only a great video content wise but a video where you are being extremely honest; you have found and admitted your previous mistakes and are showing how you've progressed and how they need to be fixed. We'll done, man! As others have said, it would've been easy to keep your head down and keep quiet but watching your videos, it is apparent that this is not your style. We keep coming back to your channel because of this! Honesty, transparency and the desire to do the best work you can!
Keep it up dude, you are doing a fantastic job! 🍻🤘💜
Thanks so much Andy! This is the stuff I feel is valuable to share. Happy it resonates
Very Educational, I have been hesitant about tearing into my carbs, but I feel much more confident by watching what you did and found. Thanks.
That was the goal so thank you!
Like many have said I really appreciate your honesty and openness not only here but on the videos where things don’t go to plan. What I like the most is how you deal with the difficult situations, you don’t get mad, you just think outside the box and find a way forward. I try and keep that in mind when things are hard or I’m struggling to do something that should be simple yet isn’t. Thank you 🙏
Well thank you again. A great example of things not going right would be my recent video on Bandit 1200 handlebars. It was frustrating
I really appreciate you doing this, I still need to do my valves and this video is fantastic with the camera angles. I also have a leak between my carb bowl tubes, so I need to separate mine and I was nervous about resynching, but this doesn't look bad at all. Thanks man!
The transfer tube orings are important for sure. Just take pictures of the choke linkage and spring as many get that wrong upon assembly. Glad you found it useful!
@@BrickHouseBuilds it's a slow leak, not enough to actually really drip anywhere, but it's becoming a problem. I only got 26 mpg on my last tank....
Ok 👌👍 super
The only two shaft driven motorcycles I have been fond of have been the yamaha xs 1100 and the kawasaki z1300.
I did an xs850 which was fun. These CX/GL bikes are a good time too though
Hello BJ. Good job anyway! Do you maybe have video about CX650 carbs service/repair? Cheers
Well those are keihin cv carbs which I clean often on many bikes on the channel. I have made a few carb cleaning videos but the information can translate to about any carb as far as method. Its just impossible to make a specific how to video for each set of carbs due to time. I just recommend looking through all of my cx500, gl650, and gs550 playlist for carb videos
Such a quality video. I can’t imagine the time to focus in on those small adjustments. So helpful that you walk through everything so thoroughly!
Filing adds sooooo much time lol. Thank you for noticing it!
I can 100% relate to cringing at some of my earlier work 😂😂
Hey it’s all in the name of progression just like you said. Thanks for the video BJ 👊🏼
You have to set a benchmark to then surpass so thats what its all about!
Perhaps a bit heavy on the mea culpa, but interesting and helpful maintenance vid. Thanks!
I have different songs from every genre in each video and each one gets a complaint so its a crapshoot on what to pick anymore unfortunately. As least you found it helpful
Great looking CX500, hope the brakes pull you up ok😁 perfectly explained on valve adjustment, you might want to service the Honda lawn mower as well😁
Just did some chassis mods to my mower actually lol
I enjoy your videos and appreciate your honesty about the mistakes, and BTW we all made and make mistakes. You're a seasoned veteran working toward being at the top of your game, but you know that there's always a next rung on the ladder. It's about craftsmanship and fretting over details. It's in a man's soul.
🙏🙏
It must be pleasing looking over your past work and clearly seeing the things that you do better now👍 it must reenforce to you that your working on your craft.
That it does! I WANT to see growth and know I am not staying in one place.
I did not know that bench synch technique - thanks ! Last carbs (honda spada 250 vtwin 89') I bench synched them by eye.. This will be big help for the next carbs. Cheers
A very helpful bench sync tutorial...Thanks.
Glad you found it so! Definitely a great way to get it in the ballpark.
Are those carburetor bodies powder coated like the frame? How long did that take? And is it something you would do again?
Hey Paul as mentioned they are painted. Hang on for the next video as I go more in depth on your questions
@@BrickHouseBuilds thanks. Because of this video, I learned how to bench sync the carbs on my GS450 and she sounds better than she has in years!
@@STARCROSSEDMOTO heck yeah man glad to hear it!
Used to be known as a plastic maggot back in the day (UK) but highly sought by despatch riders, and commuters. Unburstable engine.
The thing with carbs is, you usually put them back together the same way they were when you took them apart. Not cringe at all. Great that you know better now.
I see the access cover at 5:20 and 9:07, thanks so much all the info. I hope to be trying some of these updates this summer. Cheers
Fair play to you for showing & admitting your earlier mistakes & actually recognising what they were. Many others wouldn’t have shown them or mentioned them. Whilst you may feel a bit bad over your inexperience at the time of that work, you have to feel good that your knowledge & skills are now superior. Good stuff.
