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1971 CL175

Tango911
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Post by Tango911 » Wed Aug 18, 2010 9:38 pm

well i wanst totally sure but just did a search by year and found this one with the same color scheme.

anyway i have it running but need new exhaust seals and on one side im missing the holder inserts. then i just have to clean the tank.

thanks for all the input.

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Post by TDF » Wed Aug 18, 2010 9:49 pm

Here ya go check this site. There's some photos of another with the same color scheme as yours. Apparently the color is Strato Blue Metallic.

http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Honda_CL175

Good luck on the fix up of your new ride. My little brother's first motorcycle was a 1970 CL175. It was pretty well worn out by the time he got it but I can remember doing some high speed runs and hitting 75 on the speedo. He sold it off, then later bought it back and turned it into a suedo flattrack bike. Took off front fender and added oversize tires. We built a makeshift flattrack on my brother's acreage and had a blast with it, till my brother needed the space for some donkeys. It's squirreled away down there in a shed now, but I'm sure it could come out at a moment's notice should we end up with some space we could devote to a flattrack again.

TDF

Tango911
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Post by Tango911 » Thu Aug 19, 2010 2:02 pm

awesome man, sounds like you had fun with that thing. Im fixing this one up to teach my wife. Then prob sell it and try to make a little profit to move to the next one.

thanks all for the comments and such,
steve

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Post by Tango911 » Tue Aug 24, 2010 11:12 am

Question plz.

I replaced the exhaust seals for both pipes. but even after the new seals, then the schims and the flange, there is still about an 1/8th of an inch play in the pipes. Are they not supose to be tight and unable to move?

thanks
steve
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Tango911
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Post by Tango911 » Tue Aug 24, 2010 6:37 pm

PROB SOLVED.

i had bought the scrambler with only 2 collars, both of which were the wrong size. I just happen to purchase 2 flanges, and 4 collars off ebay for about 15.00 and they are longer and the correct size for my exhaust system.

lucked out on that one :P
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Tango911
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Location: Brownsburg, Indiana

UPDATE

Post by Tango911 » Fri Aug 27, 2010 8:09 am

Heres an update on the 1971 CL175

-Replaced the fuel lines.
-Cleaned the Gas tank using "metal rescue" worked ok for environment friendly chemical. it softens the rust and eventually turns it to mush then you rinse it out. But there was still alot in the bottom of the tank after about 15 hour soak. So i poured my sons BB's in it and shook it up for about 5mins and wha La. nice and clean.
-Took the chain off, it kept getting tight and loose, have new one coming in mail.
-Finally got the exhaust prob figured out, the previous owner had the wrong collars. now its fixed and installed. Only thing im missing is the correct back heat shield.


installed the tank fueled it up and fired it up. seemed to run decent, just need the chain and ill be testing it out. Last thing will be a paint job on the 2 side covers, i found a left side cover that fits fine but needs painted correct color.

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Tango911
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Post by Tango911 » Fri Sep 10, 2010 12:33 pm

i bought this with no title, and now having trouble in indiana getting a title for it. ill try another branch first. ANy ideas?? i have bill of sale and a police report done by a trooper.



how much would this thing be worth parting out if i have too???

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