A CB360 Tracker Rookie build

I'll start with that and make sure its not gotta an exhaust leak too. That would be a potentially easy fix.
 
Looks like I'm playing the little dutch boy this week. I replaced the stator/alternator cover Sunday night to resolve the oil leak there. Monday night after fixing the backfire issue I noticed the start cover leaking. I drained the oil and I pulled it and replaced the gasket there. I ran it up to temp with some fresh earl in it, and shut it off. I watched for leaks, and all was well. This morning on my way out the door I noticed a new puddle. I suspect that the cheap paper gasket I used on the starter cover might be the culprit, but I didn't use Honda oil last night since all I had was some Valvoline wet clutch 10w/40 on the shelf. That bugs me too. I'll grab some good stuff at lunch from the Honda dealer to appease my quality worries and my oil seals. I have to pull the carbs tonight to check the floats again anyway, so I'm gonna make an evening of it once more.
 
I got my state of Arkansas paperwork in the mail this weekend giving the go ahead for a bonded title, so I'm almost out of the woods on the registration. I got all the leaks worked out, and I even added a little packing to the mufflers yesterday. Now they're obnoxious but tolerable. All I need is my seat, and I'm ready to rip it up in the Ozarks.

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Right on. I need to put some miles on it and hope the seat comes in time. I'm working in a backup plan for that now.
 
Swivel said:
I like the spiral coat hook welded on the handle bar!

You need to check out the clear plastic inner fender guard that Deus fitted to their SR 500 tracker on bikexif to keep dusty gritty crap out of your pods....

The bike looks too good to me..... ;)
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Thanks. Yeah the carport brace was well placed in that pic. Ha. I did end up fitting a cut down stock inner fender with some well placed zip ties over the weekend. I want to ride it a bit to make sure the up-sized rear tire will clear after I put the shocks through the paces. Then I work on doing something more permanent. I may use the current inner fender as a form to do a fiberglass version. If you have a link for the Deus bike with a picture of that clear one, lay it on me.
 
Found it:

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I did basically the same thing with my stock inner fender. My back tire is too tall for a flat piece between the frame tubes. I'll shoot a pic after work. I need to do something under the frame hoop to keep from throwing gravel into the tail section.
 
Alright so I got some cheap-o "I'll never buy these or anything like them again" bar end mirrors in the mail today. I thought of robbing one of the mirrors off the 750 for the ride, but I figured I'd take a gamble on something that might be a little "cooler". Suck city. I have some knock off titty grips that are not for shizzle on the 360 compared to the real deals I have on the 750, so I went ahead an butchered the end of one and jammed in one of the mirrors. It was a fight, and the stock CL bars are slugged about 3/4" from the end. After the scramble, I'm gonna ditch the grips and mirror for something a little more solid. Anywho, I took a gratuitous shot of the mirror with the prettied up speedo I cleaned up and installed this weekend. I took it for a spin after installing the gauge to see if 1) the gauge still worked and 2) if the little bike was even close to as quick as it feels. The gauge is a little jumpy above 45-50, but it did indicate well over 70 when I was about 1/4 of the way into 5th. I let of and remembered to shift into 6th and looked down to see I was scooting along pretty good. I'll take that as a win. The bike feels pretty solid at speed. It was a little sketchy in the curves, but I'm not sure it wasn't the k70's hitting the edge of the tread. So here are some quick picks of the mud deflector and the mirror/speedo combo.


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Lose the internal part of the mirrors and clamp them on the bars instead. Otherwise they'll prob spin/vibrate
 
Thanks for the advice, Ease. I set them up real quick while I was home for lunch. They look much better. I'll even them up tonight. I need to find another set of grips to replace those junky air cushions this week.

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Update: The upholsterer went MIA last minute, and I got left without a seat. I threw together a makeshift saddle with a few layers of camp mat wrapped in vinyl. Ugly, but functional. So it was time to get the miles on. I headed out on a shakedown today, hoping to get a 100 miles under her belt before heading up to NWA for the 2012 OMS; but I only made it about 15 miles round trip. I got a few miles down the road the long way, and I noticed a clanking around when the suspension compressed. So I pulled over to inspect things. I check the exhaust. Muffler mounts were solid, baffles were solid, shocks looked good. I noticed the chain was pretty loose, then I saw an oil spot under the sidestand. I hadn't been stopped but for a minute. What had been a very slight leak at the shifter seal this weekend had become a full blow steady drip now. I was about three minutes from the house if I hit the hwy and kicked it up to 55, so I didn't waste any time and headed to the house. About half way, the bike started stumbling. I made it into my carport and killed it. A cigarette later, I checked on the spillage.

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So since there's no chance of picking up a seal kit in my one horse town in time for the scramble, I'm parking it until a later date. My 750 has been my backup plan from day 1, and even though i have a couple c notes more into it than the grand mark the scramble dictates I'm gonna take it instead. I'm less than pleased with how this ended up, but since this is my first rodeo I'm gonna suck it up and take the loss. Onward and upward, kids.

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Man that's a shame! :( At least you still get to ride :D So whats the deal with your town's one Horse ??? is it like a time share, you all get a turn to look after and ride it? lol....... ;D
 
andycafe said:
Man that's a shame! :( At least you still get to ride :D So whats the deal with your town's one Horse ??? is it like a time share, you all get a turn to look after and ride it? lol....... ;D
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Much like the town prostitute, everybody gets a ride.


In other news, we all survived the ride. There are more details and photos on the Ozark Mountain Scramble site if anyone is interested. Yesterday I ordered new seals for the left side of the motor on the 360 and a few other doodads I was needing. The 750 has a flat, so it's sitting and waiting on a tire and tube. I broke my budget for the month with these purchases, but I'm ready to get back on two wheels after this week of cage commuting.

For anyone interested in owning a seat like mine: a better and stronger version is in there works to be available for purchase. I'm not sure on the time frame for availability, but I don't think it will be very far out. We're talking paint ready, gel coat finish, light weight, and reinforced. More details to follow.
 
Replaced the clutch rod seal and the shift shaft seal last night. I inspected the drive sprocket seal and decided not to mess with it. All buttoned up. I'm just waiting on getting my seat back to take it for another shake down. The 750 is back in action, and I've been riding it daily.
 
Picked up my new freshly molded fiberglass tail last night. This thing weighs nothing next to the original. I need to trim it, drill it, paint it, and get it covered. Feels like I got set back a few steps now. How the hell did that happen? Oh well. Mark did a bang up job on the seat. I snapped a shot of it on the bike this morning. I'm thinking I'm going to take a page out of the cafe book and move my electronics under the seat bump in order to give myself more options for seat mounting and access. Mark is in the process of doing seat covers to start selling to go with glass work, so I'm going to see what he comes up with for this one. In the mean time, I may whip up a metal pan to make a quick and dirt seat pad for it...

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Ok, so been toiling away with a newly acquired 1966 Honda S65 project, but I have done a bit since my last update. After doing some back road blasting and gravel slinging, I came to the conclusion the stock shocks were absolutely clapped out. So I picked up some cheapies from CycleX on sale. Also I swapped the pods for some Uni filters, welded some cross braces on the frame and added a rear fender, swapped out the counter shaft seal, added some track style seat pads, and repacked the mufflers. I still have a few odds and ends to work out before I'm calling it good enough. Here's a few shots I took the other day when I was working out the seat pad placement.

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Great job on the bike, it looks good! I'm in the process of building a CB350 and looking for a direction to take it. I like the tail on yours. Are you selling them? How much?
 
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