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So spending 20 hours sandblasting, then hand-sanding through the various grits up to 1000, then polishing on my bench grinder with buffing wheels and polishing compound was no big deal ;-)

My covers have peeling silver paint -- is that a factory finish? They have too many little dents and deep scratches to polish, so it looks like I'm going to be blasting off the current finish and painting. The question is: can I use bondo to fix the dents and deep scratches? Is there a better...

Hopped on the freeway for the first time with this bike the other day -- I've only ridden it a few times on city streets and so didn't notice it doesn't go into 5th until then. I've never cracked open the bottom end... any advice before I do it? What am I looking for in there? Is this common or...

Picked this up over the weekend and got it running briefly -- I didn't want to run it too long because I don't know the mixture. Anybody know what the fuel/oil mix would be or where to get a manual online? There's a Puch parts dealer/restorer nearby to me but they haven't answered their phones...

I have some badges that need to go back onto a newly painted tank... unfortunately, the little emblem clamp nuts are long gone, so the posts don't fit snugly. I'm hesitant to just epoxy the badges on because I want to be able to pry them off in the future... So any suggestions as to what kind...

Hi, I bought a 2-wire lucas style taillight for my CB350 (which uses a 3-wire system). Is there a way to adapt the 2-wire taillight to work with my CB350 wiring? Sure would appreciate opinions... Thanks, -phil

I'm getting tired of looking for restorable clutch and throttle controls for my CL350. I've found universal throttles and universal clutch perch/levers, but what i'm looking for is a set of aftermarket controls that fit similar to the originals. In other words, the left control would have the...

I happened to be working from home yesterday and I noticed they old guy over the backyard fence was cleaning out his shed, getting the snowblowers going. I made a joking comment to him about having 3 snowblowers, and he joked back that he had two of the same motorcycles in the shed... 1970...

Broke my left (clutch) hand control last night putting my bike back together. Anybody have a parts bike I can get one off? Thanks! I'm talking about the actual control that goes around the handlebar and has the turn indicator switch.

Hello, Has anybody stripped the paint off a Honda aluminum tank badge? Does it come off easily? I have my tank done (finally!) and it deserves nice new-looking badges. I have the ones that came off, but there is paint chipping here and there. I saw a thread here where someone painted theirs...

Looking for a stock seat in nice shape. Restoring a CL and going for the factory look, not cafe. Have cash and a huge collection of vintage NOS skateboards to trade. THANKS!

http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/mcy/733296632.html I'm busy lately, but I can prob. pick up parts if you need them...

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'66 CA77 Dream 305 This one is a low-mileage, unmolested bike and it's staying that way. No mods, not even different handlebars. Here's what I had to do: Tear out Kreem liner (tank was fine underneath; not sure why it was Kreemed in the first place Rebuild petcock Re-plumb gas lines Clean carb...

Does anybody know of anybody making aftermarket handle switch/brake laver and handle switch/clutch lever assemblies for a '72 CL350? Every time I think I've found one, something's broken or a button is missing, etc. I just want a new set to bolt on and move on. I'm also fine with routing the...

I live in Milwaukee but work 45 miles out in the country. Yesterday afternoon I got a call back from a guy I had been talking to a few months ago about a '71 CB350. He still had the CB350 for sale, and it was going cheap (like $200 with a title) if I could get out there quick enough. He was in...

Hi guys, A while back, somebody posted about using some sort of upholstery adhesive to glue their seat cover to the underside of a seat pan. I think it was some really heavy-duty stuff. My father-in-law (who is an upholsterer) is going to re-do my seat and I want to suggest that he uses this...

Hey everyone, my name is Phil and I'm from Milwaukee, WI. I've been lurking a little (and met a few cool people via PM), and I figured I'd post a couple pics of a restore I've been doing this summer. It's a '72 CL350. Everything's been ground down to the bare metal, all rust removed...