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The bike:
Honda CB450 1973
All stock except - Pamco Electric points with an electric advancer
Initial symptoms
Bike idled properly at 1200rpm and started from kick
After riding, the bike would sit at 3K rpm and white smoke would emit from the left exhaust.
Left spark plug was black and wet...