OK here we go. I bought this bike in February last year from the second owner, who in an attempt to rekindle his youth decided to "cafe" the bike and had a younger friend 'help' him do so. It was quite a mess, I don't know why he chose to chop up an otherwise perfectly good bike.
I never intended to document anything or make a thread so I didn't take many pictures of anything but we are starting over this winter making this thing proper so you guys get yet another cb360 thread (thanks PJ)
the bike ran well, even with velocity stacks and no exhaust (and I mean no exhaust, the guy cut all but the first 9 inches of bend off the pipes and left it, I dunno what he was going for.
the first thing I did was put exhaust on it. the electrics were whack, but the bike ran and rode well, i rode it all summer only ever catching on fire once.
so here we are now!
before I rode it I did some things, I changed fork fluid, changed oil, PO said it was recently "maintained" whatever that meant. Tires on the bike are shit Chen Shen or something. Gonna have to fix that. Everything else is as follows. FOLLOW ALONG!
yes, this is where I am right now. in my back garden, with nothing but a tarp for protection and some less than stable work surfaces! But hey, its fun. friends are helping with welding and the larger machining tasks.
this is what the under seat looked like after it caught fire (charging system not up to snuff, not my wiring!)
new rick's kit - should fix that
chopping down the rear (will add hoop here as soon as I get new tuffside seat in so that it can match well)
comparing clubmans and clip ons. these clipons are trash, I ordered better ones
drilled some holes. may drill more to clean the rest of the rotor these holes will just leave grooves I fear
engine out
new valves are in order. debating the extra $50 each for 1mm larger intakes
rest of the engine is in remarkably excellent shape. pensioners are the OLD style, and look very worn. will replace.
I am planning to bore the engine out using tried and true methods of the GS850 pistons, which I already have in hand, with rings and new hardware. copper gasket, some mild porting to clean things up. stay tuned, Lots more to come. Now that I know I need to make a thread, I will do better with pictures
I never intended to document anything or make a thread so I didn't take many pictures of anything but we are starting over this winter making this thing proper so you guys get yet another cb360 thread (thanks PJ)
the bike ran well, even with velocity stacks and no exhaust (and I mean no exhaust, the guy cut all but the first 9 inches of bend off the pipes and left it, I dunno what he was going for.
the first thing I did was put exhaust on it. the electrics were whack, but the bike ran and rode well, i rode it all summer only ever catching on fire once.
so here we are now!
before I rode it I did some things, I changed fork fluid, changed oil, PO said it was recently "maintained" whatever that meant. Tires on the bike are shit Chen Shen or something. Gonna have to fix that. Everything else is as follows. FOLLOW ALONG!
yes, this is where I am right now. in my back garden, with nothing but a tarp for protection and some less than stable work surfaces! But hey, its fun. friends are helping with welding and the larger machining tasks.
this is what the under seat looked like after it caught fire (charging system not up to snuff, not my wiring!)
new rick's kit - should fix that
chopping down the rear (will add hoop here as soon as I get new tuffside seat in so that it can match well)
comparing clubmans and clip ons. these clipons are trash, I ordered better ones
drilled some holes. may drill more to clean the rest of the rotor these holes will just leave grooves I fear
engine out
new valves are in order. debating the extra $50 each for 1mm larger intakes
rest of the engine is in remarkably excellent shape. pensioners are the OLD style, and look very worn. will replace.
I am planning to bore the engine out using tried and true methods of the GS850 pistons, which I already have in hand, with rings and new hardware. copper gasket, some mild porting to clean things up. stay tuned, Lots more to come. Now that I know I need to make a thread, I will do better with pictures