After a day or two of work removing parts on my CL350 for cleaning/rebuilding/replacement, I wanted to start a project thread to share ideas and post some pictures.
First, I want to mention something interesting I found when draining my tank to remove it. After disconnecting the fuel line to the carbs, I opened the petcock to drain the fuel into a storage container. To my surprise, fuel only came out of one of the lines. Makes me pretty excited at how much better the 350 will run once I get the carbs and petcock rebuilt.
Other items completed were:
1. Removal of the slightly bent stock bars for installation of clubmans.
2. Removal of carbs for rebuilding
Having worked on VW Vanagons for a while, I realize that these bikes are exponentially simpler. Simple==good!
On to the pictures of the progress so far. Not really much to show, but it is progress
As the bike started out:
Minus the seat and tank:
Checking the clubman positioning:
Another couple angles of the clubmans:
I had a couple of questions on clubman positioning and length. I found that the only position where the clubmans didn't touch the tank at full turn was with the middle section basically parallel to the ground as in the images. The position doesn't feel odd just sitting in the garage, does this leave the down angle (drop) of the bars too steep in your opinions. The pictures above show the bars in that position.
Regarding the length of the bars, I've seen mention of cutting them a bit before putting on the controls but I feel that the current length looks and feels good. Is whether or not to cut them shorter a personal/style preference?
thanks for checking out my project. I'll update it as changes are made.
On a related note, I will be doing a much more in depth tear down/rebuild/customization over the winter. This work should be considered "stage 1"
Joe
First, I want to mention something interesting I found when draining my tank to remove it. After disconnecting the fuel line to the carbs, I opened the petcock to drain the fuel into a storage container. To my surprise, fuel only came out of one of the lines. Makes me pretty excited at how much better the 350 will run once I get the carbs and petcock rebuilt.
Other items completed were:
1. Removal of the slightly bent stock bars for installation of clubmans.
2. Removal of carbs for rebuilding
Having worked on VW Vanagons for a while, I realize that these bikes are exponentially simpler. Simple==good!
On to the pictures of the progress so far. Not really much to show, but it is progress
As the bike started out:
Minus the seat and tank:
Checking the clubman positioning:
Another couple angles of the clubmans:
I had a couple of questions on clubman positioning and length. I found that the only position where the clubmans didn't touch the tank at full turn was with the middle section basically parallel to the ground as in the images. The position doesn't feel odd just sitting in the garage, does this leave the down angle (drop) of the bars too steep in your opinions. The pictures above show the bars in that position.
Regarding the length of the bars, I've seen mention of cutting them a bit before putting on the controls but I feel that the current length looks and feels good. Is whether or not to cut them shorter a personal/style preference?
thanks for checking out my project. I'll update it as changes are made.
On a related note, I will be doing a much more in depth tear down/rebuild/customization over the winter. This work should be considered "stage 1"
Joe
