bikerboy67
New Member
hey everyone
i'm 19 y/o and new to the motorcycle world and i'm looking for any ideas, tips and tricks to get me started.
i've worked mainly on cars so i know my way around an engine but motorcycles are new to me.
the other day i did some work for an old farmer and as payment he gave me a 1974 Honda 360 CL.
its been sitting in a field on its side for the better part of a decade but believe it or not i took it home, put a battery and some gas in it and it started right up!
it doesn't run great by any means. it doesn't idle on its own so i have to give it a little throttle to keep it running.
it is missing the mufflers, the headlight doesn't work and there's a little bit of rust EVERYWHERE on this bike.
i have now stripped the bike, cleaned it the best i can for now.....i want to get it running smoothly before i strip it down and totally repaint it.
i plan on just painting it flat black, keeping the straight pipes if possible and making it into almost a Mad Max style rat bike.
Any ideas on tuning the carbs, painting, electrical or mechanical work are more than welcome cause this bike could use them.
Thanks
i'm 19 y/o and new to the motorcycle world and i'm looking for any ideas, tips and tricks to get me started.
i've worked mainly on cars so i know my way around an engine but motorcycles are new to me.
the other day i did some work for an old farmer and as payment he gave me a 1974 Honda 360 CL.
its been sitting in a field on its side for the better part of a decade but believe it or not i took it home, put a battery and some gas in it and it started right up!
it doesn't run great by any means. it doesn't idle on its own so i have to give it a little throttle to keep it running.
it is missing the mufflers, the headlight doesn't work and there's a little bit of rust EVERYWHERE on this bike.
i have now stripped the bike, cleaned it the best i can for now.....i want to get it running smoothly before i strip it down and totally repaint it.
i plan on just painting it flat black, keeping the straight pipes if possible and making it into almost a Mad Max style rat bike.
Any ideas on tuning the carbs, painting, electrical or mechanical work are more than welcome cause this bike could use them.
Thanks