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Those spokes are pretty corroded. My buddy thinks they'll break if I try to take them out. Any tips on that?

Habanero - Cool, thanks for the suggestion. Does this stuff work if you brush it on? The visible parts of the rims look fairly good, it's the spokes that are in bad shape.

I pulled the tires off the wheels, and I've attached pictures of both rims. The front rim is in pretty good condition, there's one section that's rusted out, and only one spoke is pretty rusty. The rear wheel is in pretty bad shape. All of the spokes are rusty, several of them are bent, and...

OK, now to the rest of the bike. I have it almost stripped down to the engine, and I'm working on cleaning up the pieces I have off. I pulled the forks, and started cleaning up the tops of the stanchions. I'm attaching pictures, they're getting pretty clean. I'm either going to put chrome or...

Hi All, Haven't had time to update this log in a while, I'm on break from school now, so I have some time to get stuff done. I'll split this post up so it doesn't get too long, this first part will be about the engine. I figured my compression issues might be caused by incorrect tappet...

Hey guys, sorry for the delayed response, it's been a while since I've been able to work on the bike. djelliot - Looks like a cool system. A bit more than I want to spend at this stage, but I'll keep it in mind for the future. Sonreir - Yeah, my manual says 0.3mm-0.4mm. I ended up setting...

Thanks for the responses Jrasm and Sonreir. Jrasm - OK, that makes sense. It was a bit weird to me that the opening of the points corresponded to the spark, but that's reasonable. So, I was able to finally fix the problem, and as I suspected it was a dumb newbie mistake. It turns out I was...

Alright, back for another update. I was able to get the clutch cover screws off. I worked on it for a week and a half every evening, doing about everything I could think of, but none of them were budging. Finally, I mixed up some ATF/acetone penetrating fluid, threw it on for a couple of...

Alright, time for another update. I've been continuing to work though a full tune-up this week. I've now set the tappet clearances and rebuilt the carbs. I boiled both carb bodies in diluted lemon juice, and they came out looking really nice. I set the float heights to 26mm, which I believe...

Thanks for the response Herr, I used your directions, but I ran into the same issue. I'm posting pictures of the points and the alternator where they are when the light goes on. As you can see, it's a little bit late, and I'm not able to advance the timing any further. Any ideas what could...

So I've been having some issues adjusting the points on my 72 CB350. My manual (I'm using the Honda manual) is pretty light on the details, so here's what I did: 1. Loosened the breaker locking screws and set the clearance to 0.35mm, re-checked after tightening. 2. Hooked a test light up to a...

OK, I'll have to look around some more. I don't see any hardwiring, but it's all pretty jumbled in there, so I'll have to look some more. In the meantime, I gave the points a few more tries, and am still having the same problem. The timing is just so late that I can't correct for it. Would...

OK, I found the short. It looks like the red wire going from the fuse box to the ignition switch is grounded out. I'm reading zero resistance between it and both the ground wire and the other green wire on the negative side of the battery. That green wire seems to go up to the handlebars...

Alright, back for a bit of an update. I've been working on getting the right side case cover off to look at my kickstart mechanism and clean the oil filter, but those screws are on there pretty good. I was using WD40 on it for a few days, heating/cooling the area and going at it with an impact...

Thanks for the responses guys, I was able to get it running about a month ago, though it was pretty rough, and died when I revved it. I just changed the oil a bit ago, but I didn't know how to clean the oil filter at the time. I also replaced the plugs not too long ago. I'm attaching...

Hi all, Bought this bike a few years back off a friend who was leaving for basic training. It was running when I got it, but started losing power after a month or so of light riding. I've worked on it a few times (rebuilt the carbs and replaced the battery), but now I'm ready to get down to...