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CB360 Variants Question
AshimotoK0:
--- Quote from: Oddjob on October 12, 2023, 03:43:38 PM ---Never my favourite bike the G5 but I've got to admit to kinda liking that blue restoration there Ash. Very period.
However there's nothing you can do to the CJ version that could possibly improve that model, except a box of matches ;D ;D
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I wonder if the CJ was really that bad in it's 360 form. They had sorted out the cam chain gremlins by then and reduced the gears to 5 plus lengthened the forks and swinging arm.
I must ask my friends Chris Rushton and Graham Curtis, who are well into Honda's and both owned CJ's (albeit the 250 cc version) from new. Did you ever ride one Ken? Or was it just customers bikes on PDI/routine service etc. you tested out?
cbxman:
It seems the 360 was a bit of a marmite bike. Maybe its problem was that it wasn't a 350 :)
Too bad... I like it. It is bit different after all.
It has some serious big brothers to learn from in my garage
Oddjob:
--- Quote from: AshimotoK0 on October 12, 2023, 04:01:55 PM ---
--- Quote from: Oddjob on October 12, 2023, 03:43:38 PM ---Never my favourite bike the G5 but I've got to admit to kinda liking that blue restoration there Ash. Very period.
However there's nothing you can do to the CJ version that could possibly improve that model, except a box of matches ;D ;D
--- End quote ---
I wonder if the CJ was really that bad in it's 360 form. They had sorted out the cam chain gremlins by then and reduced the gears to 5 plus lengthened the forks and swinging arm.
I must ask my friends Chris Rushton and Graham Curtis, who are well into Honda's and both owned CJ's (albeit the 250 cc version) from new. Did you ever ride one Ken? Or was it just customers bikes on PDI/routine service etc. you tested out?
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I did a foreigner on a CJ250, didn't touch the engine, I was replacing exhausts with pattern ones that didn't fit very well. Seized up on road test. Oil filter was completely blocked with sludge. I had to fit a complete head/cam etc, which luckily was dirt cheap.
cbxman:
I understand that because of the need to remove the whole rhs cover remove the kick start, foot rest and drop the brake pedal a bit, the servicing was made more difficult than the 250/350, thus not done so often
The first thing I did with this bike was to clean the filter and change the oil. What I found was encouraging....the oil was clean and the filter too. At least the last owner was diligent in that respect. As for his talents at restoration....well that's another matter!
Cheers
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