Absolutely perfect instructional video!..clear, concise, no extra blabbing, good lighting, see whats being done, good sound...just all around good!..thank you!
Hello Tom! Glad you found my channel! I found your name and number in the owner's manual and actually called the number and left a message for you, but I'd guess you don't have that phone number anymore. I'd love to connect and learn more about the history of this CX. If you're willing, reach out to me at urbanmonktv@gmail.com.
Thought for sure the air box would have to be removed. Getting an 81 Cx500 back running after being in storage 17 years. Your video helped! Hope I don't need to pull the engine!
Thanks for watching! Always nice to connect with a fellow flatlander (I grew up in Fargo). If you do end up removing the engine, it's really not bad with these. I have a video on it.
@@UrbanMonkTV I was scratching my head and about to dig into the expansive Honda service manual on pdf when I happened across your video. Very helpful and saved eye strain looking at the manual. My engine was stuck but after weeks of soaking, first in PB Blaster, second was kerosene and finally automatic transmission fluid before it broke free with about 50 foot pounds of torque on the crankshaft. An look with my borescope shows no internal rust so not sure why it was being so stubborn. My BSA sitting next to it in storage was still freed up after sitting for 25 years. No rust in the tank on either machine but won't even attempt a start up without carburetor cleaning....which brought me to your video. Your book sounds cool even though I intend to leave my bikes in stock condition. I live just outside Fargo but won't drive my bikes through there.
Great video! Currently my 81 gl500 runs smooth and idles perfect but I need to take the carbs out to get to the dreaded mechanical seal. My main concern is that in the process of removing and replacing the carbs I will inadvertently unsynch them or something. I'm not planning to open the carbs up, is there any advice you could give on this
Thanks for putting up this video. Really helpful. I followed it and was able to clean my carbs, but now its idling too high when I put them back in. Any ideas on how I can fix that?
Thanks for watching! Yes, anytime you remove and clean carburetors, you'll need to re-synchronize them and tune them. I will be doing a video on that eventually. Also, did you make any changes to air filtration?
@@UrbanMonkTV I did not. I just cleaned up the airbox and filter. Perhaps down the line, I might do a cafe racer conversation. I think my issue might be that when I put them back together, I did not realign them properly and that’s causing a larger air differential and one of my valve is not closing all the way down. Looking forward to that video!
@@MohammadTahaKhan If that is the case, it would certainly give you the result you're experiencing. A little tuning and syncing will have your bike running better than ever.
hi sir . have a question ,hope you can help me .i got a suzuki gs850g 1983 .i can bearly hear the sound of the exausts i'd to hear them a little more .would it be safe for the engin if i modify them a bit to a more roaring sound . thanks for your videos, very helpful
Thanks for watching! It's helpful to think of your engine as a pump, which it essentially is. Air flows through the entire system (air filter, carbs, intake, engine, exhaust) at a certain rate. Fuel is mixed in the carbs to a certain ratio based on that airflow rate. Any change to that system will result in a change to the flow of air through the carbs and affect air/fuel mixture. In a modern computer controlled fuel injected system that ratio is adjusted and maintained constantly. In a carbureted system, you must adjust settings to account for changes. This is mainly done by adjusting carb jets, but can also involve needle height and fuel and air screws. I've got some videos on adjusting Mikuni VM22s, but your 1983 will have CV carbs that are slightly different. I'd bet there are videos out there for them though. Hope this helps.
Compression, spark and timing all good? Yes, the vacuum line should connect to carb 2. I have a video on carb installation that shows where that line should go. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HaLdOcQIfTw.html
Hi, do you know how many cm widht cm have the 2 little round protrusions that stick out from the frame and where you bolt the 2 fuel tank front mounting bolts? I’m about to swap a custom fuel tank on a standard. Thanks and keep up the good work
Urban Monk TV Hi again, Thanks for the answer. You and your videos are helping me so much...:) :). Regarding the mountings, you gave me the total width form one to another...I saw your measurment device, ehehe. Would you mind telling me the widht of just one, roundy thing stiking out from the frame? Is it 10mm or more? Thanks
Would I have any issues swapping the carbs and engine out of an 82 cx500c into an 81 cx500c? I would think they’d be interchangeable, but I know the electrics are different in the 82, makes me wonder if there are other changes.
Given what I'm seeing in the parts breakdown, they're the same and I would guess you'd have no issue. Any carb swap would require tuning and syncing of course, but that's expected. Enjoy your project!
@@UrbanMonkTV Thanks! Just found your channel and it’s helping me so much! Ordered the book too. Would you have any recommendations for cx500c specific resources?
@@rob_u_blynde Thank you for purchasing my book! Hope you enjoy. As for parts, RMStator.com has some good electric parts as I've pointed out in my videos. The CX500Forum.com is a great resource. Randakks stocks some good parts for CX and GL models. I also have a good video on my process for finding odd parts. Hope that helps!
