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Alrighty everybody so I bought a 75 Cl360 a little while back as a sort of summer project. I had worked on cars previously and I used to have a dirt bike, but I never worked on it that much. Motorcycle building is something totally new to me and so I hope that I can get a little help from the experienced ones on this forum. As for now, I hope you enjoy following my build as it gets closer to being back on the road. Feel free to leave comments or suggestions. I would also like to meet some guys who know more than me about this stuff on here and who can help me through this project. Maybe even some guys out here in CO! Thanks, Brandon
It looked like the old spark plugs were shot. No surprise there. I went and picked up some new B8ES which should do the trick. I read on here that there are some other plugs preferred over the B8ES because they foul out rather easily. Im going to give them a shot and see what happens then if I need to I will pick up some other ones. I stripped the wiring harness from the bike and I gave it its first bath.
I decided I really wanted to dent the stock tank to give it that cafe look. I looked online to see how other people were doing it and I went out to the store and picked up a nylon hammer, some bondo, and some sandpaper.
I primed the tank first and then sprayed it with some flat black spray paint. I think it turned out alright. Of course I could have gotten the tank a little smoother, but for my first time working with bondo I'm happy with the result.
The petcock needed a little work so I took that apart to clean it all out. At this point, I had most of the bike disassembled and in boxes on my workbench.
Shortly after that, I pulled the motor so that I could clean it up a bit and paint the frame. The bike has compression so I was hoping that I wouldn't have to delve into the motor itself. Hopefully I get lucky and it doesn't need any more work inside there. Anyways...more pics below
I got a few of those parts cleaned up and I started to use the wire wheel on a few things. My next step was to make the motor look as good as I could with my limited budget and materials.
Here are a couple more pics of the end result. By the way, please forgive me I do realize the cover above the spark plug is on upside down in the pics. It has since been installed correctly.
Next up was prepping the frame for paint and getting ready for the motor to be reinstalled. Once again, I used primer and flat black spray paint which I think turned out well.
I got the wheels back on for the most part. I need to toy with the front wheel to get the bracket to line up correctly and then it should be good. These pictures are how the bike currently sits. I know I was a bit late on making a thread but better late than never I suppose. I would like to know what other people think of it so far. Feel free to offer up comments or suggestions. And I would always appreciate some help when I get into a tight spot on this build as there is still plenty to do. Thanks and I will try to be better about updating it as I go.
Btw if any of you care to see my old projects feel free to check these pics out. The bottom one is my old Cr85 and the top ones are from my 99 Civic Coupe.
I'm 99% sure those mufflers are the same ones I bought for my cl450 cafe. Look and sound amazing. I think the only place that sells them is here: http://www.coolretrobikes.com/hondamechanical.htm
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