The exhaust baffles are just period correct, they never worked all that great and some guys made their own out of fender washers......There is a slight change in tone with them turned down but not that much....
The plywood was an easy fix for a cheap arse Harbor Freight lift that the rear sagged when anything heavier than a moped was lifted..... The rear ramp section is no longer detectable but it is now solid.....
I am still searching for a "FRONT FENDER' for this bike and have exhausted every resource I know of so please if anyone runs across one in any condition let me know......
I am pretty sure this is going to be the last project for me due to a number of factors. Currently I have two motors out for rebuild, this CL77 engine and my Triumph T100C. I got bad news about the Triumph a couple of days ago, apparently the motor had been rebuilt prior to my purchase but the PO had neglected to clean the sludge trap and debris worked it way into the right side jug causing pretty extensive piston and wall damage. My Buddy, is a Triumph savant and will bring it back after a compete rebuild, but having two done at once is going to hurt the mad money funds real bad. I am keeping both bikes in my small herd so I want them done right.
I have an appointment with my orthopedic Doctor next month and I am going to beg for one more cortisone injection in my knee and go ahead schedule surgery for a complete replacement after the first of next year. The pain has become almost continuous and I am having a hell of time getting up and down and in and out of my truck, much less riding a motorcycle. I would like to have both bikes done prior to being laid up for a while after the surgery. I know it is coming and have dropped 20 pounds of excess weigh in the last few months to aid in hopefully a quick recovery. I am pushing 73 years of age and have never spent so much as one night in a hospital, so I must say I am certainly not looking forward to this.
I have decided that after I am up and going again, I am going to leave the life of full retirement and go back to work, probably in a part-time capacity. To be brutally honest, when I am not working in the garage, I find myself getting bored. To add to the mix, project bikes, in particular, vintage Honda's, are just about impossible to locate that are affordable enough to make any profit at the end of a restoration. Hopefully this coming spring, will find me riding around delivering auto parts, pushing a forklift in a warehouse, or some other stress free job that will keep me busy a few days a week, provide a little mad money, and cause my Wife to have to do the laundry again. I am also looking forward to riding more on days off without the pain. As we all know life certainly doesn't always go as planned, but that is my course right now......
