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Hey everybody didnt really see a forum i could post this in so i figured here was good. I just recently purchased a 76 Cb 125 With original title and paper work. It has 3600 miles and runs like a champ. The previous owner ran premix through it even though its a four stroke. anyone have an idea why . Any ways here comes pictures

Headgasket issue????? WHat???? P.S. the PO didn't even use an NGK plug.....Im buying one at work tomorrow and doing the oil change...He also had a custom caf├® seat but I just don't like the caf├® seats...Im gonna semi restore/leave how it is...The seat pan is kinda rusted out by the mounts.....I will say I like the drag bars on the bike...And this baby is QUICK! I almost wheeled shifting into second.....im defenitley in love...and mike your xl100 is pretty sweet itself

Is that a cb400 super sport tank? Looks too big for the 125. And the shape looks wrong, seat don't fit right at the tank.

The seat is kinda jenky. where It mounts to the bike is rusted and kinda at an off angle. The caf├® seat is an el cheapo home made mike. If you want it I could work something out maybe. and how would I test the head gasket to see if it was bad? Would a compression test tell me? Like it does on a car? or????? and im almost positive the tank is original because it matches some of the other seventy six. It also has the mounts for the gas tank cover like that year had.

So now the bike is leaking gasoline heavily. Nothing I do will stop it if I open the choke at all . The gas is leaking HEAVILY out of the tube from the bottom of the carb. What next? Any ideas?

Greetings:

Odds are the float valve is pitted, the little rubber tip is chewed up, or the assembly is not closing as it should due to bits of shrapnel or bits of deteriorated fuel line. Turn off the petcock when stopped of course, but the carb may be overfilling even when you run wide open. The only answer is to drop the carb and check things out. New fuel line, Kreme the tank, new in-tank screen and/or fuel filter and a rebuild kit for the carb and all should be well in CB Kingdon.

Now I get why I should do everything else but why "kreme the tank"? The tank has no rust on the inside and looks almost new.

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Unless you've looked with a mirror at the top inside, where the water vapor accumulates, how can you be sure it's not dropping flakes? If it's like new everywhere, then delete that suggestion.

Yeah I looked in the tank and its got the slightest bit of rust...but that could be oil left over from the premix that was run through the bike....crazy Cajun.....Im gonna go a different route then kreme tho. Its over priced and I know my aero/elite could use a tank cleaning too. Im gonna do an old mopeder trick and use a certain kind of acid I just cant remember which kind now.......

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Hope it's not Lysergic Acid Diethylamide...
Muriatic or even good ol' vinegar have been used successfully.

Yeah the one with the m. But now im really tempted to use vinegar. and scrub with a lemon. My wife uses it to clean everything with amazing results.

after viewing youtube videos im using apple cider vinegar. wow that stuff really works