Plugs one, two, and three looked fine-darn near perfect, actually. To confirm that, I popped off the gas tank and began removing the spark plugs to figure out which cylinder wasn’t enjoying itself. Since the CB 750 has an individual carburetor for each of its four cylinders, I suspected (read: hoped) that the problem was isolated to just one cylinder. Then I began to notice the unmistakable stench of unburned fuel and, when I uncorked the vent breather tube, a stream of gas spilled out onto the concrete. Repeatedly twisting the throttle led to choppy, inconsistent races up and down the tachometer. A stream of fuel spilled out of the vent tube after the plug was removed. After sputtering around the block, I did a U-turn and pulled back into my driveway to investigate. Once underway though, something was clearly awry. There was a noticeable miss in the engine too, though I attributed that to a cold, choke-less start. One morning, instead of firing up instantly and settling into a nice, happy idle, the 750cc powerplant cranked over for what seemed like an eternity before begrudgingly burbling to life. Yup, save for some leaky gaskets and typical maintenance, the humble Honda has performed amazingly well for 20+ years and 80,000+ all-season miles. In contrast to a series of misadventures with other bikes, my 2000 CB 750 Nighthawk has been the epitome of motorcycle reliability.
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