Recent content by cafenoir

Just wondering if anyone has had luck with stock rear sets off of any newer bikes on the older cl or cb 350 models... any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Man proud to see the progress... and your right here in Grand Rapids ... I definitely wanna see in person when finished guy.... Keep up the good work

I assumed that the bike did not slip into gear but never checked... if thats the case I will be a happy camper.... and it would make a lot of sense. hopefully this is the case... and no damage done guys.

Yeah makes sense.... hopefully I can get this right without pulling the engine again .... wish me luck .... hopefully the valves didnt damage the piston...

Ok I installed the spark advance mechanism and points plate and In theory if I installed the cam incorrectly theoretically can't I just remove all necessary parts and then flip the cam so that it's on the right stroke ?

Can chain was off but held up with string and when I put it back together it initially moved freely ... I installed the cam sprocket while the timing was on the LT mark and the l in the can sprocket in the correct position

Assembled engine and used lots of assembly lube and the engine moved freely after back together.... with the engine installed on the bike I tried to put the starter back on and the engine was very difficult to turn over.... now cant get it to budge... any suggestions... I havent touched the...

Is it impossible to find a standard piston size new... How come all of the oversized kits are cheap and available but the original size is two hundred dollars. Does anyone know a good source to find the original size 65mm piston size. Is it possible to use other pistons this size with the same...

Thanks guys I just found a set of parts on ebay that are already out of the carb body so Im good thanks for all the help.

thanks for everything guys ... I will put a pic of the broken one up and see what you guys think I should do ... its pretty beat I must say ... Here goes nothing

This one will but the one in the other carb the top was destroyed by someone who didnt want to take the patience and be delicate i'm having a hard time locating one any ideas on where you think i can get one...

I just pulled my carbs apart once again and I noticed things this time around that I didnt before ... for instance the first thing ill tackle is if you look at this image on google it has a port marked slow jet and I noticed on my bike theres some sort of rubber plug here is this normal...

I have One I just finished up ..... about how fast does anyone know should these old 350 bikes get up to.... speedo says a hundred I feel like im lacking as much power as I should..... I know compression can rob me of power.... would the clutch do the same... in 5th gear i can get to abou 65 is...

I know @bobdot wasnt right but that was a pretty good guess also... just off of sight... even though his gear was clean as a whistle lol.... gotta love help from the forum..

Im guessing this is the case with all the cv carbs I have a 72 cl350 and i just got it back to life ... no air box .... and no pod filters and no mufflers on the pipes .... I hear both of these conditions will cause my bike to idle poorly and run poorly until The conditions are right for the...