Thank you. I of course see those things and feel like kicking my butt yet at the same time I love that I'm no long in that place and constantly progressing
Did you cure the carb cough? I guess we'll find out in the next episode. : ) That tan paint has held it up well.
Paint has lasted really well actually. I'll have the carbs on today and hopefully running tomorrow. Should be vastly improved
Hy are you still working on bikes? I just got a XC650 and I guess I will be needing lots of info on this bike but hey keep up the good work
@DimitriKnight-j3b Yes this video is a couple years old and I have many videos after this
Hi man,
Sometimes it's not easy for me to follow you, because of my poor Frenchy broken English, but lot of thanks for your vidéos ! At the end of last year I was thinking about my CX 500 in 1979 (solded in 1980 because of our first son knoking at the door !) and, looking on the internet, I saw your vidéo about the construction of your scrambler ... An three weeks ago I bought my new CX 500 (Classic, red, 1982🤩), and this afternoon I began to take care of it : timing chain tension and valve clearance adjustment, just like you do at the begining of that vidéo ! And, poor of me, I'll have to continue with the carburators ! 😱 Thanks a lot my friend ! ☺️
Well thank you and that's awesome! It will be a fun bike!
video could not have come at a better time for myself. Forgot the washers to in the mixture screw. O-rings all screwed up offcourse. Thanks for the indepth review, really helped/s me out and others i suspect.
Glad it helped man! I was just watching yours last night on the carbs
Excellent!
🤘🤘
I added this comment when ur video was just starting and here it is same problem as mine
Hi friend, excellent work. One question: should the cam chain tensioner be adjusted only at the tdc of the left cylinder or for the right one as well?
That is covered in the service manual so always refer to that first.
very informative to see you reevaluate your own doing from 10 years ago, luckily I have a bunch of these video's. it's going to prevent me making a lot of mistakes or not starting at all 😅
Definitely important to keep improving
Oh boy, I so much enjoyed watching this .. everthing about motorcycles has to do with progression..why should rebuilding be the exception... keep up the great work!
Thanks so much! There are many who love to point out any tiny mistake and act superior. To think they started out as experts and have never done so themselves....
Best video of it's kind .. ANYWHERE.
Thank you, new subscriber.
Well thank you much!
You should try to progress and improve at work. Even now after 40+years at work I get jobs and think how the hell can I do that? But just do, you dig in, think about it, build on previous skills and improve. Then you look back and think you know what that's a good job. Love your vids and would definitely ride one of your bikes.
Always needs to be the goal. Never stay in one spot skill wise.
The first set of Carb's I disassembled and cleaned were the ones on my CB 500 and lets just say they were replaced after the first try after start up!!!!! LOL Never did find all of the parts!! LOL
😅😅 not a good feeling. No clue where all these orings would have went lol
I believe experience is a great teacher. You have to make mistakes to learn from them.Only then do you become experienced. Your doing brilliantly in my book Sir. 🙂
I very much appreciate that!
Thanks so much for the detailed walk-through on the valve adjustment. Big help! Will be working on mine soon!
Glad you found it helpful Chris
I wish TH-cam and your channel was available in 1992 when I was working on my bikes. lol I like you was learning at the time.
TH-cam has definitely accelerated learning but yeah in 92 it would have been great!
Great philosophy....can't learn if you don't try. Loving the old restorations.
Exactly! Have to make mistakes to know not to do that again lol
Awesome. We talked about this on the phone the other day. Very helpful for my up coming GL500 build.
🤘🤘
You had me at, "bench sync." Heheh.
We all get better with time,hang in there you are one of the best.
Thank ya Tom!
I love this video. This gives me so much peace about a lot of the work I did for the first time on my cx recently
Well I'm glad it gave relief. Growth is the goal and if you have never made a mistake you can't grow
your valves should be loose before you adjust did you get it to top dead center? they should click and move
I feel like I showed the processes well here. I demonstrated getting the engine in the correct position and then adjusting the valves to suit. At .003 it's not likely to make noise
Def my current fav channel,, no nonsense just very cool
I appreciate that Joe!
super useful...learnt lots about carbs BJ...bench sync was new to me. cheers.
Glad to hear it!
he sure knows his stuff,rob
if it is a later model with the breather (I'm going to get a '84 custom teusday) can I still check top dead center somewhere like this(besides stickin my finger in😌? also thanks for your videos man, they're awesome!
