i rode my new bike for the first time today. it's a honda cb550, 1976. the carbs are all gummed up so it's leaking gas as soon as i turn the petcock to on or reserve. i didn't know this until i already got home, had the thing towed to work, and did some research. i thought it was totally fucked, but all the symptoms i'm reading about seem to have solutions. basically the main thing is the carbs need cleaning. i don't know how the hell i'm going to do this. but i think i'm going to make a point to have fun doing it. i don't want to get all frustrated over this crap anymore. i'm going to do it, learn from it, and have fun doing it. god, this bike is awesome.

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