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Re: 1974 CL 125 "Lil Frank" I cant leave anything alone!
« Reply #125 on: September 20, 2011, 08:56:51 pm »
Went and rode down town with my buddy and his 550. Did another photo shoot. Thought it would be funny.





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Re: 1974 CL 125 "Lil Frank" I cant leave anything alone!
« Reply #126 on: September 21, 2011, 10:28:18 am »
That bike is very photogenic. I've been looking for one ever since I saw this thread.

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Re: 1974 CL 125 "Lil Frank" I cant leave anything alone!
« Reply #127 on: October 08, 2011, 09:40:08 pm »
Sent pics of my bike to http://motorcyclephotooftheday.com/ and he posted them on his page.

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Re: 1974 CL 125 "Lil Frank" I cant leave anything alone!
« Reply #128 on: October 09, 2011, 01:20:03 am »
Went to a bike show today FFJ, i have a couple of pics of a very different CB125, i think you'll like it. I'll post them ASAP... ;)
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Re: 1974 CL 125 "Lil Frank" I cant leave anything alone!
« Reply #129 on: October 09, 2011, 12:09:18 pm »
Stop teasing me and post them already!!! ;)

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Re: 1974 CL 125 "Lil Frank"
« Reply #130 on: October 09, 2011, 02:57:58 pm »
Trying to Download the service man. but what are these screw for? I assume the brass on is the pilot but what is the one the screw driver is pointing at. Im having a hard time getting the bike to idle. Could be float height due to the added weight of the JB weld.


The screw you are pointing to in the photo is to raise and lower the slide IDLE.
It raises and lowers the slide because the end of the screw is tapered.
If you look into the intake you can see it under the edge of the slide.
The other screw is the mixture screw. Open the mixture screw about one turn to start.

Remove the air filter and look into the intake and make sure the slide is all the way down  to start.

The carb adjustments are the LAST thing you do on a motorcycle engine.
First is cam chain slack, then valve adjustment, then carb adjustment .
In that order.

When you put the JB weld on the float you ruined it. Better buy a new one.
The weight of the float is measured in grams .

Install a new float needle too or you will be doing it all over again.
Make sure you can see daylight through the idle jet. You have to take it out and hold it up to the light.

BTW..Did you ever remove that r/h floppy down passenger peg?
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Re: 1974 CL 125 "Lil Frank" I cant leave anything alone!
« Reply #131 on: October 09, 2011, 03:23:49 pm »
Thanks for the help lucky. The post you quoted was over a year ago. Since then i have collected 4 more! of these bikes and learned a little about them.

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Re: 1974 CL 125 "Lil Frank" I cant leave anything alone!
« Reply #132 on: October 09, 2011, 03:46:21 pm »
Stop teasing me and post them already!!! ;)

+1. I've been checking all day!

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Re: 1974 CL 125 "Lil Frank" I cant leave anything alone!
« Reply #133 on: October 09, 2011, 04:19:37 pm »
Well all day there is all night here.... ;D   And luckily, i have the day off {rain}, so here's the pics....
I probably should have got more pics because the detail on this little bike was excellent....Click on pics...




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Re: 1974 CL 125 "Lil Frank" I cant leave anything alone!
« Reply #134 on: October 09, 2011, 04:36:25 pm »
I see a decent job on converting to hydraulic front brake, nice excel rims, one really wide one in the back. Must have an offset sprocket. The head and cylinders look like its off a different bike. ANd an oil cooler! Very nice.

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Re: 1974 CL 125 "Lil Frank" I cant leave anything alone!
« Reply #135 on: October 09, 2011, 07:08:55 pm »
Very cool!  I think some knobbies on there would be nice. That bike looks like it would be a blast to ride

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Re: 1974 CL 125 "Lil Frank" I cant leave anything alone!
« Reply #136 on: October 09, 2011, 08:57:09 pm »
Cool bike, not my style but would love to know what he has done to that motor.

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Re: 1974 CL 125 "Lil Frank" I cant leave anything alone!
« Reply #137 on: July 27, 2012, 06:35:02 pm »
Well almost 2 years to the day I bought little frank, and now he moves on to a new owner. Little frank should feel at home in San Francisco. Good place for a bike like that. Farewell my little friend.

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Re: 1974 CL 125 "Lil Frank" I cant leave anything alone!
« Reply #138 on: February 13, 2017, 06:06:11 am »
Sorry for resurecting an old thread.  Tried to do a PM, but no luck.
I'm doing a similar project 74 CL125S and was wondering what you needed to change the CL exhaust to the CN style and what years are compatible..?
Thanks,
Greg