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Hi all I've searched all I could but I don't know what to adjust on my carbs to give them more power at lower throttle position. Under 1/4 throttle I have weak power, but she idles fine and pulls really strong over 1/4ish to WOT. Right now main is 145 idle is 38. I have a short baffled...

How do these cam chain rivets look? The lower one has a slight tear, but doesn't have anything that could separate at high rpm, is the top one mushroomed out enough? I'm looking for two thumbs up... Thanks!

Hey guys, So it's been awhile since I took her apart, what the heck is in my inlet cam? It didn't want to come out, so I just left it in. It looks like the gear drive of the tach on the exhaust side, but this is on the inlet side. Also, it's loose in there. Should it just float around...

I'm looking for a center stand pivot bolt pipe for a CL450. My current pipe was very bent and when I tried to straighten it my vise of about 25 years gave up! The old pipe actually began to flatten before it straightened! I thought I had a good replacement, but it seems there is a difference...

Two questions: Is the below pictured clutch lifter rod usable? It was working when I took it apart, then I noticed the "repair" from the PO. Go with it? Also, how do I bend back the tabs on the washer behind the oil filter nut (the one that needs the special tool)? THANKS!

Humm.. So my engine parts are about 100% in Ziploc bags, but then there is this guy. There is just one and I don't know where it goes :o It is not the rollers from the main crank bearing, it is bigger then them.... Help? Thanks!

Looking at the pics, follower 1 and 2 still have a nice dome shape, but 3 and 4 are a bit flatter and have a dip through the middle. 3 and 4 seem shot to me, do 1 and 2 look ok? All of them have slight pitting marks on their edges it seems. On my cam the lobes look great except for one...

I'm about ready to split open my engine cases but this shift shaft won't come out due to it's gnarly condition. Looks like the end has been welded on and will never be straight. Should I just leave it alone, split the cases and keep it as is? Or should I just cut it, split the cases, and get...

These are the look of my CL450 pistons as they came out of the motor. Machinist recommends a hone only, so I could keep the pistons if the look good. How do they seem? There is scoring, but it looks minor.

I have a '69 cl450 and I want to replace its front end with a '79 xs650 unit (ill be using the xs650 hub as well). I know All Balls makes the bearings I need to fit the stem into the 450 neck, but there is about 1.5cm difference in neck length. Can I just get a spacer to make up the...

I can't seem how to get these off and I don't want to pry/pull to hard. Manual only says to remove bolts. I did that but it seems these pins also hold it in place. Do i just use more force? The assembly seems to be bending and flexing a bit already. Thought some of you experts could'd shed...

Well I've begun a project to tear into a cheap and dirty 1969 CL450. My goal is to revive it as a cafe racer. It ran on one cylinder when I bought it and it was is in rough shape. Here it is when I first got her home... Began to pull apart the engine... The bike had unknown mileage and was...

While tearing apart the top of my 69 cl450 motor (i'm rebuilding all of it), I goofed and made a mistake that I need help correcting. I never got my master cam chain link visible when I began pulling off parts, now my cam chain seems jammed (wont budge in any direction), but I can freely rotate...