Hey guys, I've been reading this forum on occasion for some time now but this is my first time posting. First, a little introduction to my project. I picked up a 73 CL175 at a swap meet last fall, running but in rather ugly shape. Over this winter I stripped it to bare frame and repainted most of the components. Its hardly a perfect resto, my goal is just to have a decent looking bike that is above all functional and I'm not afraid to ride where and how I want to. In the long run, I'd like to go in more of a scrambler-ey direction, though its already got the high pipes and fork gaitors, being a CL. I've also added some Shinko 244 dual sport tires.
Anyways, here's my issue. I decided to hack the stock muffler off when installing the exhaust since 1) I think it's ugly and 2) it had some rust holes and the baffles seemed to have come loose and were rattling around inside. Yesterday I took it for its first ride since getting it back together (just up and down my parent's driveway, since I'm still waiting for my registration to come in) and its running like shit, which is to be expected I suppose. It doesn't have any power when put under the least bit of load, and seemed to be running very hot (lean?), as the headers became noticeably discolored.
So clearly it needs some backpressure in the exhaust, and possibly some carb work as well. I've seen people add VW exhaust tips to these, various internal baffles, ect. I'm just wondering what is gonna be best for overall rideability and smooth power delivery. Any direction on an exhaust solution and carb tuning would be helpfull. I'm still running stock airboxes btw.
Anyways, here's my issue. I decided to hack the stock muffler off when installing the exhaust since 1) I think it's ugly and 2) it had some rust holes and the baffles seemed to have come loose and were rattling around inside. Yesterday I took it for its first ride since getting it back together (just up and down my parent's driveway, since I'm still waiting for my registration to come in) and its running like shit, which is to be expected I suppose. It doesn't have any power when put under the least bit of load, and seemed to be running very hot (lean?), as the headers became noticeably discolored.
So clearly it needs some backpressure in the exhaust, and possibly some carb work as well. I've seen people add VW exhaust tips to these, various internal baffles, ect. I'm just wondering what is gonna be best for overall rideability and smooth power delivery. Any direction on an exhaust solution and carb tuning would be helpfull. I'm still running stock airboxes btw.
