Quote Originally Posted by ChattanCat View Post
Those carbs look pretty gunked up. Are they gunked up from sitting? The floats would do for a good cleaning and check to make sure they still float. I would check the needle valves also, that is where you will get in trouble with the gunk. The needles may also be worn down too.
The bike is a 1975 with only 17,000 miles on it. The man I purchased it from was the second owner, and said he only rode it a few times. He seemed to know very little about motorcycles in general, so I believe him. My guess is that it sat in his garage since the day he bought it. I scrubbed the floats heavily, and they look 100% better now. This may sound stupid, but is there a way to check to see if the floats...float? The needles looked absolutely fantastic, believe it or not!