It will be the same. You just unthread the breather
Thank you so much! You made me feel, like I can do this 💪🏻😅I might just make a video so people can learn from my many mistakes 🙈
Owned a CX500 for almost 5 years. The bike for motorcycle courier. (UK)👍 However because of their 'high centre of gravity displacement', they were definitely NOT the bike to take a pillion passenger on UNLESS you wanted terrifying loss of control of the bike due to the failure re steering! 😶
Ive never thought of them as top heavy thats strange. Here in the states every bike is just bigger and heavier than a CX so these feel light and nimble
@@BrickHouseBuilds As a SINGLE rider of the machine it was excellent. HOWEVER shove on a pillion passenger and you lose steering. It becomes light, little or no traction to the front wheel even with adding a steering tension rod AND lowering the front tyre pressure.😶 In over 40 years of riding bikes with favourites being Honda, Kawasaki, BMW's up to and including 1100cc big heavy machines regularly with a pillion ... that CX500 was the only bike I NEVER would carry one! 👀
It's a bit uncanny to see those carbs from the CX500.
The first carburettors I have worked on was a Keihin VB31A.
And they look near identical; the ones in the video are smaller and have accelerator pump at the bottom, which I don't have.
The bench sync was pretty cool. I didn't touch that bolt, so I didn't have to sync them.
I learned something new, and it was something that puzzled me before I started with the rebuild.
I will do it down the road when I have a vacuum gauge.
These keihin cv carbs were used on nearly all Hondas in the late 70s to 80s. They varied in bore, jetting, and more but mostly the same
@Brick House Builds I didn't know that.
The one I did was on a 78 Cb400.
Edit: I did a lot better than the previous guy that touched the carburettor.
One of the fuel mixture screws had a spring and a metal washer.
The other a spring, metal washer, and 2 O-rings.🤔🤨
Esta carburada para el toor
Always a great watch BJ thank you !!
Very best :)
Thank ya!
Hey, it's okay. I learned something.
Thats the goal!
I relly like your work and designes not a shitt load of bolt on parts
Thank ya, I mainly focus on fabrication as thats where I get creative
Q: How'd you get so good?
A: I made a lot of mistakes.
DUDE....10,000,000% accurate! That is a message I get often and a big part of why I made this video!
Great video ! A learning experience for me as well , thanks .
Thank you!
You learn by your mistakes.
After 5 years you have come along with leaps and bounds (english expression,you've got better).don't beat yourself up ,it happens to the best of us.
Peace out ✌️
I learn by experience and yes part of that is making mistakes. I just felt it was an important video to share as I get so many messages asking how I learn this stuff. I learn by making mistakes lol
@@BrickHouseBuilds Those who learn the hard way make mistakes, as they won't listen to wiser people.
@@internetcensure5849 don't start twisting what i say and do
Why my bike some time reverse fire all timing are correct but tappet was stiff im just doint tappet clearance so if that done correctly will that reverse fire stop im kinda a new in ,220 cc engines
Are you working on a CX500?
@@BrickHouseBuilds not on a cx ona bajaj 220cc engine
all of these bikes are look just amazing
Thank you much!
You can’t learn if you don’t make mistakes. You made it right in the end. I will be making a ton of mistakes on my two new projects. The fun part is that the trolls on the internet will let me know what I did wrong! 😂
Thanks for explaining in detail what you did wrong. Learning from someone else’s mistakes are a great tool as well!
Thank you and happy to show what to AND not to do
Great video, thanks for putting it up, I'm just about to check the valves and synchronize the carbs on my build!
Glad you found it useful!
Saw your question answered in Revzilla Daily Rider KLR650 today, go watch it if you didn't had chance yet.
I saw that and he answered it just how I expected! So many people mismanage their expectations of that bike in my opinion.
Gd Work what finish have u used on the crank cases and carbs on the scrambler
@@karlvanboxel561 that is a dupli-color engine paint
dude thank you your vidieo saved my bnike
Glad it was helpful!
And if you spray it with carburetor cleaner and blow the channels with compressed air?
Can you be more specific on what the question is?
@@BrickHouseBuilds Why instead of an ultrasonic cleaner you didn't only use carburetor cleaner and compressed air? The paint could have clogged up the channels.
@denwiessimo6088 an ultrasonic cleaner is a better way to clean. It can dislodge small stuff from those passages where compressed air cant.
Man I appreciate your videos! Some of the best step by step how to videos. I'm doing a gl500 scrambler now.( my first build). What are the dimensions of your x21 unit? Having a hard time finding that on your website. Thanks again for the great videos.
Thanks Jeff! If you look on the install guide on the pinout page you can see the dimensions for the box itself on the x21. Those guides are on the product pages on my websote.website
Hello there, great video, you are braver than most of us showing your mistakes, I have my wife to point out mine!
