liceyscrub
And now for something completely different
So I got all of this space and you know what happens to a BMW when left alone. I told my wife that asexual reproduction was possible when one does not ride ones bike enough. Since I had been working and not riding.....
Here it what we get. I picked up this title CL350 that "ran when parked". It has about 12K on the odometer and upon closer inspection of the title, it had 11K in 1976....so it was parked not long after and then here it is. I actually got a HD scrambler title in the same folder as the one for this bike....Two for the price of one isn't bad.
Engine was seized and I had my work ahead of me.
I got to work tearing it down.
Tank was not pretty and smelled the garage up.
Bonus manual and tools were still there
Pipes looked great, but not sure what I am going to do with them on the final bike.
I like the look of this bike, but am also realistic of my abilities. For a first timer I think you can shoot for the top and even if you fall short, then you still got something pretty cool.
If you can believe it the lights still worked. Beyond me how a battery could last that long.
Turns out the exhaust valve was open and the piston was seized
Can you guess which one it is?
Tried acetone and ATF like my father in law who rebuild model T's uses. After three days there was no movement and nothing would make that change. Decided to let it set while the wife and I went to Europe for two weeks and sure enough when we got back I hit it with the sledge and out it came. Honed the cylinders and got a new piston and rings, and of course and new cam chain tensioner (found a brand new one and got it for only $50.
Got the engine back together last weekend and now working on getting the rest of it sorted out. Thought it was about time I actually post something so here it is.
This tank is not bad on the outside, but I wantt a 350F tank for this coversion.
Christmas eve the CB350F tank arrived and I think it is going to look good....if I don't screw it up.
Build is going to slow way down now since I go out of town for work a lot, but hope to have it running by spring.
. Looks great!