Hi, I am new to the group and new to riding, and I just got a '79 cl175. I know it's a 5 speed but I'm not sure if its 1 down and 4 up or vice versa, so if...
I have a '79 cl 175 with two carbs that need some serious cleaning. What's the best and easiest way to clean them out? Any help is always appreciated, thanks ...
Marty, There isn't really an easy way. Probably the easiest would be to go to the local auto parts store and buy a bucket of carb cleaner. It's about a 1...
Marty, ....and, someone told me once, the white crud, just soak it in 'lime away', bad idea..don't use lime away, or any lye based product, unless you want a ...
Hi Marty You need to try Yamaha carb cleaner at $10 a bottle. It will not destroy rubber parts and can be used on the bike but the favored method was ...
Hello I recently puchased a 1973 CL175 it only took me about 4 hours and a new battery to get it running after sitting in a garage for more than 10 years....
How do you adjust the idle rpms on a '79 cl 175? Marty __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the...
Marty, You might get quicker answers to basic questions like this on www.caferacer.net There is a screw facing straight out of the side of each carb. Not the...
where can that stuff be found ? tks dale __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam...
airtech sells pieces of it I think. I think the good stuff from 3M is seriously expensive, even in bulk. ... Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is...
tks, I'll check there.. dch ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection...
Try this: McMaster #85175k59 Neoprene/Vinyl/Buna-N Foam Rubber Works good for me and it's from industrial supplier McMaster-Carr so it's not real expensive. I...
I have a '69 cl175. It used to run, but yesterday I turned the ignition on and tried to kick start it with no luck. A friend of mine put a battery charger on...
that's the ticket, it's ordered, thanks John dale ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the...
Marty, If the battery is dead the charging system is expending all it's energy trying to charge the battery rather than firing the ignition. Sounds like a bad...
ordered it yesterday around 5:00, it's on the front stoop today.. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail...
... run with a dead battery absorbing all the charging system output. If the charging system is good, it WILL run with the battery removed from the circuit,...
DC, McMaster-Carr is an amazing business. I use them for all my fabrication shop supplies. The record for me is an order about 3pm on Monday, arriving about...
JB, I remember them from my old days (70's), working for union carbide..catalog was about 3" thick..great company..see the 175 sloper on ebay, real neat ...
I have always wanted to tour thier warehouse. How the HELL does that work? :) cjs ... Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice. ...
CJ, Yeah I've wondered that myself. A whole lot of the stuff I order is cut to length etc. Appears to be picked, cut and packed by hand....but with a warehouse...
Dale, That's a pretty nice looking bike, the exhaust is beautiful but...yeah, not sure about going under the carbs like that...seems like a heat shield or...
Dale I hope you enjoy the bike and 200GP. Make as many changes as you need to make the bike your own. It's a great way to get started and you may never leave!...
Would any Honda shops be able to make a spare key for a '69 cl175, or is the bike too old? Marty ... Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone...
I would pay anyone who could come over and take a look at my 1970 Honda CL 175. The thing won't start and I have no other way of moving it. Call me at 869-1465...
I recently faced the same problem with my 73 CL175. I went into the local honda shop and they had a box full of keys. We found wone that was like mine and...
Chris: I live on California Avenue, next to the Barnes & Noble Bookstore and Mimi's in the King's Arms Apartments in Bakersfield, 93309 just near downtown off...
Marty, Back in the day they only made so many different keys for each model of bike. There should be a number on the key that matches a number on the switch....
