Hello all,
I recently became a member of this site and been posting a few topics in the last few days. I was fortunate to meet Soichiro on 600rr.net when I asked if anyone has any ideas to restore a 74 honda cb360, to make it short he guided to this forum because you guys have abundance wealth of knowledge. Here's a brief story, I recently purchased a 74 honda cb360. This bike has been sitting in a field for 15 yrs. The front wheel rolls but the back does not. The kickstart does not budge, the cables in the front are all cut up. Most if not all are rusted. I will post up the pics this weekend. I have no basic knowledge of bikes and this will be a huge project for me. This may be more than what I can chew but I am determined to learn and will get it done! I've been reading tons of info and most are like foreign language to me. I will let it all slowly sink in and will start this weekend on this monster project. To sum it all up, this is where I want to start a thread to show you guys my progress and at the same time asking for advice and guidance...so please help!
Okay, so this is what I've learned so far. The engine does not work could be 3 main reasons: Fuel delivery, ignition, and compression. Out of those 3 the least likely to be the caused is the compression and the easiest to check on is the fuel delivery. I also learned how my 2 cyl. engine works as well (what needs to happen in order for the engine to fire). I think in my case, I will have to fix all of the above since the engine is not runnning and been outside for 15 or so years. In order to get my engine started again, I've these steps I need to take in order for it to work.
Engine - take it a part, clean out the carburators, clean out the pistons, clean out anything that is rusted and old, test the compression, test for spark plugs...etc.
Fuel - clean out the gas tank and put new gas.
These are the things that I will need to purchase to get all of these done.
Rags, degreaser to clean engine, new spark plugs, fresh battery, and most importantly - TOOLS to do the job.
Please provide any advice or guidance you guys may have for me before I start this weekend. Thanks in advance.
I recently became a member of this site and been posting a few topics in the last few days. I was fortunate to meet Soichiro on 600rr.net when I asked if anyone has any ideas to restore a 74 honda cb360, to make it short he guided to this forum because you guys have abundance wealth of knowledge. Here's a brief story, I recently purchased a 74 honda cb360. This bike has been sitting in a field for 15 yrs. The front wheel rolls but the back does not. The kickstart does not budge, the cables in the front are all cut up. Most if not all are rusted. I will post up the pics this weekend. I have no basic knowledge of bikes and this will be a huge project for me. This may be more than what I can chew but I am determined to learn and will get it done! I've been reading tons of info and most are like foreign language to me. I will let it all slowly sink in and will start this weekend on this monster project. To sum it all up, this is where I want to start a thread to show you guys my progress and at the same time asking for advice and guidance...so please help!
Okay, so this is what I've learned so far. The engine does not work could be 3 main reasons: Fuel delivery, ignition, and compression. Out of those 3 the least likely to be the caused is the compression and the easiest to check on is the fuel delivery. I also learned how my 2 cyl. engine works as well (what needs to happen in order for the engine to fire). I think in my case, I will have to fix all of the above since the engine is not runnning and been outside for 15 or so years. In order to get my engine started again, I've these steps I need to take in order for it to work.
Engine - take it a part, clean out the carburators, clean out the pistons, clean out anything that is rusted and old, test the compression, test for spark plugs...etc.
Fuel - clean out the gas tank and put new gas.
These are the things that I will need to purchase to get all of these done.
Rags, degreaser to clean engine, new spark plugs, fresh battery, and most importantly - TOOLS to do the job.
Please provide any advice or guidance you guys may have for me before I start this weekend. Thanks in advance.
