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Re: '73 CL350, project "Lola"
« Reply #150 on: July 26, 2010, 10:39:59 PM »
Alright.  I can do this.  Somehow the learning curve on knowing what parts are what and where they go always goes easier for me than the learning curve on exactly how to do something right, and when it feels 'right' and how to know.  I'm sure it'll be one of those things where when everything is right, I'll just 'know' and then I'll kick myself for being so intimidated in the first place.
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Re: '73 CL350, project "Lola"
« Reply #151 on: July 26, 2010, 11:27:31 PM »
if it's not as easy as going in there with a probe, hooking out the old one, lubing the new one and pressing it in.

That's exactly how I would do it too Kit. ;D

Twins are easy to diagnose, hang both of your hands limply behind each pipe at same time, you will feel the difference between the pressures emitted.
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I think the thing I most like about motorcycling is the speed at which my brain must process information at to avoid the numb skulls who are eating pies, playing the ukulele, applying make-up etc in the comfort of their airconditioned armchairs as they make random attempts to kill me!!!!!!!

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Re: '73 CL350, project "Lola"
« Reply #152 on: July 26, 2010, 11:57:05 PM »
I think my main problem is trying to get those throttle cables to open at exactly the same time.  I thought I was right on last time and I was way, way off... All the manual says is "watch and see when they go up at the same time"  well... duh! :D

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Re: '73 CL350, project "Lola"
« Reply #153 on: July 27, 2010, 06:24:46 PM »
I think my main problem is trying to get those throttle cables to open at exactly the same time.  I thought I was right on last time and I was way, way off... All the manual says is "watch and see when they go up at the same time"  well... duh! :D



the trick is to look in between the two, where the cables pick the levers up. you have to find just the right angle, but you can see both at once.
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Re: '73 CL350, project "Lola"
« Reply #154 on: August 02, 2010, 01:32:28 PM »
here is Lola today...

Those pipes are just...just...man, I love that style.

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Re: '73 CL350, project "Lola"
« Reply #155 on: August 03, 2010, 03:42:44 PM »
Ok. finally got some pics of the pinstriping... too bad she's still in the garage. :-\
Maybe I'll be able to do more this weekend. :)

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Re: '73 CL350, project "Lola"
« Reply #156 on: October 13, 2010, 09:24:36 AM »
Wicked! I've been missin' this one Kit!  Just went thru it! Looking SLIK!~  Pinstripes are A sweet touch!
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Re: '73 CL350, project "Lola"
« Reply #157 on: October 26, 2010, 07:13:08 AM »
I think my main problem is trying to get those throttle cables to open at exactly the same time.  I thought I was right on last time and I was way, way off... All the manual says is "watch and see when they go up at the same time"  well... duh! :D



Go here and look at the "Carb Setup" procedure - it's the same on 350 and 450...

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Re: '73 CL350, project "Lola"
« Reply #158 on: October 29, 2010, 08:33:12 PM »
hey folks.
Thanks for the kind words. :D

Unfortunately this and basically everything in my life is sort of on hold while I'm in school.  I'd been told "By the way, prepare to not have a life for two years."  I thought "they" were joking, or exaggerating the way "they" do when scaring the newbies. Apparently, "they" were not.  Lola is patiently waiting for me in the garage.  :-\
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Re: '73 CL350, project "Lola"
« Reply #159 on: October 29, 2010, 10:46:10 PM »
Northern hemisphere weather will be turning to crap soon anyway girl....gas up the heater or bring in the wood or whatever people in your part of the world do in the winter. :D
I think the thing I most like about motorcycling is the speed at which my brain must process information at to avoid the numb skulls who are eating pies, playing the ukulele, applying make-up etc in the comfort of their airconditioned armchairs as they make random attempts to kill me!!!!!!!

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Re: '73 CL350, project "Lola"
« Reply #160 on: October 30, 2010, 12:58:06 AM »
I guess this explains where the hell Kit has been.

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Re: '73 CL350, project "Lola"
« Reply #161 on: October 30, 2010, 07:58:24 PM »
Northern hemisphere weather will be turning to crap soon anyway girl....gas up the heater or bring in the wood or whatever people in your part of the world do in the winter. :D
Already have had snow here in WI :(

Those pin stripes add a great touch! Where did that seat come from? Looks nice :)
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Re: '73 CL350, project "Lola"
« Reply #162 on: October 30, 2010, 08:15:30 PM »
After looking around online, I think I got a roll of them from reflectivedecals.com.  I would like to note that while they look awesome, if you stretch them too much during application they WILL crack.  In the case of my bike, I thought it added some character to it and left the two or three little cracks in.
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Re: '73 CL350, project "Lola"
« Reply #163 on: October 31, 2010, 09:51:43 AM »
Did you paint the pin striping or use that bendable tape? It looks good btw.

