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So one of my Mikes XS coils went bad, the left side was not sparking at all. I ordered a replacement and now I am taking advantage of this downtime to start an Electronic Ignition swap. I started modestly by taking off the points and points backing plate. What really interested me was the...

After getting my bike back from the vintage shop. My mechanic said to replace my "home made" choke plate with an OEM one that has the spring loaded flap to minimize the chances of flooding my right carb. I think I asked around for this before, but I am looking for the choke plate for a CB450...

Has anyone dealt with Ace Motorcycle and Scooter in Chicago for service? I first came across them when my roommate had to get his Honda 919 tires swapped, no one else would mount internet-purchased tires except for these guys. Anyway, I was REALLY impressed with their shop and it was a vintage...

Hey all you CB360'ers and carb enthusiasts! Help me out here. Today is a lazy sunday...and I hate lazy sundays. I stopped in the garage to satisfy my curiosity with the carburetors on my CB360. Right now I am running CB450 carbs more or less tuned for a CB360. I had spare set of CB360 carbs...

Hey guys, I just saw that MvR 2010 is set on June 19, 2010 at Delilah's http://www.tonupchicago.com/ Sadly I will not attend, prior commitments... :'(

I am getting the top end of my CB360 rebuilt. My mechanic who has done quite a number of classic Honda engines suggested I look into maybe taking a few mm off the head for more compression and looking into getting a new cam shaft. He said he has experience with http://www.webcamshafts.com...

Its a little out of season right now, but one can always plan for the future... ;) Anyone interested in riding up to The Players Club in Chicago for some bike nights? http://www.theplayerschicago.com/ Every Tuesday they have "Ducati Nights" but really that just means its a Bike Night. They have...

I have a "Lucas Style" taillight on my CB cafe and ever since I replaced the speedo/tach lights with LEDs from the seller: http://myworld.ebay.com/ebaymotors/enkmall/ I have been meaning to experiment with LEDs a bit more. I would like to try to swap the taillight bulb (I am assuming 1157...

When I picked up a spare parts bike, I was pleasantly surprised to see that the carburetors were in very good condition. I was planning to swap them into my bike (which is currently running frankenstein-ed CB450 carbs). A while ago I glass bead blasted them and cleaned the jets and internals...

My buddy at work is selling one of his cafe racers to make room for a Buell 1125. He is a real stand up guy who loves these old bikes and this bike runs like a top! Here is his CL link: http://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/mcy/1433717156.html This is a 1976 Honda CB 750 K Cafe Racer. This bike is...

Ok so I have a '75 CB360 and with the acquisition of a parts bike, I want to get the MAC exhaust mufflers changed to a glossy/semigloss black. I went to my powder guy with the parts. He took my mufflers but wanted me to ask around first about the temperature that these mufflers will see before...

So I finally grew up and moved outta the parent's house. I am now living in an apartment with a buddy in Evanston. Any cafe riders out there? I saw an old GS and a toaster tank BMW cafe near the Ravenswood Metra station. Also, any cool routes out here other than Sheridan? There are potholes...

Let me start this off by detailing what I did to clear up any confusion: From purchase almost exactly 1 year ago my CB360 has had trouble idling once warmed up (I need to blip it every couple seconds at idle to keep it alive). I have been trying different things to make the bike a lil more...

So I am in the process of setting the timing on my CB360. I just installed a Hondaman Ignition kit. I set the gap to 0.013" and I hooked up the timing light to begin static timing. I unplugged the spark plugs, turned on the electricals and started to crank the engine. My timing light is not...

So recently I have had a problem with squeaky disk brakes. I had extremely old pads and was not too sure about the condition of the adhesive on them. I picked up a squeeze bottle of Disk Brake Quiet, and brand new brake pads. I applied disk brake quiet to the pads, re-used the nylon ring, and...

I have a spare set of CB360 headers that I am interested in getting rechromed. 80% of the surface has a mirror shine, but the other 20% is pitted and rusty. Do you guys have any recommendations for chroming service? How much does this usually go for. If it is more than $300 I am definitely not...

I know for the most part there isn't an dedicated electronic ignition conversion kit for a Honda CB360, or the company says that it is in the works... Last night I stumbled upon this website, which has a CB360 listed.... http://www.motorcycle-ignition.com/motorcycle_ei_kit.htm#makes Any thoughts?

My CB360 Frankenbike is so close to being a full time runner. I have the CB450 Carbs synched and jetted decently well. I get a few backfire pops when decelerating, but idle is steady. I have #35 slow jets in the carbs (slightly lean) which replaced the #38 slow jets from before (too rich). I am...

So now that my cafe "modding" is completed for this riding season, I am 100% focused on having a rideable bike. I am having issues with my carbs. Background info: Bike is a 1975 CB360, it has CB450 carburetors on it (CV type Keihin 5-speed 14H carbs). Jetting was set as follows: slow jet #38 and...

So when I purchased my bike last year it was sort of a Frankenbike. 80% CB360 with CB450 forks and carburetors. I have been running into problems with one of my floats, and I think my idle jets and bowls need cleaning (sputtering/slight hesistation in power when riding, bad idling and stalling...