1971 Honda CB175 Cafe

NoahAngel11 said:
The suspension is open for suggestions, as I have not completed it yet. I saw a set of rear adjustable oil filled shocks that were yellow and black and I was

What can I do to the front suspension to improve it?
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Welcome! Love the yellow. We have done a front end swap and now have 33mm fork tubes and it is a major undertaking not sure it is worth it unless you want to spend more money to have Racetech do their magic on it. Time and money is all you need.


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I had read somewhere that a rebel 250 front end would bolt right on. But I don't have a Rebel to take measurements off of. Maybe I can get into a rebel forum and ask someone to measure their bike.


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Sorry no updates lately. My wife and I are adopting and it is consuming a lot of my time. When I get a chance I will be reassembling the front forks. On another note I picked up a CL100. The coil was bad due to someone trying to jump start the bike with 12V when it is a 6V system. The main fuse blew but not before the potting inside the coil melted and the secondary windings disintegrated. I just don't understand some folks. This was a barn find and the guy immediately dumps fuel into the rusted tank and tries to jump start the bike. By jump start I mean supply voltage as this is a kick start bike. Good grief. Carbs full of gunk, tank rusty, cables rotted, carb slide frozen, but hey, maybe it will start with some fuel and jumpers. Well anyways I rescued it from that mess.


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Update on CB175. I tried to assemble the front forks only to discover that the fork seals were the wrong size. After a lot of investigating I found out that all the aftermarket fork seals for sale online are all the wrong size for a CB175, even though the advertising claims a match. They are all 43mm OD, when what is needed is a 41mm OD.. The 43mm ones fit a CB200.
I decided to buy OEM seals from parts bandit and in my late night stuper I had the wrong bike selected and ordered seals for the CL100. Oh well. Today I ordered OEM seals for the CB175. I will let you know if they fit


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