Like the old saying goes, you learn from your mistakes, and if you aren’t making any you’re probably not doing anything.
Cheers BJ.
Regards Kevin.
Thanks Kevin, like anyone I make plenty of mistakes. I get asked all the time how I know this stuff....welll...heres the evidence
I can’t see we’re you put the battery
Its under the bike. I go over more details in this video: th-cam.com/video/5otPyE4lk_g/w-d-xo.html
Thanks! This is all useful information for my upcoming GL650 build. I can also relate to the learning curve; every now and then I’ll come across work I did a few years ago and be embarrassed by the shoddiness of it.
It happens and I'm obviously no different
I can understand where you are coming from, I find my workmanship has improved on my bikes as I go, always looking to improve. Good video
Thank ya!
Bench synch really helps with CBX carbs(6 of them)! Takes some time to do but sure makes for a smoother running engine.
Thanks for a cool video!
Oh its imperative on something like that for sure! Glad you liked it!
Well done nice job. There's allways something new to learn with the experience and you are going the right way !! Im on my second CX500 build now, just as a hobby for me and i think the same . Lots of things will be a lot better finished on this second one that i plan to sell to buy another project as Im too attached to my first one ...lol , thanks , Gus
Thats the goal! Always improve. Have fun on your builds
Must be good to see your old work. And see how much you have got better. When you look at your red and white cx . The bike I love . All the best from England
It is definitely a crazy feeling to see the difference and especially ride the white bike. Its a monster
Thank you for the step by step on valve adjustment! I just so happen to have my sons cx in my shop and have been wanting to check it. I very confidently adjusted a couple that were a bit loose!
Hey glad you found it helpful!
It is good to go back and see what you had done in the past. You can bask in the positive and learn from the negative but overall you grow as a person and in this case a bike mechanic and builder it can also be a humbling experience while you appreciate how far you have come.
Agreed
The paint job is great
Thank tou
As always, good stuff.
Thanks Bart!
Really appreciate this channel, it's definitely been helping me learn with my own current build!
Thank you much and glad to hear it Adam!
A real man owns their less than perfect moments and shows how they make it right. Great video, carbs can be a royal pain no matter what the carb is mounted on
I feel it's very important to show things you have done wrong and do the work to improve yourself. Thank you
Don't be too hard on yourself. That's a pretty nice looking early build 😎
Well not being too hard just wanting to share how we all grow
Nice
Well not as nice as id like but it will be
Learning from past mistakes is a sign of intelligence and sanity. I bet it will run sweet after this going through!
Should have it fired up tomorrow
A video like this right here is what makes you a Class Act BJ....!
We all look back at previous work and see glaring mistakes., omissions and work well below our current level.....
Actually if it was going "the other way".....Then we would have a real problem.!
Thank you so much for your openness.,honesty and integrity in laying it bare for everyone to see...
Well done sir....,I tip my hat to you with much respect..!!
BG.
Thanks so much Brian! I just felt this was an important video for those that message me asking how I learned this stuff and who are afraid to work on their own projects. Mistakes will be made and thats ok. Just always try to learn from them and do better next time!
Exactly....,it is a natural progression and in 5 years from now we will look back and smile at the workmanship of "today" in a similar fashion too....(especially around the vision and resulting fabrication which "dates" so quickly looking back....)
Remember when Streetfighters with Purple anodized bolts and braided steel breather pipes were once all the go ??...Lol.!
Not to mention the "skill set" (lack of) in creating them....
You are a great teacher, calm and methodical. Nice to watch, cheers Richie.
Thanks Richie!
Nice one 👌
Thank ya
That bike looks pretty good. Was wondering if in the last 5 years since you had hands on those carbs if anyone else poked around in them? Anyway the bike has a cool look about it. Really liking the engine color too. Thank you for opening my eyes to the uniqueness and good looks of that model.
Nope only me. Its a local customer so I do all the work to it. Thank you though. Really happy with its theme and execution
@@BrickHouseBuilds Says a lot about your character owning up to your earlier work. Well your work now is quite sound and I can see you’ve always had an eye for aesthetics. Looking forward to the next video.
Love your videos brother!
I appreciate it!
That powder coating on the engine is hard to keep clean and gotta be careful of chipping it when working on it
This is actually paint. Wipes clean pretty easily but yes you need to be careful to avoid chipping
@@BrickHouseBuilds I realized after watching it's paint yes.
i am so impressed with your honesty and integrity! Great job on the carb rebuild.
🙏🙏