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Originally Posted by tangerine911S
Keep it up Eric and stay motivated, mine was worse than that starting out. Lots of people cafe the 750's even though that are heavier. You could probably get it down to the 435 lb range if you kept it stripped. I wieghed mine at 420 lbs wet with 3/4 tank of gas. Stock is 425 lb dry so I'm a bit lighter even though my tank and seat are a bit heavier and I have a frame addition on the back.
I have Emgo pods also and they aren't too bad. I was limited because they are the only ones short enough to fit behind that frame tube on the 550's. Make sure you rejet the carbs before any riding though because they will lean it out, especially with the '77 and '78 PD style "lean burn" carbs that came on the later cb's.
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Thanks Brian--love your bike it is sweeet. The 78 has the stock 4 into 1 and factory jets, so needless to say it ran like crap when I got it--I have a factory airbox I am going to swap in when I forgo the pods and see if that improves the running issues. I am just up in the air about what direction to take with this bike--it would only get occasional use, as here is the 76 that I regularly ride--I just got some clubman length brake lines which are getting swapped out this winter. I was thinking of doing a Zach Reynolds' tribute treatment to the 78, but just don't know.
