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CB 160 year unknown Frame is stamped B160 1010497 engine B160E 1010465 I can't find much info about the CB that is helpful , some sites say they were made from 1965-67 and another says 68-69 apparently it was the 10497th one made , it has chrome fork covers not the color matched ??? Anyone near Gree...

you can never know about surprises , but depending on how far you want to go with making it run , versus a restore , i think your guess is low , watching parts for some time for my CA 160 and now a CL175 here is what you can expect ... side covers $30 up , air filters same , carb rebuild kits $40 ca...

mine was baked crispy when I went to remove it the edge around the bolt snapped off, good news thouigh I was able to superglue it back together using a " superglue accellerant " highly recommended for any super glue project instant cure ! so I have a repaired insulator that is not smooth , I place s...

should have rebuilt each one alone vs placing all parts in the carb soak , with the slides backwards gas was fouling the plugs alternately driving me nuts .. works good now , just need new rings ...thanks for the suggestions

I dont have a suggestion for you but wanted to say you got me thinking about my own carb issue no idle and fouling one plug then the other , but your line about having the slides in backwards hit a note , you can not put them in backwards ... unless you put them in the opposite carb , BINGO! the gen...

the bulb blew up the day I got the bike and attempted to start with a 12 volt jumpstarter ( did not know it was a 6 volt system) learned the hard way , ok since the light was toasted I started looking for bulbs , and looking , I finally found some 35/35Watt H4 Halogens from a scooter dealer on line ...

The Ca 160 is a 6 volt system , but I swapped the stator, regulator with a CL 175 and used a radio shack rectifier and a Emgo coil , it is now a 12 volt system that really Shocks and awes the only drawback is the battery I had on hand did not fit under the side cover , but saddlebags and longer cabl...