1979 cx 500 custom

[hemi69er]

hey everyone i bought a 79 cx 500 custom 2 years ago been redoing her since i bought it finally got around to getting it on the road after a fair amount of work done (seat recovered,paint,carb rebuild,brakes,tires,etc) took it out today and it seemed like the power of the bike was only half there figured maybe just needed to run so i took it for a shortish ride and now it has gotten worse before it would actually pull me back if i got on it heavy now it just sounds like it's getting bogged out when im on it im not great with bikes for diagnosing so if anyone know what this might be that would be great cause i really love this bike would like for it to run good

Adam

[Montreux_Blue]

Did you sync the carbs?

[DGXSER]

Sounds like its running rich perhaps, pull the plugs and see what they look like.

[MindWebs]

Sync

carbs are out of sync!

i've worked on 2 of these now and the carbs are just as touchy as our XS11's
they need tuning and syncing.

Sync it and that will most likely take care of your problems.

PS: if you need parts i have a 81 sitting for a parts bike, i used a few tidbits for a buddies CB650 Custom, mostly forks and pilot jets. Send PM