pkoster
Proud member of the blue CB360 club
Hello,
Just got my 1974 CB360. First time rider.
About the bike:
Picked this up online. A very clean bike with a fresh coat of paint. Looks mainly original, but I'm no expert. It has a few issues that I have seen so far that I plan to address:
1. Front forks
Minor leaking and one of the dust boots is split.
2. Loses power/misses between 4000-5000 RPM.
Will start to isolate this and get it resolved. Funny thing is it starts and works great up to about 4K. After 5K it is also great. Also - if open the throttle I can accelerate fine through the entire RPM range. Lots of power - at least it feels like that to me. I suspect an air leak, some carb tune/sync, ... lots of things to try.
3. Neutral is hard to find once it warms up.
I did the trick of reving to 2500+ and it will pop into neutral.
4. Some other minor stuff:
- Horn needs replacing - way to soft
- Mirrors are not stock - square with too short arms
About Me
Grew up in a garage, never owned a bike before, now an engineer (computers). So I'm really looking forward to getting my hands dirty again and learning to ride, safely. Aside from that - just an average 48yrs married guy with kids, enjoying the new bike and the great weather we final have in Toronto!
Cheers,
Peter
Just got my 1974 CB360. First time rider.
About the bike:
Picked this up online. A very clean bike with a fresh coat of paint. Looks mainly original, but I'm no expert. It has a few issues that I have seen so far that I plan to address:
1. Front forks
Minor leaking and one of the dust boots is split.
2. Loses power/misses between 4000-5000 RPM.
Will start to isolate this and get it resolved. Funny thing is it starts and works great up to about 4K. After 5K it is also great. Also - if open the throttle I can accelerate fine through the entire RPM range. Lots of power - at least it feels like that to me. I suspect an air leak, some carb tune/sync, ... lots of things to try.
3. Neutral is hard to find once it warms up.
I did the trick of reving to 2500+ and it will pop into neutral.
4. Some other minor stuff:
- Horn needs replacing - way to soft
- Mirrors are not stock - square with too short arms
About Me
Grew up in a garage, never owned a bike before, now an engineer (computers). So I'm really looking forward to getting my hands dirty again and learning to ride, safely. Aside from that - just an average 48yrs married guy with kids, enjoying the new bike and the great weather we final have in Toronto!
Cheers,
Peter
