New (to me) '75 CB360T Project

hondaracer

hondaracer

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Howdy everyone, been following this site for a few weeks now and just picked up this bike from a buddy of mine this weekend, he had it running last in 2006 but then he parked it and never got back on. Anyways, picked it up for $250 which I thought to be fair and the first thing I bought for it was the POR-15 tank cleaning kit. I'll start taking it apart this weekend and hopefully cleaning the tank, and carbs up. However with a 6 week old at home finding time to do much of anything is proving to be difficult! Hoping to turn it into a café/bobber type bike, not 100% sure yet as it's not even out of the back of my truck yet, trying to get your wife to help at night when you can hear the baby crying inside usually doesn't go well. The first pic is where it sat for a couple of years semi protected from the elements and the second is simply after I power washed it here at work. Can't wait for help and input from everyone and to keep surfing the site for ideas!
 

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Whoops rookie posting over here! Here's the second picture attached, just power washed is all and the big god-awful mirrors removed.
 

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Looks like a good bike to start with. $250 is a great deal if the engine isn't locked up.

Parts are easy to find, and site support here is second to none.

Flush the brake line on the front, and pull the rear wheel before going on any trial runs.

Inspect the rear brake, some shoes have been known to fall apart, and lock up the rear tire while driving.

Most importantly, have fun with it.
 
Welcome, looks like a nice little project.

Before you spend a dime... give her fresh oil, also a little marvel mystery in the cylinders get her running first. See what she sounds like and what the electrics are doing and such.

here are the manuals you will need...

read them, learn them, know them.

http://www.hondabrat.com/2013/04/manuals.html
 
Sorry for the delay! Had no idea that sneaking off to the garage for an hour wasn't an option with a newborn! Got in some good work though yesterday. I POR 15'd the tank...that was interesting! Then pulled off the carbs and cleaned the jets and made sure everything was cleared out. The tank has to sit till Friday so it'll be the weekend before I get it all put back together and try to fire it up. Also got a new battery so that base is covered as well. See below pics, sorry for the terrible quality, camera phone...
 

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So I got the bike fired up and she was idling good, took it back apart and decided I was going to start working on the electrical portion of the bike since it's going to be getting cold soon. I figure I can spend most of the winter working on it if need be since I know very little about wiring and I want to learn how that stuff all works on the bike. Here in Nebraska I found that you don't need turn signals on motorcycles and I decided I want to shave as much stuff off this bike as I can. The simpler the better. Anyone have any experience taking the signals out of the harness? I'm looking to go as minimal as I can with wiring so I'm sure a lot of my upcoming questions will be about wiring. Please be patient! :) So to start this endeavor off, anyone got any diagrams they'd be willing to share with the group showing absolute minimal wiring for a noob?
 
Any body had luck with one of these kits from CB360.com?

http://www.hondacb360.com/parts/engine-transmission/electric-starter-removal-kit/

found the link on another build question and I love the idea of it being kick start only, eliminating a lot of wires and some weight, looking to run a headlight that's always on and keep the tail light only. Anyone know how hard it'd be to eliminate a buncha wires? What else would I need to keep if I did this and wanted to keep only the two lights working? Any simplified diagrams out there?
 
Send a PM to crazypj. He makes them out of aluminum (which look way better and probably work better, too).
 
Oh yes, now that would be a giant scab. LOL and here you can get a plumbers test plug at McMaster for less $ than CB360.com and Amazon would be even cheaper yet.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#expansion-test-plugs/=oyoawk

Check w PJ. Im sure his nice, real, O-ring, made to fit properly and look good. Are also affordable.

AND, you love the idea of "kick only" ? until your trouble shooting and you have to kick the thing 175 times
 
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