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Old Feb 3, 2021 | 09:42 AM
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Are any of you shimming the jet needles for today's 10% ethanol fuels. Perhaps a .020 shim under the stock needles? Thanks-Mike
 
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Old Feb 3, 2021 | 11:52 AM
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No sir. I haven't found the need to do so.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2021 | 11:16 AM
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Thank you for the quick reply!-Mike
 
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Old Feb 18, 2021 | 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 80-CBX-dude
Thank you for the quick reply!-Mike
Man, just thinking about a 1980 CBX brings a smile to my face. Great name dude.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2021 | 09:39 PM
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I would pay a fair dollar for one for sure.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2021 | 10:21 PM
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Bought mine in '83 and it's changed a little with the times...


 

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Old Feb 19, 2021 | 04:28 AM
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OMG, that's glorious! And to have owned it for more than 35 years, that's simply amazing.

 

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Old Feb 19, 2021 | 04:44 AM
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Great Looking machine, sounds wicked, the pipes look like they could have come off of a two stroke
 
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