First motorcycle

360Jim

360Jim

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Hello from southern Ontario.
Late in the summer I picked up a non running CJ360. It's the first motorcycle I've ever owned, mostly due to Ontario's insurance rates. I have lots of experience wrenching on bicycles and it seems lots of the skills cross over. When I bought it I was banking on the hope that I could get it running without replacing everything, and with much of the advice on DTT (thanks again) the only parts I had to throw at it were plugs. Although it needed a serious tune up. I'm surprised it ever ran with how far out the timing and tappets were! Speaking of, I have never timed anything before. What a nightmare.



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360Jim said:
Hello from southern Ontario.
Late in the summer I picked up a non running CJ360. It's the first motorcycle I've ever owned, mostly due to Ontario's insurance rates. I have lots of experience wrenching on bicycles and it seems lots of the skills cross over. When I bought it I was banking on the hope that I could get it running without replacing everything, and with much of the advice on DTT (thanks again) the only parts I had to throw at it were plugs. Although it needed a serious tune up. I'm surprised it ever ran with how far out the timing and tappets were! Speaking of, I have never timed anything before. What a nightmare.
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Welcome to dtt :) And congrats on your first bike!
 
So I managed to getting it running at the end of the season last year and of course I wanted to ride it. But it was starting to get cold so naturally I stayed in the parking garage in my building. So there I am having a great time learning to ride my new bike when the super comes down and tells me I have to put it away 'or there will be trouble'! So it tell him, 'no, I'm not goofing around. I'm trying to tune the carbs.' which he didn't buy for a second. Hahaha!!
Shortly later, the bike goes up the elevator and ends up I my living room. It's in the spare bedroom now, and getting close to being ready. I'm excited to get it outside!


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Welcome in mate enjoy the madness :p and thats a real man cave ;D wot floor ya on :eek: haha ;D
 
It's normally full of bicycles.
I snuck the bike on the elevator in the wee hours. Just barley fit. My apartment is two floors tho, so it had to come apart in the living room and get carried bit by bit up the stairs! If I never have to carry that heavy ass engine again!


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I think all the wrench monkeys wold not see a problem with your hobby inside the house. welcome aboard. Cambridge here. I love the front wheel stop too!
 
360Jim said:
It's normally full of bicycles.
I snuck the bike on the elevator in the wee hours. Just barley fit. My apartment is two floors tho, so it had to come apart in the living room and get carried bit by bit up the stairs! If I never have to carry that heavy ass engine again!


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Are you going to take it out the same way you brought it in? Digging the work space though!
 
It's just hand tight right now. I have to take the frame in to a welder to do a few things. Then final assembly will be in the living room I guess! Lol.


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