72 CL100 Mini-Cafe (Sold)

Re: 72 CL100 project (newbie)

My cb125's choke is really finicky, I only kick it with it closed twice, and then open it half and then run it for a little while at half, and then turn it off, and then ride off.

You may find that it is flooding, just a guess tho...
 
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Yeah it seams to be pretty touchy.

We'll see what happens when I put the new spark plug in tonight.
 
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hey... looking forward to your build! keep at it, and keep the pictures coming. i bought a cl100 a couple of weeks ago and now have it stripped to the frame. i start the sandblasting today. what a cool little bike. good luck
dan
 
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Oh nice! Do you have a build log on here? Would love to see your progress as well...

Well here's what I got to last night. Started stripping it down a bit. Put the news bars on, just cause I wanted to feel like I accomplished something... I am going to get the carburetor looked over on Monday and try to get the bars set up so I can see how it runs post carb cleaning.

Question: I had no idea the throttle cable and everything went through the bars. I got the light cables and the turn signal cables figure out, but am not sure what to do about the throttle.

Is there any way that I can change it to a external throttle set up so that I don't have to cut the new bars?

Also, the bars seam pretty long. Do they need to be cut down in length? Or do they just look long because I don't have the tank on?

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Don't worry, those awful turn signal will be coming off.
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Just about any set of bars you put on there will look really wide. The issue with cutting them down is that you will end up with very little room for your controls. Check out moped77.com and search through their handlebars. They sell a nice set of narrow clubmans. As far as the throttle, you will never get the cable through the bars. Find a throttle from a cb175 or something similar. Pretty cheap on EBAY and your cable will mount right up. Wiring should be about the same as well.
 
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treitz said:
Oh nice! Do you have a build log on here? Would love to see your progress as well...
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no i dont have a build on it, i thought about it, but im putting this one close to stock. i got a new sandblaster today, so im really stoked about that. im about done with the frame and may be able to paint it tomorrow, my carb is sitting in a tub of pine-sol and should be ready to pull out tomorrow. waiting for parts is gonna be a tough one, i did get my new seat cover in yesterday though, i need to finish that too, but i want to blast the seatpan on the underside and repaint it. man....... it sure takes a long time, even if they are little.
 
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With the tank on, the bars don't look quite as funny. So I'll stick with these till I get it all back together.

Thanks for the advice on the throttle set up. Is all I need the cable and handle? Or do I need more than that?
 
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Cool thanks. I'll check at the local vintage cycle yard first. They might have one.
 
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Not sure when I will have time to go scope out the new throttle set up, so in the mean time, figured I'd post some pics of the seat set up I plan on making.

These are pics of one my friend made.

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Made out of the stock foam. Just shaved down.

In regards to the throttle and controls. Since the wiring for all the controls, including the high-low beams and the turn signals ALL ran through the bars... I probably need to replace both controls right? Not just the throttle side.
 
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That seat is great.

You can run wirin through the bars. Its a pain in the ass, but can be done. You just cant run cables through clubmans.
 
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So if I can find a complete set of CB175 controls that would be the best route to take?

If not, I can run the wiring through the clubmans, just not the throttle cable?
 
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Ya man. The cleanest looking setup is to run the wires through the bars. Its a pain, but can be done. The cable needs to be smooth so it can operate correctly. You would have a huge kink in it if you ran it through the bars. Thats if you could even get it through.
 
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Who in the fuck has wiring on there bars...? should b the 1st thing to go! imo, which is worthless.....
 
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Yeah that makes sense.

Thanks for the input.

I think I will wait a while to get the controls all set up and start focusing on the engine a bit. Getting the carb gone through and pulling the engine out to do the gaskets.

Think I might start cleaning it up a bit too while I have time. Getting the tank stripped for repaint, etc.
 
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Swapmeet Louie said:
Who in the fuck has wiring on there bars...? should b the 1st thing to go! imo, which is worthless.....
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Huh?? Where is your wiring?
 
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Only cables man... I was just fun"n with ya.... But I dont run any wiring on my bars. period. no buttons, switches etc. On a cafe I put all that in a dash (lights and Kill). On a chop, I hide those same 2 switches else where...
 
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Ha ha ha... Louie there doesnt quite build the same kinda bike as most. Hes referring to ditching all your stock switches on the bars. It can be done quite easily, if you want to rewire, and find a place to hide any switches you do need.
 
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