Recent content by spazzyfry123

Bringing it back from the dead. I have this exact same problem. '71 CB350 twin with clubman bars. I found Dime City's shortened throttle cable, but no one has a "ready out of the box" solution for the clutch and front brake. Are there cables from a different bike that can be used? Surely...

I went through the carbs and synced as best I could before the first test. With that said, the right cylinder has given me problems since day one. Side note - I know you've had some brief talks with my buddy, Carlos (he's the one that shot the video above actually), about the electronic...

Ha! This video was taken after I had woken up. We were in the garage until about 4 in the morning the night before. Suppose I was too excited to put on real clothes. I've adjusted the valves with the typical feeler gauge route. But that's the extent of valve work.

VERY nice. Thanks!

Skinny of the story... I check my compression on my '71 CB350's right cylinder, and it is about half of what it should be (low enough that it won't fire the cylinder even). I haven't taken the motor out just yet to assess the damage, so I'm not sure if it's the cylinder walls or the heads. But...

Well since I put about a gallon and a half in when we started testing, I didn't think it was possible to burn enough gas to get below the "on" tube just by cranking and a little bit of idling. Dumped some more gas in the tank and it fired right up. ::) Now that it idles, it is only firing on...

For what it's worth, these coils do fit the factory bracket in terms of mounting holes. The spade connection does interfere with the mounting bracket. Even bending these leaves too tight of a space and you will be unable to put any type of insulated connector on there. We ended up having to...

1971 CB350 Won't Start: https://youtu.be/TWkjy_2Xh_8

All right, my patience is wearing thin. I've had this bike for a few months and have been replacing things like rotary seals, coils, plugs, etc. Basically I brought the bike down to the frame and went through everything to make sure we had no leaks or anything. Well the bike is all back...

I ended up going with Rotella. Thanks everyone!

Better question... What is everyone running that's easily found? I'm seeing people running diesel oil even (???)

Good morning gents and ladies. I've been spending the last two days reassembling my '71 CB350 twin. I had it torn down to the frame to diagnose and replace seals, coils, blah blah. We'll I got it buttoned up last night to prepare for the first start in months only to realize I only had a quart...

Just ordered these. Thanks!

Do you have any idea on the ohm rating on those coils, Sonreir? Kind of hard to beat at $14 a pop. http://www.amazon.com/IGNITION-YAMAHA-XT-600-XT600E-MOTORCYCLE/dp/B00IWRH4X4

Thanks for everyone's input! At this given point in time with the build, I'm compiling Excel sheets to find the drawn amps of the system. I'm finding this more difficult than it really should - hardly anyone provides the wattage or ohms for a headlight, tail light, coil...Aggravating! I'll...