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Re: '73 CL350, project "Lola"
« Reply #164 on: October 31, 2010, 10:08:17 AM »
It's a bendable tape.
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Re: '73 CL350, project "Lola"
« Reply #165 on: October 31, 2010, 04:42:50 PM »
Hey TBP, thanks for that link.  I know Paul really tried to show me what he was doing but I think it's one of those things that until you've done it a few times, you just can't acquire a decent feel for it.  How much work was it to tap the manifolds with those vacuum barbs?  Would you say it's worth it for a weekend rider?  Eh, what am I saying, I've hardly gotten in the garage for awhile now.  :-\  It just seems wrong to me that engineers would leave something like carb synchronization to something as subjective as exhaust pressure on the hands.
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Re: '73 CL350, project "Lola"
« Reply #166 on: November 01, 2010, 11:30:28 PM »
that reflective tape puts pinstripers out of business. shame on you.

jk. looks great! have fun!

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Re: '73 CL350, project "Lola"
« Reply #167 on: November 09, 2010, 11:01:24 AM »
Hey TBP, thanks for that link.  I know Paul really tried to show me what he was doing but I think it's one of those things that until you've done it a few times, you just can't acquire a decent feel for it.  How much work was it to tap the manifolds with those vacuum barbs?  Would you say it's worth it for a weekend rider?  Eh, what am I saying, I've hardly gotten in the garage for awhile now.  :-\  It just seems wrong to me that engineers would leave something like carb synchronization to something as subjective as exhaust pressure on the hands.


the thing is, that's how pretty much all twins were synced decades prior... it's one of those technological hindsight kind of things. once something becomes standard, you wonder why it wasn't always done that way. the most important thing is the cable synchronization though. get that wrong at it will run like absolute crap above idle.
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Re: '73 CL350, project "Lola"
« Reply #168 on: November 10, 2010, 05:46:30 AM »
Hey TBP, thanks for that link.  I know Paul really tried to show me what he was doing but I think it's one of those things that until you've done it a few times, you just can't acquire a decent feel for it.  How much work was it to tap the manifolds with those vacuum barbs?  Would you say it's worth it for a weekend rider?  Eh, what am I saying, I've hardly gotten in the garage for awhile now.  :-\  It just seems wrong to me that engineers would leave something like carb synchronization to something as subjective as exhaust pressure on the hands.

Well, they didn't ask for my advice when they designed it, so........
Manifold taps are a great, cheap mod for any of these twins.
If you ever decide on 2-into-1 exhaust, they're an absolute necessity.

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Re: '73 CL350, project "Lola"
« Reply #169 on: May 22, 2011, 08:40:22 AM »
lol there's a warning about posting in topics that have been untouched >180 days.  Teaches me to not dust the cobwebs off now and then!
This is pasted direct from the "what did you do to your bike today" thread...

Turned my attention to the CL350 I've been thinking hard about selling for tuition money.  Tested its battery (a Yuasa that's been sitting a year without trickle charger on it) 11.6ish.  Figure "what the hell, I'll kick it. If it doesn't start, I'll feel even better 'bout selling it."  It started on the first try.  Cheeky little betch.  Took it for a quick spin in the rain and it kept impressing me with how much zip it had even with old gas and a low battery.  I caved, admitted defeat and decided to keep it. ;D Gotta change that headlight bulb though.  Looks like a chipmunk holding a candle in there!

MickeyX was very happy, and I was, too, I'll admit.  It costs naught but $80/yr to keep in the stable and insured, and is a serious head turner every time it's out, so yeah, it's mine for a bit longer, I think. 'course now that I feel like I want a future with it, I now look at it and say "Man, I really want to change that tail light, and it needs bar end mirrors to be street legal....

Can anyone recommend some cheap bar end mirrors that don't vibrate too bad?  I know you usually get what you pay for, but I'm kind of on the broke side.  I'm looking @ the round ones, but the emgo-shaped ones aren't too bad either. I think the tail light might wait awhile. ;D
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« Reply #170 on: May 22, 2011, 09:56:49 AM »
Welcome back from study/work.... :)
I think the thing I most like about motorcycling is the speed at which my brain must process information at to avoid the numb skulls who are eating pies, playing the ukulele, applying make-up etc in the comfort of their airconditioned armchairs as they make random attempts to kill me!!!!!!!

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« Reply #171 on: May 22, 2011, 10:10:51 AM »
oh... not quite so fast, finals are the week after next, then I get a weekish off and summer term starts... As I type this I'm working on a spreadsheet for one class and putting off finishing my works cited for an 8 page paper I had to write. I really hate this crap sometimes.   Oh well. It'll all be worth it when I get the legal go-ahead to shoot people "pew! pew!" with xrays.
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« Reply #172 on: May 22, 2011, 07:52:17 PM »
Ah stuff it girl, join the Police then you can shoot them for real. ;D
I think the thing I most like about motorcycling is the speed at which my brain must process information at to avoid the numb skulls who are eating pies, playing the ukulele, applying make-up etc in the comfort of their airconditioned armchairs as they make random attempts to kill me!!!!!!!

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« Reply #173 on: May 22, 2011, 08:37:51 PM »
 :o :o :o :o :o............WOW!!!!
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« Reply #174 on: May 22, 2011, 09:03:28 PM »
"pew pew" ? i thought it was more like dzzzzzzzzt     uhoh...no negative image smileys.... ;D
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