I'd like to help...but I haven't seen a stock electrical system on a 175 in years :) When you say the manual shows it going nowhere...what do you mean? Is ...
it just shows the connector end with nothing connecting to it. Also have a mysterious brown wire up front behind the headlight that isn't even listed on any...
I think the brown wire goes to the flux capacitor :) Might be some left over wires for Euro models or something...they sometimes had a high beam flasher up...
Well the start up was nothing more than some nasty backfiring from the right side. About a 1/4 of the lights work (didn't even check bulbs so that'll be the...
Ben, Yes, this is a 360 degree twin. Both plugs fire at the same time, both pistons go up and down at the same time, but on piston is on the exhaust stroke...
Good day after 3 bad ones. Got the final coat on the new side covers and figured out my non starting issue. It was firing a hair off. Cleaned the one set of...
Hi Guys, I am in the process of my first engine tear down (and hopefully rebuild). As my first venture into being a mechanic, I chose a CL 160 thinking that...
Now that you have it running...check the carbs to make sure they are sync'd. Try to get the idle air mixture right. If those don't work...you probably need to...
If you remove the left side engine cover you should be able to hold the rotor with a "strap wrench" Sears sells them I think. You'll have to clean the oil off...
To keep the engine from rotating while removing/installing the crank bolt, remove the right side cover to gain access to the primary drive gears. Slip a penny...
For what it's worth I avoid this method while working on the left side of the engine. Since the penny locks up the right side of the crank, and you are...
Thanks for the information. I will give the strap wrench a try. One other question, you mentioned that it may be an unusual thread on the bolt. Is it a left...
It's a right hand thread, it's just an unusual pitch...it's a finer pitch than seen on most bolts/nuts that diameter. Hard to find off the shelf. JohnnyB ... ...
35 mph down my alley. Rides good although a little soft, all the electrics are sorted aside from the neutral light which doesn't seem to want to work in the...
Great news Ben. I'm sorry I never got the photos I promised. My friend has a near mint '72 in his garage but we haven't gotten together. I'm going out right...
You can stiffen the front forks easily by changing the oil to something like 20wt fork oil. Make sure your rear shock spring preloaders are turned all the way...
Done plus I put an extra helper spring in there too. Used a valve spring for a small block via a suggestion from an old time bike mechanic. :) John Branson...
Surprise blowup on my newly acquired CB175 race bike while it was in the final stages of tuning the newly jetted carbs on the dyno. Long saga. Anyway top end...
holy sh!t Beth..that sucks, do you have parts with the 160 stash you found, I have that 175 vert sitting outside the basement, don't know the condition of the...
I know; CRAP! It was all ready and then BOOM! I might need an oil pump assembly if a 160 one is different. There were a number of little things about the...
John's list of what fits is on this group under files..there are no seals or o-rings on the guides, at least on the 160, John will know.. ... From: Beth Braun...
Beth, I have on my list that the 160 pump with fit the 175 sloper...although I do know there are some cosmetic differences, and the 160 pump MIGHT be a smaller...
Hey JohnnyB - thanks for all this great info! Yes, this is a DeCamp bike with a CB200 crank, cylinders and modified top engine mount. It had a Megacycle cam...
Its been together 2x with 2 different sets of tranny gears and both times it has broken teeth. 1st time was a 4th gear tooth and second time it broke both 3rd...
Beth, I emailed you with some info that may or may not help you out. JohnnyB ... modified top ... plane ... showed some ... underneath. ... and I ... too later...
Wow, that's weird, these gearboxes are usually bullet proof. Any history on the bike? OEM stock when you got it? Sounds like it could be one of a couple of...
Bike sat for 30+ years, 3600 miles on it (odo still works just fine so I'd guess it is probably original.) I don't think the engine had ever been apart when I...
Okay Johnny I think I'm following you on the wheels. The outer wheel (stopper that sits in the shifter isn't what you're talking about right its the smaller...
The big front wheel is where I would forsee the problem. It SHOULD sit right down in the valley of the "star wheel" when shifting into the various gears. If...
Big wheel sits in there fine or just as you say right down in the valley of the star wheel but not always quite centered, i haven't taken anything off the drum...
