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My first project - 1974 CB360 K0
ozzybud:
--- Quote from: Craizeehair on May 23, 2024, 08:45:36 PM ---I’ve put some more bits back on the bike and am getting close to see if I can get it running for the summer.
What I did only just notice is the lever for the choke won’t drop all the way down, the lever catches on the carb body. The butterflies open and close in unison and looks ok in that respect.
Could it just be a case of bending the arm out a bit to clear the body or is there likely to be more to it?
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Yes. just bend the arm out a bit.must have been bent in during storage.in that position choke will not be fully open.
Craizeehair:
--- Quote from: ozzybud on June 05, 2024, 03:25:03 PM ---
--- Quote from: Craizeehair on May 23, 2024, 08:45:36 PM ---
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Yes. just bend the arm out a bit.must have been bent in during storage.in that position choke will not be fully open.
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I did bend the arm back a bit and it’s now working correctly. I initially thought there might be more to it and expected it to be really difficult to bend back but it gave very little resistance, must have been easy to bend out of shape in the first place.
Craizeehair:
Well my plan to get this bike back together with its patina in place and enjoy riding it a bit through the summer is within touching distance.
It had its first start on its own tank after being de rusted and an aftermarket petcock fitted, new fuel lines attached and away she went, it starts very easily and seems to be ticking over ok, did a few laps of the patio and it felt pretty good. I should be able to get a run around the block soon.
There is just one problem I can see and that’s electrical. I will have a bit more of a play tonight and then post a question if I’m still scratching my noggin.
I’ve gone through the bike back to front and top to bottom and whilst it’s a complete novice attempt, I do feel that the bike will now be in half decent shape. Thanks for all the help and support along the way. I (probably) won’t post much more on here until the winter when I may well start making her look a bit prettier or attempt a bit more engine work.
andy120t:
Good work! It's a nice little bike - hopefully you can get some mike's in no whilst we have a couple of months of good weather! Post some out-and-about piccies!
Laverda Dave:
Well done for getting it to a running condition. Get some miles into it to determine how far you want to take a full rebuild (if that's the path you decide to take with it).
I think you'll enjoy it.
Do you know silencer's are fitted, they look the type I am after for Ratty.
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