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Offline MJL

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Re: why do PO's mess things up so bad???what's the worst you've had
« Reply #25 on: May 21, 2010, 04:19:02 PM »
I got mine from the original owner.. and what HE did was this:

Ordered every touring option possible, I think.
It is a '76 CB550.. it had a giant matching orange windjammer 3, highway bars, a his an hers seat, and a giant luggage rack, and a backrest..

Ugly as sin, never since have seen anything like it.
A little like this:
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plus this: http://www.vintagecycleprints.com/images/e76ea11.JPG
only all crammed onto a 550.

I guess he really wanted a Goldwing.
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Re: why do PO's mess things up so bad???what's the worst you've had
« Reply #26 on: May 21, 2010, 06:33:25 PM »
I bought a CB360T last year and the PO rewired everything. 

EVERY WIRE WAS BLACK! 

I'm not sure how he managed to keep it all straight.  Also he twisted ends together and wrapped them in electrical tape.  He also used a door hinge as a lisence plate bracket, and put on a different seat and got it to stay by drilling a hole through a tab on the seat and a hole through the frame and put in a wood screw.
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Re: why do PO's mess things up so bad???what's the worst you've had
« Reply #27 on: May 21, 2010, 07:58:36 PM »
He also used a door hinge as a lisence plate bracket, and put on a different seat and got it to stay by drilling a hole through a tab on the seat and a hole through the frame and put in a wood screw.

OK, you get 10 points for this one! LOL
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Re: why do PO's mess things up so bad???what's the worst you've had
« Reply #28 on: May 21, 2010, 08:02:34 PM »
He also used a door hinge as a lisence plate bracket, and put on a different seat and got it to stay by drilling a hole through a tab on the seat and a hole through the frame and put in a wood screw.

OK, you get 10 points for this one! LOL

That's a ballsy move...:)
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Re: why do PO's mess things up so bad???what's the worst you've had
« Reply #29 on: May 21, 2010, 08:07:13 PM »
He also used a door hinge as a lisence plate bracket, and put on a different seat and got it to stay by drilling a hole through a tab on the seat and a hole through the frame and put in a wood screw.

OK, you get 10 points for this one! LOL

That's a ballsy move...:)
Oops. Sorry if I miss-spoke, awarding points!!!  ;D
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Re: why do PO's mess things up so bad???what's the worst you've had
« Reply #30 on: April 10, 2014, 06:48:21 AM »
Heres a new one I havent seen, you can piece the fuel line together, right??!!


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Re: why do PO's mess things up so bad???what's the worst you've had
« Reply #31 on: April 10, 2014, 07:01:27 AM »
Checked compression on the CL350 i recently acquired...absolutely NO compression in the left side cylinder.

And here's why:




It looks like the previous head threw the plug and they forced a car plug in it. My guess is it started and then sounded REALLY loud for a little while...
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Re: why do PO's mess things up so bad???what's the worst you've had
« Reply #32 on: April 10, 2014, 07:10:22 AM »
Checked compression on the CL350 i recently acquired...absolutely NO compression in the left side cylinder.

And here's why:




It looks like the previous head threw the plug and they forced a car plug in it. My guess is it started and then sounded REALLY loud for a little while...

Oh man you got one of those rare, ultra low compression pistons! Highly sought after!
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